Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
# Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

The weightlifting competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.

## Medal summary

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bantamweight details | Charles Vinci United States | Vladimir Stogov Soviet Union | Mahmoud Namjoo Iran |
| Featherweight details | Isaac Berger United States | Yevgeni Minaev Soviet Union | Marian Zieliński Poland |
| Lightweight details | Igor Rybak Soviet Union | Ravil Khabutdinov Soviet Union | Kim Chang-Hee South Korea |
| Middleweight details | Fyodor Bogdanovsky Soviet Union | Pete George United States | Ermanno Pignatti Italy |
| Light-heavyweight details | Tommy Kono United States | Vasili Stepanov Soviet Union | James George United States |
| Middle-heavyweight details | Arkadi Vorobyev Soviet Union | David Sheppard United States | Jean Debuf France |
| Heavyweight details | Paul Anderson United States | Humberto Selvetti Argentina | Alberto Pigaiani Italy |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
