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Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Weightlifting. at the Games of the XVII Olympiad. Venue. Palazzetto dello Sport. Dates. 7–10 September 1960. Competitors. 172 from 53 nations.
The men's 56 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome took place on 7 September at the Palazzetto dello Sport. It was the fourth appearance of the bantamweight class. It was the fourth appearance of the bantamweight class.
1955. +90kg. 1st. 1956. +90kg. Paul Edward Anderson (October 17, 1932 – August 15, 1994) was an American weightlifter, strongman, and powerlifter. He was an Olympic gold medalist, a world champion, and a two-time national champion in Olympic weightlifting. [3] Anderson contributed significantly to the development of competitive powerlifting.
Arkady Nikitich Vorobyov (Russian: Аркадий Никитич Воробьёв; 3 October 1924 – 22 December 2012) was a Soviet and Russian weightlifter, weightlifting coach, scientist and writer. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won one bronze and two gold medals. Between 1950 and 1960 he set 16 official world records.
List of Olympic medalists in weightlifting. 18 languages. Català ... 1960 Rome details: Viktor Bushuev
2020. 2024. 2028. Medalists. Records. Weightlifting has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Olympics, in Antwerp, Belgium, as well as twice before then. It debuted at the 1896 Summer Olympics, in Athens, Greece, and was also an event at the 1904 Games.
The following is a complete list of medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics, held in Rome, Italy, ... Weightlifting. Event Gold Silver Bronze bantamweight details ...
Norbert Schemansky (May 30, 1924 – September 7, 2016) was an American weightlifter. He was the first weightlifter to win four Olympic medals, despite missing the 1956 Summer Olympics due to back problems. He won a silver medal in the 1948 Summer Olympic Games, a gold in the 1952 Summer Olympics and bronzes in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.