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Weightlifting at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games:
Men's Bantamweight
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Host City: Melbourne, Australia
Location: Exhibition Building, Carlon Garden
Date Started: November 23, 1956
Date Finished: November 23, 1956
Format: Total of best lifts in military press, snatch, and clean & jerk determined placement. Ties broken by lightest bodyweight.
| Gold: |  Chuck Vinci |
| Silver: |  Vladimir Stogov |
| Bronze: |  Mahmoud Namdjou |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuck Vinci | 23 | United States | USA | Gold | 342.5 | WR |
| 2 | Vladimir Stogov | 25 | Soviet Union | URS | Silver | 337.5 | |
| 3 | Mahmoud Namdjou | 38 | Iran | IRI | Bronze | 332.5 | |
| 4 | Yu In-Ho | 27 | South Korea | KOR | 320.0 | ||
| 5 | Kim Hae-Nam | 27 | South Korea | KOR | 307.5 | ||
| 6 | Yoshio Nanbu | 43 | Japan | JPN | 305.0 | ||
| 7 | Reg Gaffley | 27 | South Africa | RSA | 305.0 | ||
| 8 | Yukio Furuyama | 18 | Japan | JPN | 302.5 | ||
| 9 | Song Re-Nado | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 287.5 | |||
| 10 | Gaston "Eddie" Gaffney | 28 | South Africa | RSA | 285.0 | ||
| 11 | Aw Chu Kee | Myanmar | MYA | 275.0 | |||
| 12 | Valli Asari Mookan | India | IND | 272.5 | |||
| 13T | Henry Swain | Guyana | GUY | 272.5 | |||
| 13T | Charles Henderson | 33 | Australia | AUS | 272.5 | ||
| AC | Pedro Landero | 43 | Philippines | PHI | DNF | ||
| AC | Habib Rahman | Pakistan | PAK | [177.5] |
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