Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg

The men's 56 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place on 23 November at the Royal Exhibition Building.[1] It was the third appearance of the bantamweight class.[2]

Men's 56 kg at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue	Royal Exhibition Building
Date	23 November 1956
Competitors	16 from 13 nations
Winning total	342.5 kg WR
Medalists
Charles Vinci  United States Vladimir Stogov  Soviet Union Mahmoud Namjoo  Iran

Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
	Men
	56 kg
	60 kg
	67.5 kg
	75 kg
	82.5 kg
	90 kg
	+90 kg

Each weightlifter had three attempts at each of the three lifts. The best score for each lift was summed to give a total. The weightlifter could increase the weight between attempts (minimum of 5 kg between first and second attempts, 2.5 kg between second and third attempts) but could not decrease weight. If two or more weightlifters finished with the same total, the competitors' body weights were used as the tie-breaker (lighter athlete wins).[1]