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Weightlifting at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games:
Men's Light-Heavyweight
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Host City: Melbourne, Australia
Venue(s): Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Victoria
Date Started: November 26, 1956
Date Finished: November 26, 1956
Format: Total of best lifts in military press, snatch, and clean & jerk determined placement. Ties broken by lightest bodyweight.
| Gold: |  Tommy Kono |
| Silver: |  Vasīlijs Stepanovs |
| Bronze: | Jim George |
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Kono | 26 | United States | USA | Gold | 447.5 | WR |
| 2 | Vasīlijs Stepanovs | 29 | Soviet Union | URS | Silver | 427.5 | |
| 3 | Jim George | 21 | United States | USA | Bronze | 417.5 | |
| 4 | Jalal Mansouri | 26 | Iran | IRI | 417.5 | ||
| 5 | Phil Caira | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | 405.0 | ||
| 6 | Václav Pšenička, Jr. | 25 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 400.0 | ||
| 7 | Marcel Paterni | 20 | France | FRA | 395.0 | ||
| 8 | John Powell | 25 | Australia | AUS | 382.5 | ||
| 9 | Willy Claes | 19 | Belgium | BEL | 357.5 | ||
| 10 | Muhammad Iqbal Butt | 26 | Pakistan | PAK | 337.5 |
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