Team USA Weightlifting in Rome
History in color: This photo of Team USA 1960 was taken in the Olympic village in Rome prior to the opening ceremony.
Top row (l-r):
Bob Hoffman, John Pulskamp (4th place, 90kg), Jim Bradford (silver, 90+kg), Norbert Schemansky (bronze, 90+kg), Richard Zirk, John Terpak
Front row (l-r):
Charles Vinci (gold, 56kg), Isaac Berger (silver, 60kg), Tony Garcy, Tommy Kono (silver, 75kg), Jim George (82.5kg, silver)
Weight | Class | Name | Total (kg) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
56 | Bantamweight | Charles VINCI, United States | 105EOR+107.5EWR+132.5 = 345EWR | |
60 | Featherweight | Eugene MINAEV, Soviet Union | 120EWR+110OR+142.5OR = 372.5EWR | |
67.5 | Lightweight | Viktor BUSHUEV, Soviet Union | 125EOR+122.5OR+150 = 397.5WR | |
75 | Middleweight | Alexander KURYNOV, Soviet Union | 135+132.5OR+170WR = 437.5WR | |
82.5 | Light Heavyweight | Ireneusz PALINSKI, Poland | 130+132.5EOR+180WR = 442.5 | |
90 | Middle Heavyweight | Arkady VOROBYEV, Soviet Union | 152.5+142.5OR+177.5EOR = 472.5WR | |
90+ | Super Heavyweight | Yury VLASOV, Soviet Union | 180OR+155OR+202.5WR = 537.5WR |
Note: To view a complete list of the winners in the weight classes above,
please follow the link associated with the weight class.
Back to Search Tournaments