Remembering Chuck Vinci: Melbourne 1956
History in Color: November 23, 1956, Melbourn, Australia – Bantamweight Chuck Vinci of Team USA is being surrounded by the support team during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne (left to right:)
Peter George (USA, 75kg, silver), Chuck Vinci (USA, 56kg, gold), Tommy Kono (USA, 82.5kg, gold)
| Weight | Class | Name | Total (kg) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Bantamweight |  |
Charles VINCI, United States | 105EOR+105OR+132.5 = 342.5WR |
| 60 | Featherweight | |
Isaac BERGER, United States | 107.5+107.5OR+137.5OR = 352.5WR |
| 67.5 | Lightweight |  |
Igor RYBAK, Soviet Union | 110+120OR+150OR = 380OR |
| 75 | Middleweight | |
Fedor BOGDANOVSKY, Soviet Union | 132.5OR+122.5+165OR = 420WR |
| 82.5 | Light Heavyweight | |
Tommy Tamio KONO, United States | 140OR+132.5OR+175WR = 447.5WR |
| 90 | Middle Heavyweight | |
Arkady VOROBYEV, Soviet Union | 147.5WR+137.5+177.5OR = 462.5WR |
| 90+ | Super Heavyweight | |
Paul ANDERSON, United States | 167.5+145EOR+187.5OR = 500OR |
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please follow the link associated with the weight class.
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