Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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The weightlifting competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.[1]
| Weightlifting at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Palazzetto dello Sport |
| Dates | 7–10 September 1960 |
| Competitors | 172 from 53 nations |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  United States | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Singapore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Iraq | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Participating nations
Australia (7)
Austria (4)
Belgium (2)
Brazil (1)
British West Indies (1)
Bulgaria (7)
Burma (2)
Canada (3)
Formosa (2)
Colombia (3)
Cuba (1)
Czechoslovakia (3)
Finland (2)
France (6)
United Team of Germany (7)
Great Britain (7)
Greece (1)
Haiti (1)
Hungary (5)
India (1)
Indonesia (2)
Iran (5)
Iraq (5)
Ireland (2)
Israel (2)
Italy (7)
Japan (7)
South Korea (7)
Lebanon (2)
Luxembourg (2)
Malaya (2)
Mexico (1)
Morocco (4)
Netherlands Antilles (5)
New Zealand (1)
Norway (1)
Pakistan (2)
Panama (1)
Philippines (2)
Poland (7)
Portugal (1)
Puerto Rico (2)
Romania (2)
Singapore (1)
South Africa (3)
Soviet Union (6)
Spain (2)
Sudan (2)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (3)
United Arab Republic (7)
United States (7)
Venezuela (2)
