Weightlifting at the 1958 Asian Games – Men's 56 kg

The men's bantamweight (56 kilograms) event at the 1958 Asian Games took place on 25 May 1958 at the National Stadium Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

Men's 56 kg
at the 1958 Asian Games
VenueNational Stadium Gymnasium
Date25 May
Competitors6 from 6 nations
Medalists
gold medal    Japan
silver medal    Iran
bronze medal    Philippines
← 1954
1966 →

Each weightlifter performed in clean and press, snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The weightlifter received three attempts in each of the three lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted.

Schedule

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All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Date Time Event
Sunday, 25 May 1958 15:00 Final

Results

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Legend
  • NM — No mark
Rank Athlete Body weight Clean & Press (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
    Shigeo Kogure (JPN) 55.7 90.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 125.0 130.0 132.5 130.0 325.0
    Mahmoud Namjoo (IRN) 55.9 95.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 95.0 95.0 100.0 95.0 120.0 127.5 127.5 120.0 315.0
    Alberto Nogar (PHI) 55.5 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 90.0 92.5 92.5 115.0 120.0 122.5 120.0 297.5
4   Lau Chee-wai (ROC) 55.2 87.5 92.5 95.0 92.5 85.0 90.0 90.0 85.0 112.5 117.5 117.5 112.5 290.0
  Yu In-ho (KOR) 55.8 90.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 90.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 130.0 130.0 137.5 NM
  Chua Phung Kim (SIN) 54.6 82.5 87.5 90.0 87.5 90.0 97.5 100.0 90.0 117.5 117.5 117.5 NM

References

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  1. ^ "Weightlifting Results". The Straits Times. 26 May 1958. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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