# Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 90 kg

The men's 90 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place on 26 November at the Royal Exhibition Building. It was the second appearance of the middle heavyweight class.

## Competition format

Each weightlifter had three attempts at each of the three lifts. The best score for each lift was summed to give a total. The weightlifter could increase the weight between attempts (minimum of 5 kg between first and second attempts, 2.5 kg between second and third attempts) but could not decrease weight. If two or more weightlifters finished with the same total, the competitors' body weights were used as the tie-breaker (lighter athlete wins).

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | Press | Tommy Kono (USA) | 146 kg | | 1956 |
| World record | Snatch | Arkady Vorobyov (URS) | 143 kg | | 1956 |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | Norbert Schemansky (USA) | 181 kg | | 1953 |
| World record | Total | Arkady Vorobyov (URS) | 460 kg | Vienna, Austria | 9 October 1954 |
| Olympic record | Press | Grigory Novak (URS) | 140 kg | Helsinki, Finland | 27 July 1952 |
| Olympic record | Snatch | Norbert Schemansky (USA) | 140 kg | Helsinki, Finland | 27 July 1952 |
| Olympic record | Clean & Jerk | Norbert Schemansky (USA) | 177.5 kg | Helsinki, Finland | 27 July 1952 |
| Olympic record | Total | Norbert Schemansky (USA) | 445 kg | Helsinki, Finland | 27 July 1952 |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Body weight | Press (kg) | Press (kg) | Press (kg) | Press (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Total |
| | Arkady Vorobyov | Soviet Union | 89.80 | 140 | 145 | 147.5 | 147.5 WR | 137.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 137.5 | 170 | 175 | 177.5 | 177.5 =OR | 462.5 WR |
| | Dave Sheppard | United States | 88.80 | 140 | 140 | 145 | 140 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 165 | 165 | 185 | 165 | 442.5 |
| | Jean Debuf | France | 87.60 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 130 | 130 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 130 | 127.5 | 162.5 | 167.5 | – | 167.5 | 425 |
| 4 | Mohammad Hassan Rahnavardi | Iran | 89.50 | 127.5 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 130 | 127.5 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 157.5 | 425 |
| 5 | Ivan Veselinov | Bulgaria | 88.60 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 135 | 132.5 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 120 | 155 | 155 | 160 | 155 | 407.5 |
| 6 | Tan Kim Bee | Malaya | 86.20 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 115 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 122.5 | 150 | 155 | 160 | 155 | 395 |
| 7 | Lennox Kilgour | Trinidad and Tobago | 89.10 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 127.5 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 117.5 | 140 | 145 | 150 | 145 | 390 |
| 8 | Leonard Treganowan | Australia | 89.70 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 117.5 | 150 | 150 | 155 | 150 | 390 |
| 9 | Sydney Harrington | Great Britain | 88.20 | 110 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 120 | 117.5 | 145 | 152.5 | 157.5 | 152.5 | 385 |
| 9 | Manny Santos | Australia | 88.20 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 125 | 110 | 115 | 115 | 110 | 150 | 150 | 160 | 150 | 385 |
| 11 | Kamineni Eswara Rao | India | 88.40 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 100 | 110 | 115 | 110 | 135 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 380 |
| 12 | Bruno Barabani | Brazil | 89.70 | 105 | 110 | 115 | 110 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 120 | 112.5 | 145 | 145 | 155 | 145 | 367.5 |
| 13 | Carlos Seigelshifer | Argentina | 89.50 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 125 | 125 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 112.5 | 150 | 150 | 150 | – | 237.5 |
| 14 | Czesław Białas | Poland | 89.60 | 130 | 135 | 135 | 130 | 120 | 125 | 125 | – | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | 130 |
| 15 | Park Dong-cheol | South Korea | 87.60 | 115 | 120 | 122.5 | 120 | 120 | 125 | 125 | – | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | 120 |

## New records

| Press | 147.5 kg | Arkady Vorobyov (URS) | WR |
| Clean & Jerk | 177.5 kg | Arkady Vorobyov (URS) | =OR |
| Total | 462.5 kg | Arkady Vorobyov (URS) | WR |