| Event: | Men's 56 kg |
| Games: | 1960 Summer |
| Venue: | Palazzetto dello Sport |
| Date: | 7 September 1960 |
| Competitors: | 22 |
| Nations: | 18 |
| Win Label: | Winning total |
| Win Value: | 345.0 kg WR |
| Gold: | Charles Vinci |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silver: | Yoshinobu Miyake |
| Silvernoc: | JPN |
| Bronze: | Esmaeil Elmkhah |
| Bronzenoc: | IRI |
| Prev: | 1956 |
| Next: | 1964 |
The men's 56 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome took place on 7 September at the Palazzetto dello Sport. It was the fourth appearance of the bantamweight class.[1]
| Rank | Name | Country | kg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 345.0 | |||
| 2 | 337.5 | |||
| 3 | 330.0 | |||
| 4 | 322.5 | |||
| 5 | 322.5 | |||
| 6 | 320.0 | |||
| 7 | 315.0 | |||
| 8 | 312.5 | |||
| 9 | 307.5 | |||
| 10 | 307.5 | |||
| 11 | 305.0 | |||
| 12 | 300.0 | |||
| 13 | 300.0 | |||
| 14 | 295.0 | |||
| 15 | 290.0 | |||
| 16 | 290.0 | |||
| 17 | 285.0 | |||
| 18 | 270.0 | |||
| 19 | 245.0 | |||
| AC | 167.5 | |||
| AC | 170.0 | |||
| AC | 182.5 |