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Middle-Heavyweight (≤90 kilograms), Men

Date 9 September 1960 — 17:00
StatusOlympic
LocationPalazzetto dello Sport, Roma
Participants20 from 17 countries
FormatTotal of best lifts in military press, snatch, and clean & jerk determined placement. Ties broken by lightest bodyweight.

The defending gold medalist was Arkady Vorobyov of the Soviet Union, who had also won the World Championship in 1957-58. However, at the 1959 Worlds, Vorobyov was upset by British lifter Louis Martin. At Rome the lead in the press was taken by Vorobyov’s teammate, Trofim Lomakin, with Vorobyov second and Martin well back. Vorobyov moved ahead after the snatch and had the best clean & jerk to win the gold medal, breaking his own world record with a total of 472.5 kg. Lomakin held on for second while Martin took the bronze medal. Vorobyov retired after the Rome Olympics and first coached the Soviet national team, but continued attending school and later became a highly respected doctor and scientist.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCK
1Arkady VorobyovURS472.5WRGold
2Trofim LomakinURS457.5Silver
3Louis MartinGBR445.0Bronze
4John PulskampUSA432.5
5François VincentFRA422.5
6Vladimir SavovBUL412.5
7Czesław BiałasPOL410.0
8Leonardo MasuITA407.5
9Zdeněk SrstkaTCH405.0
10Hwang Ho-DongKOR400.0
11Andrea BorgnisITA400.0
12Wolfgang MüllerGER395.0
13Ramiro FerminAHO395.0
14José FloresAHO392.5
=15Bruno BarabaniBRA390.0
=15Arne LanesNOR390.0
17Kurt HerbstAUT377.5
ACLazăr BarogaROU250.0
ACManny SantosAUS132.5
ACPhilome LaguerreHAI137.5