| | Top level | Event type
Light-Heavyweight (≤82½ kilograms), Men – Snatch, Lift #2
| Date | 26 November 1956 |
|---|---|
| Location | Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | K | =,= | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Kono |  USA | 130.0 | o | ||||
| Jim George | USA | 130.0 | o | ||||
| Phil Caira |  GBR | 117.5 | o | ||||
| Václav Pšenička, Jr. |  TCH | 117.5 | o | ||||
| Marcel Paterni |  FRA | 115.0 | o | ||||
| Jack Powell |  AUS | 112.5 | o | ||||
| Willy Claes |  BEL | 112.5 | o | ||||
| Muhammad Iqbal Butt |  PAK | 100.0 | o | ||||
| Vasīlijs Stepanovs |  URS | 135.0 | x | ||||
| Jalal Mansouri |  IRI | 122.5 | x |