| | Top level | Event type
Heavyweight (>90 kilograms), Men – Snatch, Lift #1
| Date | 26 November 1956 |
|---|---|
| Location | Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | K | =,= | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Anderson |  USA | 140.0 | o | ||||
| Humberto Selvetti |  ARG | 135.0 | o | ||||
| Eino Mäkinen |  FIN | 130.0 | o | ||||
| Alberto Pigaiani |  ITA | 125.0 | o | ||||
| Firouz Pojhan |  IRI | 125.0 | o | ||||
| Dave Baillie |  CAN | 122.5 | o | ||||
| Franz Hölbl |  AUT | 120.0 | o | ||||
| Hugh Jones |  NZL | 115.0 | o | ||||
| Dandamudi Rajagopal |  IND | 100.0 | o |