| Date | 26 November 1956 |
|---|---|
| Location | Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Kilograms | o=success, x=failure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Anderson |  USA | 145.0 | o | ||||
| Humberto Selvetti |  ARG | 145.0 | o | ||||
| Eino Mäkinen |  FIN | 137.5 | o | ||||
| Firouz Pojhan |  IRI | 132.5 | o | ||||
| Alberto Pigaiani |  ITA | 130.0 | o | ||||
| Dave Baillie |  CAN | 130.0 | x | ||||
| Franz Hölbl |  AUT | 127.5 | x | ||||
| Hugh Jones |  NZL | 127.5 | x | ||||
| Dandamudi Rajagopal |  IND | 110.0 | x |
