| Date | 10 September 1960 |
|---|---|
| Location | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Kilograms | o=success, x=failure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yury Vlasov | URS | 180.0 | o | ||||
| Jim Bradford | USA | 175.0 | o | ||||
| Alberto Pigaiani | ITA | 152.5 | o | ||||
| Bèto Adriana | AHO | 150.0 | o | ||||
| Václav Syrový | TCH | 145.0 | o | ||||
| Ivan Veselinov | BUL | 140.0 | o | ||||
| Eino Mäkinen | FIN | 137.5 | o | ||||
| Henri Mersch | LUX | 117.5 | o | ||||
| Norb Schemansky | USA | 167.5 | x | ||||
| Dave Baillie | CAN | 155.0 | x | ||||
| Hadi Abdul Jabbar | IRQ | 147.5 | x | ||||
| Mohamed Mahmoud Ibrahim | UAR | 145.0 | x | ||||
| Cornel Wilczek | AUS | 145.0 | x | ||||
| Bill Shwaluk | CAN | 142.5 | x | ||||
| Werner Arnold | GER | 140.0 | x | ||||
| Don Oliver | NZL | 140.0 | x | ||||
| Dennis Hillman | GBR | 140.0 | x | ||||
| Arthur Shannos | AUS | 137.5 | x |