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Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics |  | ||||
| Facts - Men's Light-heavyweight - Rome 1960 | |||||
 | Venue: Palazetto dello Sport | ||||
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Participants: 24 athletes participated in the event. | ||||
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Schedule: The final took place on Friday, September 9, 1960. | ||||
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Format: Athletes competed in three types of lift: the snatch, in which they raised the bar over the head in one movement, the clean & jerk, in which they raised the bar i two movements using the combined strength of arms and legs, and the press, in which they lifted the bar to the shoulders and then over the head using only the arms. Each athlete was allowed three attempts at each type of lift. The best result in each type of lift counted in the final score for the athlete.
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| This information about Men's Light-heavyweight - Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome is based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database | |||||
 
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