1956 USA WEIGHTLIFTING SENIOR NATIONALS

PHILADELPHIA, PA – JUNE 1 – 2, 1956

(FROM IROMAN LIFTING NEWS)

NAME	CLUB – CITY	BWT	PRESS	SNATCH	C &J	TOTAL	Place
123 Lb. Class
Charles T. Vinci, Jr.	York Barbell Club	121½	220	210	260	690	1
Ignacio Suarez	Havana, Cuba	122¾	185	210	255	650	2
Angel Famiglietti	Panama	122¼	195	185	245	625	3
David P. Moyer	Reading Barbell Club	122¼	220	170	245	625	4
Rex Y. Oyafuso	Northern Y.M.C.A., Detroit	118	195	185	230	610	5
Rene G. Lebrun	Y.M.A.C., Nashua, N.H.	123¼	190	180	235	605	6
Joseph D. Nieves	Cooper A.C.	122¼	185	175	230	590	7
Dick Ferry	Olympic Health Club	119¾	175	180	225	580	8
Sam L. Ferry	Spartan Barbell Club	121¼	170	180	230	580	9
Jack H. Hughes	Akron Y.M.C.A.	121	180	150	205	535	10
132 Lb. Class
Isaac Berger	Unattached	130¾	235	210	275	720	1
Carlos Chavez	Panama	131	220	210	250	680	2
James A. Stegman	McKeesport Y.M.C.A.	128½	180	190	255	625	3
Santiago Alvarez	Havana, Cuba	131	200	190	235	625	4
Ronald Walters	Philadelphia W/L Club	130¾	190	195	235	620	5
148 Lb. Class
Joseph P. Pitman	York Barbell Club	146¾	230	240	315	785	1
Richard E. Greenawalt	Apollo Health Studio	136½	220	220	300	740	2
Peter J. Talluto, Jr.	New Orleans A.C.	145	210	220	290	720	3
Johnny Torres	Havana, Cuba	146	230	205	280	715	4
Frank G. Stevens, Jr.	Colonna’s Gym	145¾	190	215	280	685	5
Leslie W. Hauserman	Olympic Health Club	141	215	200	260	675	6
Anthony J. Zianni	McKeesport Y.M.C.A.	146½	210	190	260	660	7
Al Stepanavage	Philadelphia W/L Club	147½	220	215	—	435	8
165 Lb. Class
Clement Warner	Long Island Weightlifting Club	163¼	270	250	315	835	1
Richard Giller	A.C.M.W.L.	162½	265	230	310	805	2
Julian Suarez	Havana, Cuba	164¼	240	245	290	775	3
Louis Rieke	New Orleans A.C.	164¾	220	230	300	750	4
Tommy Kono	York A.C. of Hawaii	165	290	280	365	570	5
Floyd Despirito	Bates Barbell Club	160¾	245	250	300	495	6
Edward B. Hammond	St. Nicholas W/L Club	164¼	190	—	—	190	7
181 Lb. Class
James George	A.C.M.W.L.	177	260	275	340	875	1
Ralph W. Raymond	Y.M.A.C, Nashua, N.H.	180¼	260	260	325	845	2
Wayne Gaffron	McKeesport Y.M.C.A.	176¼	265	240	310	815	3
Carl Stevens	Bates Barbell Club	179	260	240	315	815	4
Wallace B. Underhill	Long Island Weightlifting Club	178½	230	245	330	805	5
Hector Dupux	Havana, Cuba	176½	250	235	305	790	6
Charles A. Staunton	New Orleans A.C.	180¾	230	240	300	770	7
John A. Boccella	Conshohocken W/L Club	173½	225	235	300	760	8
Steve Sakoulos	Irving Park Y.M.C.A.	172½	240	240	—	480	9
198 Lb. Class
Clyde B. Emrich	York Barbell Club	195½	300	280	375	955	1
Stanley A. Stanzyk	York Barbell Club	197	290	295	370	955	2
Steve Klisanin	McKeesport Y.M.C.A.	193	270	260	325	855	3
Carmen Abbondanelo	Cooper A.C.	190½	240	250	325	815	4
O. N. Vidal	Havana, Cuba	197	265	240	310	815	5
Michael J. Baeli	Bates Barbell Club	197	240	240	320	800	6
Gene Bohaty	Irving Park Y.M.C.A.	194	255	240	300	795	7
Rosalious H. White	Pottstown Y.M.C.A.	194½	250	230	300	780	8
Heavyweight Class
Paul Anderson	Whitfield Health Club	340	400	335*	440#	1175^	1
John Davis	Cooper A.C.	233½	345	320	380	1045	2
Fred G. Shutz	Irving Park Y.M.C.A.	222¼	300	265	335	900	3
Robert J. Jackson, Jr.	Bradford Barbell Club	253	280	265	340	885	4
Leroy Malachi	Philadelphia	211¼	300	250	315	865	5
Adam Swirz	McBurney Y.M.C.A.	240¾	270	245	315	830	6
Thomas Gursky	Cooper A.C.	258½	280	260	340	540	7
* – PAUL ANDERSON – SENIOR WORLD & SENIOR AMERICAN RECORD SNATCH – 335 # – PAUL ANDERSON – SENIOR WORLD & SENIOR AMERICAN RECORD CLEAN & JERK – 440 ^ – PAUL ANDERSON – SENIOR WORLD & SENIOR AMERICAN RECORD TOTAL – 1175