Charles Vinci facts for kids

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Nickname(s)	Mighty Mite
Born	(1933-02-28)February 28, 1933 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	June 13, 2018(2018-06-13) (aged 85) Elyria, Ohio, U.S.
Height	4 ft 11+1/2 in
Weight	123 lb
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing the  United States Olympic Games Gold 1956 Melbourne Bantamweight Gold 1960 Rome Bantamweight World Championships Silver 1955 Munich Bantamweight Silver 1958 Stockholm Bantamweight Pan American Games Gold 1955 Mexico City Bantamweight Gold 1959 Chicago Bantamweight

Charles Thomas Vinci Jr. (February 28, 1933 – June 13, 2018) was an American weightlifter and Olympic champion. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He won gold medals at the 1955 and 1959 Pan American games. He won a gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, with a world-record three-lift (snatch, clean and jerk, overhead press) total of 342.5 kilograms (755.1 lb). He won gold again at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.