Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg
Appearance
Men's 82.5 kg at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Royal Exhibition Building | ||||||||||||
Date | 26 November 1956 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 10 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning total | 447.5 kg WR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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Men | |
56 kg | |
60 kg | |
67.5 kg | |
75 kg | |
82.5 kg | |
90 kg | |
+90 kg | |
The men's 82.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place on 26 November at the Royal Exhibition Building.[1] It was the eighth appearance of the light heavyweight class.[2]
Competition format
[edit]Each weightlifter had three attempts at each of the three lifts. The best score for each lift was summed to give a total. The weightlifter could increase the weight between attempts (minimum of 5 kg between first and second attempts, 2.5 kg between second and third attempts) but could not decrease weight. If two or more weightlifters finished with the same total, the competitors' body weights were used as the tie-breaker (lighter athlete wins).[1]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Press | ![]() |
144 kg | 1956 | |
Snatch | ![]() |
136 kg | 1953 | ||
Clean & Jerk | ![]() |
173 kg | 1955 | ||
Total | ![]() |
435 kg | Vienna, Austria | 9 October 1954 | |
Olympic record | Press | ![]() |
130 kg | London, United Kingdom | 11 August 1948 |
Snatch | ![]() |
130 kg | London, United Kingdom | 11 August 1948 | |
Clean & Jerk | ![]() |
165 kg | Helsinki, Finland | 27 July 1952 | |
Total |
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417.5 kg |
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Results
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Body weight |
Press (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | |||||
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Tommy Kono | ![]() |
80.90 | 135 | 140 | 140 OR | 125 | 130 | 132.5 | 132.5 OR | 160 | 167.5 | 175 | 175 WR | 447.5 WR | |
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Vasilijs Stepanovs | ![]() |
82.20 | 130 | 135 | 135 | 130 | 130 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 427.5 | ||||
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Jim George | ![]() |
81.30 | 120 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 130 | 160 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 417.5 | ||||
4 | Jalal Mansouri | ![]() |
82.50 | 130 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 155 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 417.5 | |||
5 | Phil Caira | ![]() |
81.50 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 145 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 405 | |
6 | Václav Pšenička, Jr. | ![]() |
82.10 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 120 | 120 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 400 | ||
7 | Marcel Paterni | ![]() |
81.70 | 125 | 130 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 110 | 115 | 115 | 140 | 145 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 395 | |
8 | John Powell | ![]() |
81.80 | 110 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 145 | 145 | 382.5 | ||
9 | Willy Claes | ![]() |
80.50 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 357.5 | |||||
10 | Muhammad Iqbal Butt | ![]() |
82.50 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 130 | 130 | 337.5 |
New records
[edit]Press | 140 kg | ![]() |
OR |
Snatch | 132.5 kg | ![]() |
OR |
Clean & Jerk | 175 kg | ![]() |
WR |
Total | 447.5 kg | ![]() |
WR |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Official Report, p. 642.
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2019.