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Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg

The men's 60 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place on 9 August at the Empress Hall of the Earls Court Exhibition Centre.[1] The featherweight class, which had been the lightest from their introduction in the 1920 Summer Olympics until the 1936 Summer Olympics, was now the second-lightest, with a bantamweight (56 kg) class split off into a separate competition.[2]

Men's 60 kg
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
The final podium. From left to right, Wilkes, Fayad and Salmasi.
VenueEmpress Hall
(Earls Court Exhibition Centre)
Date9 August 1948
Competitors23 from 18 nations
Winning total332.5 kg WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mahmoud Fayad  Egypt
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rodney Wilkes  Trinidad and Tobago
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jafar Salmasi  Iran
← 1936
1952 →

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).[3]

Records edit

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Press   Juitsu Nan (JPN) 105 kg 1939
Snatch   Juitsu Nan (JPN) 102.5 kg 1939
Clean & Jerk   Mahmoud Fayad (EGY) 131 kg 1946
Total   Arvid Andersson (SWE) 300 kg Paris, France 18–19 October 1946
Olympic record Press   Hans Wölpert (GER) 92.5 kg Amsterdam, Netherlands 28 July 1928
  Giuseppe Conca (ITA) 92.5 kg Amsterdam, Netherlands 28 July 1928
Snatch   Franz Andrysek (AUT) 90 kg Amsterdam, Netherlands 28 July 1928
  Pierino Gabetti (ITA) 90 kg Amsterdam, Netherlands 28 July 1928
Clean & Jerk   Franz Andrysek (AUT) 120 kg Amsterdam, Netherlands 28 July 1928
Total   Franz Andrysek (AUT) 287.5 kg Amsterdam, Netherlands 28 July 1928

Results edit

Rank Athlete Nation Body
weight 		Press (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
  Mahmoud Fayad   Egypt 59.71 85 90 92.5 92.5 97.5 102.5 105 105 WR 130 135 135 135 WR 332.5 WR
  Rodney Wilkes   Trinidad and Tobago 60.00 90 97.5 100 97.5 90 95 97.5 97.5 115 122.5 127.5 122.5 317.5
  Jafar Salmasi   Iran 59.99 95 100 102.5 100 WR 90 95 97.5 97.5 115 120 120 115 312.5
4 Nam Su-il   South Korea 59.80 90 90 92.5 92.5 87.5 92.5 95 92.5 117.5 117.5 122.5 122.5 307.5
5 Rodrigo del Rosario   Philippines 59.92 97.5 105 105 97.5 87.5 92.5 92.5 92.5 117.5 125 125 117.5 307.5
6 Emerick Ishikawa   United States 60.00 87.5 92.5 92.5 92.5 90 95 97.5 95 120 127.5 127.5 120 307.5
7 Johan Runge   Denmark 60.00 90 95 97.5 95 90 95 95 90 115 120 120 120 305
8 Max Heral   France 59.68 80 85 87.5 85 90 95 95 95 115 120 125 120 300
9 Richard Tomita   United States 59.85 85 90 90 85 87.5 92.5 95 92.5 117.5 122.5 125 122.5 300
10 André Le Guillerm   France 59.86 80 85 87.5 87.5 85 90 92.5 92.5 115 120 120 120 300
11 Anton Richter   Austria 59.65 75 80 82.5 80 87.5 92.5 95 92.5 112.5 120 120 120 292.5
12 Ibrahim El-Dessouki   Egypt 59.74 80 85 87.5 87.5 82.5 87.5 90 90 115 115 115 115 292.5
13 Arvid Andersson   Sweden 59.77 85 90 – 85 92.5 92.5 92.5 92.5 115 115 – 115 292.5
14 Denis Hallett   Great Britain 59.90 82.5 87.5 87.5 87.5 82.5 87.5 87.5 87.5 110 115 117.5 117.5 292.5
15 Bálint Nagy   Hungary 59.50 82.5 87.5 87.5 82.5 90 90 95 90 110 115 117.5 117.5 290
16 Daniel Pon Mony   India 58.45 85 90 90 85 80 85 87.5 85 110 115 – 110 280
17 Simon Williams   Jamaica 59.75 82.5 87.5 90 87.5 80 80 80 80 105 110 110 110 277.5
18 Alphonso Correia   Guyana 59.46 75 80 80 75 85 85 95 85 115 115 125 115 275
19 Henri Colans   Belgium 59.60 75 80 80 75 85 90 90 85 110 115 120 115 275
20 Sidney Kemble   Great Britain 59.50 87.5 87.5 92.5 87.5 80 85 85 80 105 110 110 105 272.5
21 Alfonso Fiorentino   Argentina 59.45 70 75 80 75 75 80 85 80 100 105 110 105 260
22 Richard Rieder   Switzerland 59.90 75 80 82.5 80 75 80 82.5 75 95 100 105 100 255
23 Choi Hang-gi   South Korea 59.45 95 95 95 0 85 90 90 85 – – – – 85

New records edit

Press 100 kg   Jafar Salmasi (IRI) OR, WR
Snatch 105 kg   Mahmoud Fayad (EGY) OR, WR
Clean & Jerk 135 kg   Mahmoud Namdjou (EGY) OR, WR
Total 332.5 kg   Mahmoud Namdjou (EGY) OR, WR

References edit

  1. ^ Official Report, p. 476.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Featherweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 481.
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