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Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg

The men's 75 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place on 10 August at the Empress Hall of the Earls Court Exhibition Centre.[1] It was the sixth time the middleweight class competition was held, all at 75 kg.[2]

Men's 75 kg
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueEmpress Hall
(Earls Court Exhibition Centre)
Date10 August 1948
Competitors24 from 18 nations
Winning total390 kg OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Frank Spellman  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pete George  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kim Sung-Jip  South Korea
← 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   Khadr El-Touni (EGY) 127.5 kg 1948
Snatch   Stanley Stanczyk (USA) 116.5 kg 1947
Clean & Jerk   Stanley Stanczyk (USA) 153.5 kg 1947
Total   Stanley Stanczyk (USA) 405 kg Philadelphia, United States 26–27 September 1947
Olympic record Press   Khadr El-Touni (EGY) 117.5 kg Berlin, Germany 5 August 1936
Snatch   Khadr El-Touni (EGY) 120 kg Berlin, Germany 5 August 1936
Clean & Jerk   Khadr El-Touni (EGY) 150 kg Berlin, Germany 5 August 1936
Total   Khadr El-Touni (EGY) 387.5 kg Berlin, Germany 5 August 1936

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
  Frank Spellman   United States 73.08 110 115 117.5 117.5 112.5 117.5 120 120 142.5 150 152.5 152.5 390 OR
  Pete George   United States 73.25 100 105 105 105 112.5 117.5 122.5 122.5 OR 150 155 165 155 OR 382.5
  Kim Sung-Jip   South Korea 72.92 115 120 122.5 122.5 OR 105 110 112.5 112.5 140 145 147.5 145 380
4 Khadr El-Touni   Egypt 74.90 115 120 122.5 120 112.5 117.5 120 117.5 140 142.5 147.5 142.5 380
5 Gerry Gratton   Canada 74.95 107.5 112.5 115 112.5 107.5 107.5 110 107.5 132.5 137.5 140 140 360
6 Pierre Bouladou   France 74.27 95 100 102.5 102.5 105 110 115 110 135 140 142.5 142.5 355
7 Orlando Garrido   Cuba 75.00 107.5 112.5 115 112.5 100 100 107.5 107.5 125 135 135 135 355
8 William Watson   Great Britain 74.13 95 100 100 100 105 110 112.5 110 135 140 140 140 350
9 Georges Firmin   France 75.00 92.5 97.5 100 100 102.5 102.5 107.5 107.5 135 135 140 140 347.5
10 Joe Sklar   Canada 73.90 100 105 107.5 105 100 105 107.5 107.5 132.5 140 140 132.5 345
11 Lennart Nelson   Sweden 74.88 95 100 100 95 105 110 112.5 105 125 125 135 135 335
12 Jan Smeekens   Netherlands 74.95 95 100 100 95 102.5 107.5 107.5 102.5 125 132.5 132.5 132.5 330
13 Nasser Mirghavami   Iran 74.31 102.5 102.5 102.5 102.5 90 95 100 95 120 125 130 130 327.5
14 Issy Bloomberg   South Africa 74.80 100 105 107.5 105 97.5 102.5 102.5 97.5 120 125 130 125 327.5
15 Ernie Peppiatt   Great Britain 74.85 100 105 105 100 97.5 102.5 105 102.5 125 130 130 125 327.5
16 Klement Schuh   Austria 73.20 95 100 100 100 95 100 100 95 125 125 130 125 320
17 Armando Rueda   Mexico 73.84 95 100 102.5 100 90 95 100 95 120 125 125 120 315
18 Julio Bonnet   Argentina 72.00 85 90 92.5 90 95 100 105 100 115 122.5 122.5 122.5 312.5
19 Fritz Mast   Switzerland 74.65 90 90 95 90 95 100 105 100 120 120 125 120 310
20 Juan Russo   Argentina 74.80 85 90 92.5 90 90 95 100 95 115 120 125 125 310
21 Orlando Chaves   Guyana 70.25 82.5 82.5 87.5 82.5 92.5 97.5 100 100 120 125 127.5 125 307.5
22 Muhammad Iqbal Butt   Pakistan 74.83 82.5 87.5 92.5 92.5 85 85 90 90 117.5 122.5 127.5 122.5 305
23 Roger Rubini   Switzerland 68.60 75 80 82.5 82.5 85 90 95 90 115 120 127.5 120 292.5
24 Jørgen Moritzen   Denmark 72.85 87.5 92.5 92.5 87.5 95 100 – 95 – – – 0 182.5

New records edit

Press 122.5 kg   Kim Sung-Jip (KOR) OR
Snatch 122.5 kg   Pete George (USA) OR
Clean & Jerk 155 kg   Pete George (USA) OR
Total 390 kg   Frank Spellman (USA) OR

References edit

  1. ^ Official Report, p. 476.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 481.
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