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Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg

The men's 56 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place on 25 July at Messuhalli.[1] It was the second appearance of the bantamweight class.[2]

Men's 56 kg
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
VenueMessuhalli
Date25 July 1952
Competitors19 from 18 nations
Winning total315.0 kg =WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ivan Udodov  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mahmoud Namjoo  Iran
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ali Mirzaei  Iran
← 1948
1956 →

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   Joseph De Pietro (USA) 106.5 kg 1948
Snatch   Ivan Udodov (URS) 98 kg 1952
Clean & Jerk   Mahmoud Namdjou (IRI) 128 kg Scheveningen, Netherlands 1949
Total   Mahmoud Namdjou (IRI) 315 kg Scheveningen, Netherlands 1949
Olympic record Press   Joseph De Pietro (USA) 105 kg London, United Kingdom 9 August 1948
Snatch   Julian Creus (GBR) 95 kg London, United Kingdom 9 August 1948
Clean & Jerk   Mahmoud Namdjou (IRI) 122.5 kg London, United Kingdom 9 August 1948
Total   Joseph De Pietro (USA) 307.5 kg London, United Kingdom 9 August 1948

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
  Ivan Udodov   Soviet Union 55.85 85 90 90 90 92.5 97.5 97.5 97.5 OR 122.5 127.5 130 127.5 OR 315 =WR
  Mahmoud Namjoo   Iran 56.00 85 90 95 90 90 95 97.5 95 122.5 122.5 132.5 122.5 307.5
  Ali Mirzaei   Iran 56.00 87.5 92.5 95 95 87.5 92.5 92.5 92.5 112.5 117.5 117.5 112.5 300
4 Kim Hae-nam   South Korea 55.75 80 80 80 80 90 95 95 95 120 125 125 120 295
5 Kamal Mahgoub   Egypt 55.20 75 80 80 75 90 95 97.5 95 115 122.5 122.5 122.5 292.5
6 Pedro Landero   Philippines 55.70 90 95 95 90 87.5 92.5 92.5 87.5 115 120 120 115 292.5
7 Maurice Megennis   Great Britain 56.00 77.5 82.5 85 82.5 77.5 85 87.5 85 105 110 112.5 112.5 280
8 Lon bin Mohamed Noor   Singapore 54.55 77.5 82.5 82.5 77.5 80 85 85 85 107.5 112.5 115 112.5 275
9 Rosaire Smith   Canada 55.80 75 80 80 75 80 85 85 85 107.5 112.5 115 115 275
10 Karel Saitl   Czechoslovakia 55.75 75 80 82.5 80 80 85 85 80 105 110 112.5 112.5 272.5
11 Nils Jacobsson   Sweden 55.75 75 80 82.5 80 80 87.5 90 87.5 105 110 110 105 272.5
12 Marcel Thévenet   France 55.80 85 85 90 85 72.5 77.5 82.5 77.5 100 105 107.5 107.5 270
13 Aarne Vehkonen   Finland 55.45 67.5 72.5 — 72.5 85 90 90 85 105 110 112.5 110 267.5
14 Josef Schuster   Germany 55.55 85 90 92.5 90 70 75 77.5 75 95 95 102.5 102.5 267.5
15 Nicolas Vivas   Puerto Rico 55.70 75 82.5 82.5 75 80 87.5 87.5 87.5 102.5 110 110 102.5 265
16 Roland Magnenat   Switzerland 55.60 65 70 72.5 70 72.5 72.5 77.5 77.5 95 100 102.5 102.5 250
17 Augustyn Dziedzic   Poland 55.70 70 70 70 70 75 80 82.5 80 95 100 100 95 245
18 Alexandru Cosma   Romania 55.95 70 70 70 — 70 77.5 — 70 100 105 — — 70
19 Isamu Shiraishi   Japan 56.00 — — 80 — — — — — — — — — —

New records edit

Snatch 97.5 kg   Ivan Udodov (URS) OR
Clean & Jerk 127.5 kg   Ivan Udodov (URS) OR
Total 315 kg   Ivan Udodov (URS) OR, =WR

References edit

  1. ^ a b Official Report, p. 385.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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