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Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg

The men's 75 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place on 24 November at the Royal Exhibition Building.[1] It was the eighth appearance of the middleweight class.[2]

Men's 75 kg
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenueRoyal Exhibition Building
Date24 November 1956
Competitors16 from 15 nations
Winning total420 kg WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fyodor Bogdanovsky  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pete George  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ermanno Pignatti  Italy
← 1952
1960 →

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   Fyodor Bogdanovsky (URS) 134 kg 1956
Snatch   Yury Duganov (URS) 133 kg 1955
Clean & Jerk   Tommy Kono (USA) 168.5 kg 1953
Total   Fyodor Bogdanovsky (URS) 415 kg 1956
Olympic record Press
122.5 kg
  • 10 August 1948
  • 26 July 1952
  • 26 July 1952
Snatch   Pete George (USA) 127.5 kg Helsinki, Finland 26 July 1952
Clean & Jerk   Pete George (USA) 157.5 kg Helsinki, Finland 26 July 1952
Total   Pete George (USA) 400 kg Helsinki, Finland 26 July 1952

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
  Fyodor Bogdanovsky   Soviet Union 74.80 125 130 132.5 132.5 OR 117.5 122.5 125 122.5 157.5 162.5 165 165 OR 420 WR
  Pete George   United States 74.40 117.5 122.5 122.5 122.5 122.5 127.5 130 127.5 =OR 157.5 162.5 170 162.5 412.5
  Ermanno Pignatti   Italy 74.10 112.5 117.5 117.5 117.5 112.5 117.5 117.5 117.5 140 145 147.5 147.5 382.5
4 Jan Bochenek   Poland 74.20 115 115 120 120 107.5 112.5 115 112.5 142.5 147.5 150 150 382.5
5 Kim Seong-jip   South Korea 74.30 120 125 125 125 105 110 112.5 110 140 145 150 145 380
6 Krzysztof Beck   Poland 74.50 122.5 127.5 127.5 122.5 107.5 107.5 112.5 112.5 140 145 147.5 145 380
7 Ibrahim Payrovi   Iran 74.80 102.5 107.5 100 107.5 112.5 117.5 120 117.5 142.5 147.5 150 147.5 372.5
8 Adrien Gilbert   Canada 74.70 105 110 112.5 112.5 105 112.5 115 115 132.5 137.5 142.5 142.5 370
9 Wong Kay Poh   Singapore 71.60 100 105 107.5 107.5 112.5 117.5 117.5 112.5 140 145 150 145 365
10 Jannie Greeff   South Africa 74.70 115 115 120 115 102.5 107.5 112.5 107.5 137.5 137.5 142.5 142.5 365
11 Winston McArthur   Guyana 75.00 95 100 105 100 102.5 107.5 112.5 112.5 130 140 142.5 140 352.5
12 Ko Bu-beng   Republic of China 72.20 90 90 95 90 92.5 100 100 100 135 145 145 135 325
13 Fred Baugh   Australia 74.30 100 107.5 107.5 107.5 95 102.5 102.5 95 122.5 122.5 -- 122.5 325
14 Chan Pak Lum   Malaya 72.20 100 100 100 100 100 100 102.5 102.5 Retired 202.5
15 Carlos Caballero   Colombia 69.80 92.5 97.5 100 97.5 100 105 – 100 132.5 132.5 132.5 – 197.5
16 Ingemar Franzén   Sweden 74.00 110 115 115 – Retired –

New records edit

Press 132.5 kg   Fyodor Bogdanovsky (URS) OR
Snatch 127.5 kg   Pete George (USA) =OR
Clean & Jerk 165 kg   Fyodor Bogdanovsky (URS) OR
Total 420 kg   Fyodor Bogdanovsky (URS) WR

References edit

  1. ^ a b Official Report, p. 640.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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