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

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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 →

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]

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

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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

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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
1st place, gold medalist(s) 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
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mahmoud Namjoo  Iran 56.00 85 90 95 90 90 95 97.5 95 122.5 122.5 132.5 122.5 307.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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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

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  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.