Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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Men | |
56 kg | |
60 kg | |
67.5 kg | |
75 kg | |
82.5 kg | |
90 kg | |
+90 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]
Competition format
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
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Press | ![]() |
134 kg | 1956 | |
Snatch | ![]() |
133 kg | 1955 | ||
Clean & Jerk | ![]() |
168.5 kg | 1953 | ||
Total | ![]() |
415 kg | 1956 | ||
Olympic record | Press |
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122.5 kg |
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Snatch | ![]() |
127.5 kg | Helsinki, Finland | 26 July 1952 | |
Clean & Jerk | ![]() |
157.5 kg | Helsinki, Finland | 26 July 1952 | |
Total | ![]() |
400 kg | Helsinki, Finland | 26 July 1952 |
Results
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Body weight |
Press (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | |||||
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Fyodor Bogdanovsky | ![]() |
74.80 | 125 | 130 | 132.5 | 132.5 OR | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 165 | 165 OR | 420 WR | |
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Pete George | ![]() |
74.40 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 =OR | 157.5 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 412.5 | |||
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Ermanno Pignatti | ![]() |
74.10 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 140 | 145 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 382.5 | ||
4 | Jan Bochenek | ![]() |
74.20 | 115 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 142.5 | 150 | 150 | 382.5 | ||
5 | Kim Seong-jip | ![]() |
74.30 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 140 | 145 | 145 | 380 | |||
6 | Krzysztof Beck | ![]() |
74.50 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 140 | 145 | 145 | 380 | ||||
7 | Ibrahim Payrovi | ![]() |
74.80 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 372.5 | |||
8 | Adrien Gilbert | ![]() |
74.70 | 105 | 110 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 105 | 115 | 115 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 370 | |
9 | Wong Kay Poh | ![]() |
71.60 | 100 | 105 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 140 | 145 | 145 | 365 | |||
10 | Jannie Greeff | ![]() |
74.70 | 115 | 115 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 365 | ||||
11 | Winston McArthur | ![]() |
75.00 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 130 | 140 | 140 | 352.5 | ||
12 | Ko Bu-beng | ![]() |
72.20 | 90 | 90 | 92.5 | 100 | 100 | 135 | 135 | 325 | |||||
13 | Fred Baugh | ![]() |
74.30 | 100 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 95 | 95 | 122.5 | -- | 122.5 | 325 | ||||
14 | Chan Pak Lum | ![]() |
72.20 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 102.5 | 102.5 | Retired | 202.5 | ||||||
15 | Carlos Caballero | ![]() |
69.80 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 100 | – | 100 | – | 197.5 | |||||
16 | Ingemar Franzén | ![]() |
74.00 | – | Retired | – |
New records
Press | 132.5 kg | ![]() |
OR |
Snatch | 127.5 kg | ![]() |
=OR |
Clean & Jerk | 165 kg | ![]() |
OR |
Total | 420 kg | ![]() |
WR |
References
- ^ a b Official Report, p. 640.
- ^ "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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