Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 67.5 kg explained

The men's 67.5 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 lightweight 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		123 kg		1956
	Snatch		125 kg		1956
	Clean & Jerk		153.5 kg		1939
	Total		382.5 kg	Munich, West Germany	13 October 1955
Olympic record	Press		107.5 kg	London, United Kingdom	10 August 1948
	Snatch		117.5 kg	Helsinki, Finland	26 July 1952
	Clean & Jerk		147.5 kg	London, United Kingdom	10 August 1948
	Total		362.5 kg	Helsinki, Finland	26 July 1952

Results

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
			67.20	110	115	115	110	112.5	117.5	120	120	142.5	147.5	150	150	380
			67.40	117.5	122.5	125	125	105	110	112.5	110	137.5	142.5	142.5	137.5	372.5
			67.20	100	105	107.5	107.5	107.5	112.5	115	112.5	140	145	150	150	370
4			66.50	105	105	110	110	105	110	110	110	142.5	147.5	152.5	147.5	367.5
5			67.20	110	115	117.5	115	105	110	110	105	140	145	150	145	365
6			67.30	115	120	122.5	120	105	110	110	105	130	135	137.5	135	360
7			67.10	102.5	107.5	107.5	102.5	110	115	117.5	117.5	132.5	137.5	137.5	137.5	357.5
8			66.40	110	115	115	110	100	100	105	105	137.5	142.5	142.5	137.5	352.5
9			65.20	107.5	107.5	110	107.5	100	107.5	107.5	100	135	140	142.5	142.5	350
10			67.10	105	105	110	105	100	107.5	107.5	107.5	135	140	140	135	347.5
11			67.50	100	105	107.5	105	100	105	110	105	132.5	137.5	142.5	137.5	347.5
12			66.80	110	115	115	110	95	100	105	100	125	130	135	130	340
13			67.20	105	110	112.5	112.5	95	100	105	100	127.5	132.5	132.5	127.5	340
14			66.80	102.5	107.5	107.5	102.5	92.5	97.5	100	97.5	130	135	135	135	335
15			67.50	97.5	102.5	105	105	95	100	102.5	100	125	130	130	130	335
16			66.20	107.5	112.5	112.5	107.5	95	100	100	100	122.5	122.5	130	122.5	330
17			67.00	92.5	97.5	97.5	92.5	92.5	97.5	100	100	127.5	132.5	132.5	127.5	320
18			65.70	105	105	105	–	95	100	102.5	100	122.5	127.5	127.5	122.5	222.5

New records

Press	125 kg
Snatch	120 kg
Clean & Jerk	150 kg
Total	380 kg

Notes and References

1. Official Report, p. 638.
2. Web site: Weightlifting at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Lightweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417234934/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/WLT/mens-lightweight.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 26 December 2019.