Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg explained

The men's 82.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place on 26 November at the Royal Exhibition Building.^[1] It was the eighth appearance of the light heavyweight 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		144 kg		1956
	Snatch		136 kg		1953
	Clean & Jerk		173 kg		1955
	Total		435 kg	Vienna, Austria	9 October 1954
Olympic record	Press		130 kg	London, United Kingdom	11 August 1948
	Snatch		130 kg	London, United Kingdom	11 August 1948
	Clean & Jerk		165 kg	Helsinki, Finland	27 July 1952
	Total		417.5 kg

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
			80.90	135	140	142.5	140	125	130	132.5	132.5	160	167.5	175	175	447.5
			82.20	130	135	137.5	135	130	135	135	130	157.5	162.5	162.5	162.5	427.5
			81.30	120	125	125	120	125	130	135	130	160	167.5	167.5	167.5	417.5
4			82.50	125	130	132.5	132.5	117.5	122.5	122.5	122.5	155	160	162.5	162.5	417.5
5			81.50	122.5	127.5	132.5	127.5	112.5	117.5	122.5	122.5	145	150	155	155	405
6			82.10	120	125	127.5	125	112.5	117.5	120	120	150	155	160	155	400
7			81.70	125	130	132.5	132.5	110	115	117.5	115	140	145	147.5	147.5	395
8			81.80	110	115	120	120	107.5	112.5	117.5	117.5	145	145	155	145	382.5
9			80.50	107.5	112.5	112.5	107.5	107.5	112.5	115	112.5	137.5	137.5	145	137.5	357.5
10			82.50	100	105	105	105	95	100	102.5	102.5	130	135	135	130	337.5

New records

Press	140 kg
Snatch	132.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	175 kg
Total	447.5 kg

Notes and References

1. Official Report, p. 642.
2. Web site: Weightlifting at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132144/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/WLT/mens-light-heavyweight.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 26 December 2019.