Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's +82.5 kg explained

Event:	Men's +82.5 kg
Games:	1948 Summer
Venue:	Empress Hall (Earls Court Exhibition Centre)
Date:	11 August 1948
Competitors:	16
Nations:	14
Win Label:	Winning total
Win Value:	452.5 kg OR
Gold:	John Davis
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Norbert Schemansky
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Abraham Charite
Bronzenoc:	NED
Prev:	1936
Next:	1952

The men's +82.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place on 11 August at the Empress Hall of the Earls Court Exhibition Centre.^[1] It was the sixth time the heavyweight class competition was held, all at over 82.5 kg.^[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).^[3]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record	Press		151 kg		1948
	Snatch		139.5 kg		1947
	Clean & Jerk		174.5 kg		1947
	Total		455 kg	Philadelphia, United States	26–27 September 1946
Olympic record	Press		132.5 kg	Berlin, Germany	5 August 1936
	Snatch		127.5 kg	Berlin, Germany	5 August 1936
	Clean & Jerk		165 kg	Berlin, Germany	5 August 1936
	Total		410 kg	Berlin, Germany	5 August 1936

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
			98.64	137.5	147.5	—	137.5	127.5	137.5	142.5	137.5	165	177.5	177.5	177.5	452.5
			92.61	117.5	122.5	125	122.5	127.5	132.5	137.5	132.5	160	170	177.5	170	425
			102.50	120	125	127.5	127.5	117.5	122.5	125	125	150	155	160	160	412.5
			99.20	112.5	117.5	122.5	117.5	112.5	117.5	120	117.5	145	145	155	155	390
			102.60	112.5	117.5	120	120	110	115	115	115	145	150	155	150	385
			98.28	107.5	115	117.5	115	105	112.5	112.5	112.5	150	155	155	155	382.5
			101.04	115	120	122.5	122.5	105	110	112.5	110	140	145	147.5	145	377.5
			105.25	112.5	117.5	122.5	117.5	107.5	112.5	112.5	112.5	140	140	145	145	375
			96.87	105	110	110	105	105	110	112.5	112.5	140	150	155	155	372.5
10			97.00	112.5	117.5	117.5	117.5	105	110	110	105	135	140	142.5	140	362.5
11			101.08	100	105	105	100	107.5	112.5	112.5	112.5	145	152.5	152.5	145	357.5
12			115.70	110	115	115	110	105	110	112.5	110	130	137.5	145	137.5	357.5
13			95.34	110	115	115	110	97.5	102.5	107.5	102.5	130	135	140	135	347.5
14			84.35	95	102.5	105	102.5	100	107.5	107.5	100	125	130	130	125	327.5
15			86.15	90	95	97.5	97.5	90	95	97.5	97.5	120	125	127.5	125	320
16			91.70	87.5	92.5	95	92.5	85	90	92.5	90	112.5	117.5	122.5	122.5	305

New records

Press	137.5 kg
Snatch	137.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	177.5 kg		,
Total	452.5 kg

Notes and References

1. Official Report, p. 476.
2. Web site: Weightlifting at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132315/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/WLT/mens-heavyweight.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 24 December 2019.
3. Official Report, p. 481.