| Event: | Weightlifting |
| Games: | 1952 Summer |
| Venue: | Messuhalli |
| Dates: | 25–27 July 1952 |
| Competitors: | 142 |
| Nations: | 41 |
| Prev: | 1948 |
| Next: | 1956 |
The weightlifting competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only. The middle-heavyweight division was a newly created weight class, moving the heavyweight class up from 82.5 kg to 90 kg. The events were held at Messuhalli.[1]
| Bantamweight | ||||
| Featherweight | ||||
| Lightweight | ||||
| Middleweight | ||||
| Light-heavyweight | ||||
| Middle-heavyweight | ||||
| Heavyweight |