Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's +90 kg explained

Event:	Men's +90 kg
Games:	1952 Summer
Venue:	Messuhalli
Date:	27 July 1952
Competitors:	13
Nations:	11
Win Label:	Winning total
Win Value:	460 kg
Gold:	John Davis
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	James Bradford
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Humberto Selvetti
Bronzenoc:	ARG
Prev:	1948
Next:	1956

The men's +90 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place on 27 July at Messuhalli.^[1] It was the seventh appearance of the heavyweight class, and the first at the new 90 kg weight. Previously, all weightlifters above 82.5 kg were included in the heavyweight class.^[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).^[1]

Records

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

World record	Press		156.5 kg		1951
	Snatch		149.5 kg		1951
	Clean & Jerk		182 kg		1951
	Total		481.5 kg		1951
Olympic record	Press		137.5 kg	London, United Kingdom	11 August 1948
	Snatch		137.5 kg	London, United Kingdom	11 August 1948
	Clean & Jerk		177.5 kg	London, United Kingdom	11 August 1948
	Total		452.5 kg	London, United Kingdom	11 August 1948

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
			104.35	117.5	145	150	150	135	145	—	145	165	182.5	182.5	165	460
			109.80	132.5	140	142.5	140	125	130	132.5	132.5	155	160	165	165	437.5
			127.25	135	145	150	150	115	120	120	120	150	157.5	162.5	162.5	432.5
4			124.10	130	135	135	130	125	130	132.5	130	155	162.5	172.5	162.5	422.5
5			120.90	137.5	145	147.5	145	117.5	117.5	122.5	122.5	152.5	160	160	152.5	420
6			129.50	135	140	142.5	140	115	115	115	115	145	150	155	155	410
7			109.35	130	130	135	130	117.5	122.5	122.5	117.5	152.5	157.5	157.5	152.5	400
8			114.10	110	115	120	115	110	117.5	120	117.5	142.5	150	155	155	387.5
9			114.40	120	125	130	125	105	105	110	110	140	145	150	145	380
10			120.00	122.5	127.5	130	127.5	105	110	110	105	135	140	145	140	372.5
11			99.40	102.5	107.5	110	110	105	110	115	110	140	147.5	152.5	147.5	367.5
12			105.80	112.5	117.5	117.5	112.5	110	115	115	110	140	145	145	140	362.5
13			102.25	110	115	120	115	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	115

New records

Press	150 kg
Snatch	145 kg
Total	460 kg

Notes and References

1. Official Report, p. 395.
2. Web site: Weightlifting at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132130/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/WLT/mens-heavyweight.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 25 December 2019.