Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg explained

Event:	Men's 56 kg
Games:	1952 Summer
Venue:	Messuhalli
Date:	25 July 1952
Competitors:	19
Nations:	18
Win Label:	Winning total
Win Value:	315.0 kg =WR
Gold:	Ivan Udodov
Goldnoc:	URS
Silver:	Mahmoud Namjoo
Silvernoc:	IRI
Bronze:	Ali Mirzaei
Bronzenoc:	IRI
Prev:	1948
Next:	1956

The men's 56 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place on 25 July at Messuhalli.^[1] It was the second appearance of the bantamweight 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		106.5 kg		1948
	Snatch		98 kg		1952
	Clean & Jerk		128 kg	Scheveningen, Netherlands	1949
	Total		315 kg	Scheveningen, Netherlands	1949
Olympic record	Press		105 kg	London, United Kingdom	9 August 1948
	Snatch		95 kg	London, United Kingdom	9 August 1948
	Clean & Jerk		122.5 kg	London, United Kingdom	9 August 1948
	Total		307.5 kg	London, United Kingdom	9 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
			55.85	85	90	90	90	92.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	122.5	127.5	130	127.5	315 =WR
			56.00	85	90	95	90	90	95	97.5	95	122.5	122.5	132.5	122.5	307.5
			56.00	87.5	92.5	95	95	87.5	92.5	92.5	92.5	112.5	117.5	117.5	112.5	300
4			55.75	80	80	80	80	90	95	95	95	120	125	125	120	295
5			55.20	75	80	80	75	90	95	97.5	95	115	122.5	122.5	122.5	292.5
6			55.70	90	95	95	90	87.5	92.5	92.5	87.5	115	120	120	115	292.5
7			56.00	77.5	82.5	85	82.5	77.5	85	87.5	85	105	110	112.5	112.5	280
8			54.55	77.5	82.5	82.5	77.5	80	85	85	85	107.5	112.5	115	112.5	275
9			55.80	75	80	80	75	80	85	85	85	107.5	112.5	115	115	275
10			55.75	75	80	82.5	80	80	85	85	80	105	110	112.5	112.5	272.5
11			55.75	75	80	82.5	80	80	87.5	90	87.5	105	110	110	105	272.5
12			55.80	85	85	90	85	72.5	77.5	82.5	77.5	100	105	107.5	107.5	270
13			55.45	67.5	72.5	—	72.5	85	90	90	85	105	110	112.5	110	267.5
14			55.55	85	90	92.5	90	70	75	77.5	75	95	95	102.5	102.5	267.5
15			55.70	75	82.5	82.5	75	80	87.5	87.5	87.5	102.5	110	110	102.5	265
16			55.60	65	70	72.5	70	72.5	72.5	77.5	77.5	95	100	102.5	102.5	250
17			55.70	70	70	70	70	75	80	82.5	80	95	100	100	95	245
18			55.95	70	70	70	—	70	77.5	—	70	100	105	—	—	70
19			56.00	—	—	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

New records

Snatch	97.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	127.5 kg
Total	315 kg		, =

Notes and References

1. Official Report, p. 385.
2. Web site: Weightlifting at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132359/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/WLT/mens-bantamweight.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 24 December 2019.