Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg explained

Event:	Men's 75 kg
Games:	1956 Summer
Venue:	Royal Exhibition Building
Date:	24 November 1956
Competitors:	16
Nations:	15
Win Label:	Winning total
Win Value:	420 kg WR
Gold:	Fyodor Bogdanovsky
Goldnoc:	URS
Silver:	Pete George
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Ermanno Pignatti
Bronzenoc:	ITA
Prev:	1952
Next:	1960

The men's 75 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place on 24 November at the Royal Exhibition Building.^[1] It was the eighth appearance of the middleweight 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		134 kg		1956
	Snatch		133 kg		1955
	Clean & Jerk		168.5 kg		1953
	Total		415 kg		1956
Olympic record	Press		122.5 kg
	Snatch		127.5 kg	Helsinki, Finland	26 July 1952
	Clean & Jerk		157.5 kg	Helsinki, Finland	26 July 1952
	Total		400 kg	Helsinki, Finland	26 July 1952

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
			74.80	125	130	132.5	132.5	117.5	122.5	125	122.5	157.5	162.5	165	165	420
			74.40	117.5	122.5	122.5	122.5	122.5	127.5	130	127.5 =	157.5	162.5	170	162.5	412.5
			74.10	112.5	117.5	117.5	117.5	112.5	117.5	117.5	117.5	140	145	147.5	147.5	382.5
4			74.20	115	115	120	120	107.5	112.5	115	112.5	142.5	147.5	150	150	382.5
5			74.30	120	125	125	125	105	110	112.5	110	140	145	150	145	380
6			74.50	122.5	127.5	127.5	122.5	107.5	107.5	112.5	112.5	140	145	147.5	145	380
7			74.80	102.5	107.5	100	107.5	112.5	117.5	120	117.5	142.5	147.5	150	147.5	372.5
8			74.70	105	110	112.5	112.5	105	112.5	115	115	132.5	137.5	142.5	142.5	370
9			71.60	100	105	107.5	107.5	112.5	117.5	117.5	112.5	140	145	150	145	365
10			74.70	115	115	120	115	102.5	107.5	112.5	107.5	137.5	137.5	142.5	142.5	365
11			75.00	95	100	105	100	102.5	107.5	112.5	112.5	130	140	142.5	140	352.5
12			72.20	90	90	95	90	92.5	100	100	100	135	145	145	135	325
13			74.30	100	107.5	107.5	107.5	95	102.5	102.5	95	122.5	122.5	--	122.5	325
14			72.20	100	100	100	100	100	100	102.5	102.5	Retired				202.5
15			69.80	92.5	97.5	100	97.5	100	105	–	100	132.5	132.5	132.5	–	197.5
16			74.00	110	115	115	–	Retired								–

New records

Press	132.5 kg
Snatch	127.5 kg		=
Clean & Jerk	165 kg
Total	420 kg

Notes and References

1. Official Report, p. 640.
2. Web site: Weightlifting at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Middleweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417234057/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/WLT/mens-middleweight.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 26 December 2019.