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

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]

Men's +82.5 kg
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueEmpress Hall
(Earls Court Exhibition Centre)
Date11 August 1948
Competitors16 from 14 nations
Winning total452.5 kg OR
Medalists
John Davis  United States
Norbert Schemansky  United States
Abraham Charite  Netherlands

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  John Davis (USA) 151 kg 1948
Snatch  John Davis (USA) 139.5 kg 1947
Clean & Jerk  John Davis (USA) 174.5 kg 1947
Total  John Davis (USA) 455 kg Philadelphia, United States 26–27 September 1946
Olympic record Press  Josef Manger (GER) 132.5 kg Berlin, Germany 5 August 1936
Snatch  Ronald Walker (GBR) 127.5 kg Berlin, Germany 5 August 1936
Clean & Jerk  Arnold Luhaäär (EST) 165 kg Berlin, Germany 5 August 1936
Total  Josef Manger (GER) 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
John Davis United States98.64137.5147.5137.5 OR127.5137.5142.5 137.5 OR165177.5177.5177.5 WR452.5 OR
Norbert Schemansky United States92.61117.5122.5125122.5127.5132.5137.5132.5160170177.5170425
Abraham Charité Netherlands102.50120125127.5127.5117.5122.5125125150155160160412.5
4Alfred Knight Great Britain99.20112.5117.5122.5117.5112.5117.5120117.5145145155155390
5Hanafi Moustafa Egypt102.60112.5117.5120120110115 115115145150155150385
6Niels Petersen Denmark98.28107.5115117.5115105112.5112.5112.5150155155155382.5
7Robert Allart Belgium101.04115120122.5122.5105110112.5110140145147.5145377.5
8Piet Taljaard South Africa105.25112.5117.5122.5117.5107.5112.5112.5112.5140140145145375
9Alfonso Parera Cuba96.87105110110105105110112.5112.5140150155155372.5
10Carlos Domínguez Peru97.00112.5117.5 117.5117.5105110110105135140142.5140362.5
11Hugo Vallarino Argentina101.08100105105100107.5112.5112.5112.5145152.5152.5145357.5
12Ray Magee Australia115.70110115115110105110112.5110130137.5145137.5357.5
13Leopoldo Briola Argentina95.3411011511511097.5102.5107.5102.5130135140135347.5
14Franz Eibler Austria84.3595102.5105102.5100107.5107.5100125130130125327.5
15Muhammad Naqi Butt Pakistan86.15909597.597.5909597.597.5120125127.5125320
16Dandamudi Rajagopal India91.7087.592.59592.5859092.590112.5117.5122.5122.5305

New records

Press 137.5 kg  John Davis (USA) OR
Snatch 137.5 kg  John Davis (USA) OR
Clean & Jerk 177.5 kg  John Davis (USA) WR, OR
Total 452.5 kg  John Davis (USA) OR

References

  1. Official Report, p. 476.
  2. "Weightlifting at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  3. Official Report, p. 481.
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