Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg
The men's 60 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place on 9 August at the Empress Hall of the Earls Court Exhibition Centre.[1] The featherweight class, which had been the lightest from their introduction in the 1920 Summer Olympics until the 1936 Summer Olympics, was now the second-lightest, with a bantamweight (56 kg) class split off into a separate competition.[2]
Men's 60 kg at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Empress Hall (Earls Court Exhibition Centre) | ||||||||||||
Date | 9 August 1948 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 23 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning total | 332.5 kg WR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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Men | |
56 kg | |
60 kg | |
67.5 kg | |
75 kg | |
82.5 kg | |
+82.5 kg | |
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 | ![]() |
105 kg | 1939 | |
Snatch | ![]() |
102.5 kg | 1939 | ||
Clean & Jerk | ![]() |
131 kg | 1946 | ||
Total | ![]() |
300 kg | Paris, France | 18–19 October 1946 | |
Olympic record | Press | ![]() |
92.5 kg | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 28 July 1928 |
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92.5 kg | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 28 July 1928 | ||
Snatch | ![]() |
90 kg | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 28 July 1928 | |
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90 kg | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 28 July 1928 | ||
Clean & Jerk | ![]() |
120 kg | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 28 July 1928 | |
Total | ![]() |
287.5 kg | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 28 July 1928 |
Results
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Body weight |
Press (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | |||||
![]() | Mahmoud Fayad | ![]() | 59.71 | 85 | 90 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 105 | 105 WR | 130 | 135 | 135 WR | 332.5 WR | |
![]() | Rodney Wilkes | ![]() | 60.00 | 90 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 115 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 317.5 | ||
![]() | Jafar Salmasi | ![]() | 59.99 | 95 | 100 | 100 WR | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 115 | 115 | 312.5 | |||
4 | Nam Su-il | ![]() | 59.80 | 90 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 307.5 | ||||
5 | Rodrigo del Rosario | ![]() | 59.92 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 307.5 | |||||
6 | Emerick Ishikawa | ![]() | 60.00 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 120 | 120 | 307.5 | ||||
7 | Johan Runge | ![]() | 60.00 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 305 | ||||
8 | Max Heral | ![]() | 59.68 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 300 | |||
9 | Richard Tomita | ![]() | 59.85 | 85 | 85 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 300 | ||||
10 | André Le Guillerm | ![]() | 59.86 | 80 | 85 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 85 | 90 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 300 | |
11 | Anton Richter | ![]() | 59.65 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 112.5 | 120 | 120 | 292.5 | |||
12 | Ibrahim El-Dessouki | ![]() | 59.74 | 80 | 85 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 82.5 | 87.5 | 90 | 90 | 115 | 115 | 292.5 | ||
13 | Arvid Andersson | ![]() | 59.77 | 85 | – | 85 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 115 | – | 115 | 292.5 | ||||
14 | Denis Hallett | ![]() | 59.90 | 82.5 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 82.5 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 110 | 115 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 292.5 | ||
15 | Bálint Nagy | ![]() | 59.50 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 90 | 90 | 110 | 115 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 290 | ||||
16 | Daniel Pon Mony | ![]() | 58.45 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 110 | – | 110 | 280 | ||||
17 | Simon Williams | ![]() | 59.75 | 82.5 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 80 | 80 | 105 | <s?110 | 110 | 110 | 277.5 | |||
18 | Alphonso Correia | ![]() | 59.46 | 75 | 75 | 85 | 85 | 115 | 115 | 275 | ||||||
19 | Henri Colans | ![]() | 59.60 | 75 | 75 | 85 | 85 | 110 | 115 | 115 | 275 | |||||
20 | Sidney Kemble | ![]() | 59.50 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 80 | 80 | 105 | 105 | 272.5 | ||||||
21 | Alfonso Fiorentino | ![]() | 59.45 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 260 | |||
22 | Richard Rieder | ![]() | 59.90 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 255 | ||||
23 | Choi Hang-gi | ![]() | 59.45 | 0 | 85 | 85 | – | – | – | – | 85 |
New records
Press | 100 kg | ![]() |
OR, WR |
Snatch | 105 kg | ![]() |
OR, WR |
Clean & Jerk | 135 kg | ![]() |
OR, WR |
Total | 332.5 kg | ![]() |
OR, WR |
References
- Official Report, p. 476.
- "Weightlifting at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Featherweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- Official Report, p. 481.