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 light-heavyweight class competition was held, all at 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 13 nations
Winning total417.5 kg OR
Medalists
Stanley Stanczyk  United States
Harold Sakata  United States
Gösta Magnusson  Sweden

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  Grigory Novak (URS) 141.5 kg 1947
Snatch  Grigory Novak (URS) 131.5 kg 1947
Clean & Jerk  Henri Ferrari (FRA) 169 kg 1945
Total  Grigory Novak (URS) 425 kg Paris, France 18–19 October 1946
Olympic record Press  Louis Hostin (FRA) 110 kg Berlin, Germany 3 August 1936
Snatch  Louis Hostin (FRA) 117.5 kg Berlin, Germany 3 August 1936
Clean & Jerk  Eugen Deutsch (GER) 150 kg Berlin, Germany 3 August 1936
 Ibrahim Wasif (EGY) 150 kg Berlin, Germany 3 August 1936
Total  Louis Hostin (FRA) 372.5 kg Berlin, Germany 3 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
Stanley Stanczyk United States80.66122.5127.5130130 OR122.5130132.5130 OR157.5165165157.5 OR417.5 OR
Harold Sakata United States80.85105110110110112.5117.5117.5117.5142.5150152.5152.5380
Gösta Magnusson Sweden82.49105110112.5110115120120120145150150145375
4Jean Debuf France82.20100105107.5107.5107.5112.5115112.5142.5147.5150150370
5Osvaldo Forte Argentina81.42100105107.5105105110115115135142.5147.5147.5367.5
6Jack Varaleau Canada80.84105110112.5112.5105110112.5112.5135140145140365
7Juhani Vellamo Finland80.9895100102.5100110115117.5115140145145140355
8Rasoul Raisi Iran81.15102.5107.5110110100105110110130135140135355
9Ernie Roe Great Britain82.24105110115110105110110105135140140140355
10László Buronyi Hungary82.4095100102.5102.5105110112.5112.5135140142.5140355
11Mohamed Ibrahim Saleh Egypt82.5097.5102.5102.597.5107.5112.5112.5112.5140150150140350
11Raymond Herbaux France82.5097.5102.5105102.5100105107.5107.5132.5137.5140140350
13Wilhelm Pankl Austria79.9290959595102.5107.5107.5107.5137.5145145145347.5
14Fritz Haller Austria82.0995100100100107.5112.5112.5107.5135140140135342.5
15Carlos Bisiak Peru80.7597.597.5102.597.597.5102.5102.5102.5127.5132.5135132.5332.5
16Lee Yeong-hwan South Korea81.391001051051001051051101051451451450205

New records

Press 130 kg  Stanley Stanczyk (USA) OR
Snatch 130 kg  Stanley Stanczyk (USA) OR
Clean & Jerk 157.5 kg  Stanley Stanczyk (USA) OR
Total 417.5 kg  Stanley Stanczyk (USA) OR

References

  1. Official Report, p. 476.
  2. "Weightlifting at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  3. Official Report, p. 481.
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