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

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]

Men's 56 kg at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Venue	Messuhalli
Date	25 July 1952
Competitors	19 from 18 nations
Winning total	315.0 kg =WR
Medalists
Ivan Udodov  Soviet Union Mahmoud Namjoo  Iran Ali Mirzaei  Iran

Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
	Men
	56 kg
	60 kg
	67.5 kg
	75 kg
	82.5 kg
	90 kg
	+90 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).[1]