Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg

The men's 82.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place on 27 July at Messuhalli.[1] It was the seventh appearance of the light heavyweight class.[2]

Men's 82.5 kg at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Venue	Messuhalli
Date	27 July 1952
Competitors	22 from 19 nations
Winning total	417.5 kg =OR
Medalists
Trofim Lomakin  Soviet Union Stanley Stanczyk  United States Arkady Vorobyov  Soviet Union

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]