Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg

The men's 82.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place on 26 November at the Royal Exhibition Building.[1] It was the eighth appearance of the light heavyweight class.[2]

Men's 82.5 kg
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenueRoyal Exhibition Building
Date26 November 1956
Competitors10 from 9 nations
Winning total447.5 kg WR
Medalists
Tommy Kono  United States
Vasilijs Stepanovs  Soviet Union
Jim George  United States
Weightlifting at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Men
56 kg
60 kg
67.5 kg
75 kg
82.5 kg
90 kg
+90 kg

Competition format

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]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Press  Tommy Kono (USA) 144 kg 1956
Snatch  Arkady Vorobyov (URS) 136 kg 1953
Clean & Jerk  Trofim Lomakin (URS) 173 kg 1955
Total  Tommy Kono (USA) 435 kg Vienna, Austria 9 October 1954
Olympic record Press  Stanley Stanczyk (USA) 130 kg London, United Kingdom 11 August 1948
Snatch  Stanley Stanczyk (USA) 130 kg London, United Kingdom 11 August 1948
Clean & Jerk  Trofim Lomakin (URS) 165 kg Helsinki, Finland 27 July 1952
Total
417.5 kg
  • 11 August 1948
  • 27 July 1952

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
Tommy Kono United States80.90135140142.5140 OR125130132.5132.5 OR160167.5175175 WR447.5 WR
Vasilijs Stepanovs Soviet Union82.20130135137.5135130135135130157.5162.5162.5162.5427.5
Jim George United States81.30120125125120125130135130160167.5167.5167.5417.5
4Jalal Mansouri Iran82.50125130132.5132.5117.5122.5122.5122.5155160162.5162.5417.5
5Phil Caira Great Britain81.50122.5127.5132.5127.5112.5117.5122.5122.5145150155155405
6Václav Pšenička, Jr. Czechoslovakia82.10120125127.5125112.5117.5120120150155160155400
7Marcel Paterni France81.70125130132.5132.5110115117.5115140145147.5147.5395
8John Powell Australia81.80110115120120107.5112.5117.5117.5145145155145382.5
9Willy Claes Belgium80.50107.5112.5112.5107.5107.5112.5115112.5137.5137.5145137.5357.5
10Muhammad Iqbal Butt Pakistan82.5010010510510595100102.5102.5130135135130337.5

New records
Press 140 kg  Tommy Kono (USA) OR
Snatch 132.5 kg  Tommy Kono (USA) OR
Clean & Jerk 175 kg  Tommy Kono (USA) WR
Total 447.5 kg  Tommy Kono (USA) WR

References
  1. Official Report, p. 642.
  2. "Weightlifting at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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