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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tommy Kono  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vasilijs Stepanovs  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jim George  United States
← 1952
1960 →

Competition format

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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

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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

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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 States 80.90 135 140 142.5 140 OR 125 130 132.5 132.5 OR 160 167.5 175 175 WR 447.5 WR
  Vasilijs Stepanovs   Soviet Union 82.20 130 135 137.5 135 130 135 135 130 157.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 427.5
  Jim George   United States 81.30 120 125 125 120 125 130 135 130 160 167.5 167.5 167.5 417.5
4 Jalal Mansouri   Iran 82.50 125 130 132.5 132.5 117.5 122.5 122.5 122.5 155 160 162.5 162.5 417.5
5 Phil Caira   Great Britain 81.50 122.5 127.5 132.5 127.5 112.5 117.5 122.5 122.5 145 150 155 155 405
6 Václav Pšenička, Jr.   Czechoslovakia 82.10 120 125 127.5 125 112.5 117.5 120 120 150 155 160 155 400
7 Marcel Paterni   France 81.70 125 130 132.5 132.5 110 115 117.5 115 140 145 147.5 147.5 395
8 John Powell   Australia 81.80 110 115 120 120 107.5 112.5 117.5 117.5 145 145 155 145 382.5
9 Willy Claes   Belgium 80.50 107.5 112.5 112.5 107.5 107.5 112.5 115 112.5 137.5 137.5 145 137.5 357.5
10 Muhammad Iqbal Butt   Pakistan 82.50 100 105 105 105 95 100 102.5 102.5 130 135 135 130 337.5

New records

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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

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  1. ^ a b 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.