Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's +82.5 kg
Men's +82.5 kg at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Empress Hall (Earls Court Exhibition Centre) | ||||||||||||
Date | 11 August 1948 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 16 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning total | 452.5 kg OR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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Men | |
56 kg | |
60 kg | |
67.5 kg | |
75 kg | |
82.5 kg | |
+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 heavyweight class competition was held, all at over 82.5 kg.[2]
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
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Press | ![]() |
151 kg | 1948 | |
Snatch | ![]() |
139.5 kg | 1947 | ||
Clean & Jerk | ![]() |
174.5 kg | 1947 | ||
Total | ![]() |
455 kg | Philadelphia, United States | 26–27 September 1946 | |
Olympic record | Press | ![]() |
132.5 kg | Berlin, Germany | 5 August 1936 |
Snatch | ![]() |
127.5 kg | Berlin, Germany | 5 August 1936 | |
Clean & Jerk | ![]() |
165 kg | Berlin, Germany | 5 August 1936 | |
Total | ![]() |
410 kg | Berlin, Germany | 5 August 1936 |
Results
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Body weight |
Press (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | |||||
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John Davis | ![]() |
98.64 | 137.5 | — | 137.5 OR | 127.5 | 137.5 | 137.5 OR | 165 | 177.5 | 177.5 WR | 452.5 OR | |||
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Norbert Schemansky | ![]() |
92.61 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 160 | 170 | 170 | 425 | |||
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Abraham Charité | ![]() |
102.50 | 120 | 125 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 125 | 125 | 150 | 155 | 160 | 160 | 412.5 |
4 | Alfred Knight | ![]() |
99.20 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 145 | 155 | 155 | 390 | |||
5 | Hanafi Moustafa | ![]() |
102.60 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 120 | 120 | 110 | 115 | 115 | 145 | 150 | 150 | 385 | ||
6 | Niels Petersen | ![]() |
98.28 | 107.5 | 115 | 115 | 105 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 382.5 | |||
7 | Robert Allart | ![]() |
101.04 | 115 | 120 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 140 | 145 | 145 | 377.5 | ||
8 | Piet Taljaard | ![]() |
105.25 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 140 | 145 | 145 | 375 | |||
9 | Alfonso Parera | ![]() |
96.87 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 110 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 140 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 372.5 | ||
10 | Carlos Domínguez | ![]() |
97.00 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 105 | 105 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 362.5 | ||||
11 | Hugo Vallarino | ![]() |
101.08 | 100 | 100 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 145 | 145 | 357.5 | |||||
12 | Ray Magee | ![]() |
115.70 | 110 | 110 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 130 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 357.5 | ||||
13 | Leopoldo Briola | ![]() |
95.34 | 110 | 110 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 130 | 135 | 135 | 347.5 | ||||
14 | Franz Eibler | ![]() |
84.35 | 95 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 100 | 100 | 125 | 125 | 327.5 | |||||
15 | Muhammad Naqi Butt | ![]() |
86.15 | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 320 | |
16 | Dandamudi Rajagopal | ![]() |
91.70 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 305 |
New records
[edit]Press | 137.5 kg | ![]() |
OR |
Snatch | 137.5 kg | ![]() |
OR |
Clean & Jerk | 177.5 kg | ![]() |
WR, OR |
Total | 452.5 kg | ![]() |
OR |
References
[edit]- ^ Official Report, p. 476.
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ Official Report, p. 481.