Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg
Men's 56 kg at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Empress Hall (Earls Court Exhibition Centre) | ||||||||||||
Date | 9 August 1948 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 19 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning total | 307.5 kg WR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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56 kg | |
60 kg | |
67.5 kg | |
75 kg | |
82.5 kg | |
+82.5 kg | |
The men's 56 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place on 9 August at the Empress Hall of the Earls Court Exhibition Centre.[1] It was the first appearance of the bantamweight class, which was split off the featherweight (60 kg) class that had previously been the lightest. This was the first change in weight classes since their introduction in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[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 | ![]() |
106.5 kg | 1948 | |
Snatch | ![]() |
91 kg | 1948 | ||
Clean & Jerk | ![]() |
122.5 kg | 1948 | ||
Total | ![]() |
300 kg | Philadelphia, United States | 1947 | |
Olympic record | Press | New event | - | - | - |
Snatch | New event | - | - | - | |
Clean & Jerk | New event | - | - | - | |
Total | New event | - | - | - |
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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Joseph De Pietro | ![]() |
55.90 | 100 | 105 | 105 OR | 85 | 90 | 90 | 105 | 110 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 307.5 WR | ||
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Julian Creus | ![]() |
55.85 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 90 | 95 | 95 OR | 115 | 120 | 120 | 297.5 | |||
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Richard Tom | ![]() |
55.25 | 82.5 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 295 | |||
4 | Lee Gyu-hyeok | ![]() |
55.78 | 77.5 | 77.5 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 290 | ||||
5 | Mahmoud Namdjou | ![]() |
55.75 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 OR | 287.5 | ||||
6 | Marcel Thévenet | ![]() |
55.92 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 100 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 280 | ||
7 | Rosaire Smith | ![]() |
55.87 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 110 | 110 | 277.5 | ||||
8 | Maurice Crow | ![]() |
55.10 | 77.5 | 77.5 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 85 | 85 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110 | 110 | 272.5 | ||
9 | Keith Caple | ![]() |
55.16 | 77.5 | 77.5 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 85 | 85 | 100 | 110 | 110 | 272.5 | |||
10 | Pak Dong-uk | ![]() |
55.80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 272.5 | |||||
11 | Abdel Hamid Yacout | ![]() |
55.95 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 105 | 110 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 272.5 | |||
12 | Ernő Porubszky | ![]() |
56.00 | 67.5 | 72.5 | 72.5 | 80 | 85 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110 | 110 | 270 | |
13 | Abe Greenhalgh | ![]() |
55.90 | 85 | 90 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 75 | 75 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 267.5 | |||
14 | Einar Sundström | ![]() |
56.00 | 70 | 75 | 77.5 | 77.5 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 105 | 105 | 267.5 | |||
15 | Maung Win Maung | ![]() |
55.91 | 77.5 | 82.5 | - | 82.5 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 100 | 100 | 265 | |||
16 | Eugène Wattier | ![]() |
55.97 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 100 | 100 | 260 | ||||
17 | Josef Vojtech | ![]() |
55.64 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 100 | 100 | 255 | ||||||
18 | Pentti Kotvio | ![]() |
55.85 | 65 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 95 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 247.5 | ||||
19 | Marcelino Salas | ![]() |
55.38 | 60 | 60 | 70 | 70 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 230 |
New records
[edit]Press | 105 kg | ![]() |
OR |
Snatch | 95 kg | ![]() |
OR |
Clean & Jerk | 122.5 kg | ![]() |
OR |
Total | 307.5 kg | ![]() |
OR, WR |
References
[edit]- ^ Official Report, p. 476.
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ Official Report, p. 481.