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Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg

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Men's 56 kg
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueEmpress Hall
(Earls Court Exhibition Centre)
Date9 August 1948
Competitors19 from 14 nations
Winning total307.5 kg WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joseph De Pietro  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Julian Creus  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Richard Tom  United States
1952 →

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

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

World record Press  Joseph De Pietro (USA) 106.5 kg 1948
Snatch  Julian Creus (GBR) 91 kg 1948
Clean & Jerk  Mahmoud Namdjou (IRI) 122.5 kg 1948
Total  Joseph De Pietro (USA) 300 kg Philadelphia, United States 1947
Olympic record Press New event
Snatch New event
Clean & Jerk New event
Total New event

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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joseph De Pietro  United States 55.90 100 105 107.5 105 OR 85 90 90 90 105 110 112.5 112.5 307.5 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Julian Creus  Great Britain 55.85 77.5 82.5 85 82.5 90 95 97.5 95 OR 115 120 122.5 120 297.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Richard Tom  United States 55.25 82.5 87.5 87.5 87.5 85 90 92.5 90 112.5 117.5 117.5 117.5 295
4 Lee Gyu-hyeok  South Korea 55.78 77.5 77.5 82.5 77.5 87.5 92.5 95 92.5 115 120 125 120 290
5 Mahmoud Namdjou  Iran 55.75 82.5 82.5 85 82.5 82.5 87.5 87.5 82.5 112.5 117.5 122.5 122.5 OR 287.5
6 Marcel Thévenet  France 55.92 85 90 92.5 90 75 80 82.5 80 100 105 110 110 280
7 Rosaire Smith  Canada 55.87 77.5 82.5 85 82.5 80 85 87.5 85 110 115 115 110 277.5
8 Maurice Crow  New Zealand 55.10 77.5 82.5 82.5 77.5 77.5 82.5 85 85 102.5 107.5 110 110 272.5
9 Keith Caple  Australia 55.16 77.5 77.5 77.5 77.5 77.5 82.5 85 85 100 110 112.5 110 272.5
10 Pak Dong-uk  South Korea 55.80 80 80 85 80 80 80 85 85 107.5 107.5 112.5 107.5 272.5
11 Abdel Hamid Yacout  Egypt 55.95 75 80 80 75 80 85 87.5 85 105 110 112.5 112.5 272.5
12 Ernő Porubszky  Hungary 56.00 67.5 72.5 75 72.5 80 85 87.5 87.5 102.5 107.5 110 110 270
13 Abe Greenhalgh  Great Britain 55.90 85 90 92.5 92.5 75 75 77.5 75 95 100 105 100 267.5
14 Einar Sundström  Finland 56.00 70 75 77.5 77.5 80 85 87.5 85 105 110 110 105 267.5
15 Maung Win Maung  Burma 55.91 77.5 82.5 82.5 77.5 82.5 85 82.5 100 105 105 100 265
16 Eugène Wattier  France 55.97 75 80 82.5 80 75 80 80 80 100 105 105 100 260
17 Josef Vojtech  Austria 55.64 75 80 82.5 80 75 75 80 75 100 105 105 100 255
18 Pentti Kotvio  Finland 55.85 65 70 70 65 75 80 80 80 95 102.5 105 102.5 247.5
19 Marcelino Salas  Mexico 55.38 60 65 65 60 70 75 75 70 95 100 102.5 100 230

New records

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Press 105 kg  Joseph De Pietro (USA) OR
Snatch 95 kg  Julian Creus (GBR) OR
Clean & Jerk 122.5 kg  Mahmoud Namdjou (IRI) OR
Total 307.5 kg  Joseph De Pietro (USA) OR, WR

References

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  1. ^ Official Report, p. 476.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 481.