Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 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.Official Report, p. 476. 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.

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).Official Report, p. 481.

Records 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 1947Olympic record Press New event – – – Snatch New event – – – Clean & Jerk New event – – – Total New event – – –

Results Rank Athlete Nation Bodyweight Press (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123Result123Result123Result 55.90 100 105 107.5 105 85 90 90 90 105 110 112.5 112.5 55.85 77.5 82.5 85 82.5 90 95 97.5 95 115 120 122.5 120 297.5 55.25 82.5 87.5 87.5 87.5 85 90 92.5 90 112.5 117.5 117.5 117.5 295 Lee Gyu-hyeok 55.78 77.5 77.5 82.5 77.5 87.5 92.5 95 92.5 115 120 125 120 290 55.75 82.5 82.5 85 82.5 82.5 87.5 87.5 82.5 112.5 117.5 122.5 122.5 287.5 55.92 85 90 92.5 90 75 80 82.5 80 100 105 110 110 280 55.87 77.5 82.5 85 82.5 80 85 87.5 85 110 115 115 110 277.5 55.10 77.5 82.5 82.5 77.5 77.5 82.5 85 85 102.5 107.5 110 110 272.5 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 55.80 80 80 85 80 80 80 85 85 107.5 107.5 112.5 107.5 272.5 11 Abdel Hamid Yacout 55.95 75 80 80 75 80 85 87.5 85 105 110 112.5 112.5 272.5 12 Ernő Porubszky 56.00 67.5 72.5 75 72.5 80 85 87.5 87.5 102.5 107.5 110 110 270 13 55.90 85 90 92.5 92.5 75 75 77.5 75 95 100 105 100 267.5 14 56.00 70 75 77.5 77.5 80 85 87.5 85 105 110 110 105 267.5 15 Maung Win Maung 55.91 77.5 82.5 – 82.5 77.5 82.5 85 82.5 100 105 105 100 265 16 Eugène Wattier 55.97 75 80 82.5 80 75 80 80 80 100 105 105 100 260 17 Josef Vojtech 55.64 75 80 82.5 80 75 75 80 75 100 105 105 100 255 18 Pentti Kotvio 55.85 65 70 70 65 75 80 80 80 95 102.5 105 102.5 247.5 19 Marcelino Salas 55.38 60 65 65 60 70 75 75 70 95 100 102.5 100 230

New records Press105 kg Snatch95 kgClean & Jerk122.5 kgTotal307.5 kg,

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