The men's 75 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place on 10 August at the Empress Hall of the Earls Court Exhibition Centre.Official Report, p. 476. It was the sixth time the middleweight class competition was held, all at 75 kg.
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 127.5 kg 1948 Snatch 116.5 kg 1947 Clean & Jerk 153.5 kg 1947 Total 405 kg Philadelphia, United States 26–27 September 1947Olympic record Press 117.5 kg Berlin, Germany 5 August 1936 Snatch 120 kg Berlin, Germany 5 August 1936 Clean & Jerk 150 kg Berlin, Germany 5 August 1936 Total 387.5 kg Berlin, Germany 5 August 1936
Results Rank Athlete Nation Bodyweight Press (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123Result123Result123Result 73.08 110 115 117.5 117.5 112.5 117.5 120 120 142.5 150 152.5 152.5 73.25 100 105 105 105 112.5 117.5 122.5 122.5 150 155 165 155 382.5 Kim Sung-Jip 72.92 115 120 122.5 122.5 105 110 112.5 112.5 140 145 147.5 145 380 74.90 115 120 122.5 120 112.5 117.5 120 117.5 140 142.5 147.5 142.5 380 74.95 107.5 112.5 115 112.5 107.5 107.5 110 107.5 132.5 137.5 140 140 360 74.27 95 100 102.5 102.5 105 110 115 110 135 140 142.5 142.5 355 75.00 107.5 112.5 115 112.5 100 100 107.5 107.5 125 135 135 135 355 74.13 95 100 100 100 105 110 112.5 110 135 140 140 140 350 75.00 92.5 97.5 100 100 102.5 102.5 107.5 107.5 135 135 140 140 347.5 10 73.90 100 105 107.5 105 100 105 107.5 107.5 132.5 140 140 132.5 345 11 74.88 95 100 100 95 105 110 112.5 105 125 125 135 135 335 12 74.95 95 100 100 95 102.5 107.5 107.5 102.5 125 132.5 132.5 132.5 330 13 74.31 102.5 102.5 102.5 102.5 90 95 100 95 120 125 130 130 327.5 14 74.80 100 105 107.5 105 97.5 102.5 102.5 97.5 120 125 130 125 327.5 15 74.85 100 105 105 100 97.5 102.5 105 102.5 125 130 130 125 327.5 16 73.20 95 100 100 100 95 100 100 95 125 125 130 125 320 17 73.84 95 100 102.5 100 90 95 100 95 120 125 125 120 315 18 72.00 85 90 92.5 90 95 100 105 100 115 122.5 122.5 122.5 312.5 19 74.65 90 90 95 90 95 100 105 100 120 120 125 120 310 20 74.80 85 90 92.5 90 90 95 100 95 115 120 125 125 310 21 70.25 82.5 82.5 87.5 82.5 92.5 97.5 100 100 120 125 127.5 125 307.5 22 74.83 82.5 87.5 92.5 92.5 85 85 90 90 117.5 122.5 127.5 122.5 305 23 68.60 75 80 82.5 82.5 85 90 95 90 115 120 127.5 120 292.5 24 72.85 87.5 92.5 92.5 87.5 95 100 – 95 – – – 0 182.5
New records Press122.5 kg Snatch122.5 kgClean & Jerk155 kgTotal390 kg
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