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.Official Report, p. 476. It was the sixth time the light-heavyweight class competition was held, all at 82.5 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 141.5 kg 1947 Snatch 131.5 kg 1947 Clean & Jerk 169 kg 1945 Total 425 kg Paris, France 18–19 October 1946Olympic record Press 110 kg Berlin, Germany 3 August 1936 Snatch 117.5 kg Berlin, Germany 3 August 1936 Clean & Jerk 150 kg Berlin, Germany 3 August 1936 150 kg Berlin, Germany 3 August 1936 Total 372.5 kg Berlin, Germany 3 August 1936
Results Rank Athlete Nation Bodyweight Press (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123Result123Result123Result 80.66 122.5 127.5 130 130 122.5 130 132.5 130 157.5 165 165 157.5 417.5 80.85 105 110 110 110 112.5 117.5 117.5 117.5 142.5 150 152.5 152.5 380 82.49 105 110 112.5 110 115 120 120 120 145 150 150 145 375 82.20 100 105 107.5 107.5 107.5 112.5 115 112.5 142.5 147.5 150 150 370 81.42 100 105 107.5 105 105 110 115 115 135 142.5 147.5 147.5 367.5 80.84 105 110 112.5 112.5 105 110 112.5 112.5 135 140 145 140 365 80.98 95 100 102.5 100 110 115 117.5 115 140 145 145 140 355 81.15 102.5 107.5 110 110 100 105 110 110 130 135 140 135 355 82.24 105 110 115 110 105 110 110 105 135 140 140 140 355 10 82.40 95 100 102.5 102.5 105 110 112.5 112.5 135 140 142.5 140 355 11 82.50 97.5 102.5 102.5 97.5 107.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 140 150 150 140 350 11 82.50 97.5 102.5 105 102.5 100 105 107.5 107.5 132.5 137.5 140 140 350 13 79.92 90 95 95 95 102.5 107.5 107.5 107.5 137.5 145 145 145 347.5 14 82.09 95 100 100 100 107.5 112.5 112.5 107.5 135 140 140 135 342.5 15 80.75 97.5 97.5 102.5 97.5 97.5 102.5 102.5 102.5 127.5 132.5 135 132.5 332.5 16 Lee Yeong-hwan 81.39 100 105 105 100 105 105 110 105 145 145 145 0 205
New records Press130 kg Snatch130 kgClean & Jerk157.5 kgTotal417.5 kg
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