The men's 67.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place on 26 July at Messuhalli.Official Report, p. 389. It was the seventh appearance of the lightweight class.
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).
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record Press 112 kg 1951 Snatch 116.5 kg 1939 Clean & Jerk 153.5 kg 1939 Total 367.5 kg Paris, France 18–19 October 1946Olympic record Press 107.5 kg London, United Kingdom 10 August 1948 Snatch 115 kg London, United Kingdom 10 August 1948 Clean & Jerk 147.5 kg London, United Kingdom 10 August 1948 Total 360 kg London, United Kingdom 10 August 1948
Results Rank Athlete Nation Bodyweight Press (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123Result123Result123Result 67.35 105 110 110 105 105 110 117.5 117.5 140 155 155 140 362.5 66.95 100 105 105 100 102.5 107.5 110 107.5 135 140 142.5 142.5 350 67.30 97.5 102.5 105 105 100 105 105 105 132.5 140 142.5 140 350 4 Kim Chang-hee 67.10 95 100 102.5 100 97.5 102.5 105 105 135 140 140 140 345 5 67.20 97.5 102.5 102.5 102.5 102.5 107.5 107.5 107.5 130 130 135 135 345 6 66.65 97.5 102.5 105 105 100 105 107.5 107.5 130 130 130 130 342.5 7 66.80 100 105 — 105 92.5 97.5 97.5 97.5 122.5 127.5 130 127.5 330 8 66.75 97.5 102.5 105 105 87.5 92.5 92.5 92.5 120 125 130 130 327.5 9 67.50 92.5 97.5 97.5 92.5 100 105 107.5 105 122.5 127.5 132.5 127.5 325 10 67.30 90 95 97.5 97.5 95 100 100 100 117.5 122.5 125 122.5 320 11 67.45 85 90 92.5 92.5 90 95 97.5 97.5 122.5 127.5 130 130 320 12 66.85 85 90 92.5 92.5 97.5 102.5 102.5 102.5 122.5 127.5 127.5 122.5 317.5 13 67.40 95 95 100 95 92.5 97.5 100 97.5 117.5 122.5 122.5 122.5 315 14 66.30 82.5 87.5 90 87.5 90 95 97.5 97.5 117.5 125 125 125 310 15 67.30 95 100 100 95 95 95 95 95 120 120 125 120 310 16 64.10 97.5 105 105 97.5 87.5 92.5 95 92.5 117.5 122.5 122.5 117.5 307.5 17 67.45 90 95 95 90 92.5 97.5 97.5 92.5 120 125 130 125 307.5 18 67.50 87.5 92.5 92.5 87.5 90 95 97.5 95 120 125 130 125 307.5 19 67.50 90 95 100 95 90 90 92.5 90 110 115 120 115 300 20 67.45 80 85 85 80 87.5 92.5 95 92.5 115 122.5 122.5 122.5 295 21 66.60 75 80 80 80 85 90 92.5 90 115 120 120 120 290 22 67.40 87.5 92.5 95 92.5 102.5 110 112.5 112.5 130 135 135 — 205 23 67.00 90 95 95 90 95 100 102.5 100 125 125 125 — 190 24 Thong Saw Pak 66.65 90 95 97.5 95 90 90 90 — — — — — 95
New records Snatch117.5 kg Total362.5 kg
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