The men's 75 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place on 26 July at Messuhalli.Official Report, p. 390. It was the seventh appearance of the middleweight 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 127.5 kg 1948 Snatch 129.5 kg 1952 Clean & Jerk 164.5 kg 1950 Total 405 kg Philadelphia, United States 26–27 September 1947Olympic record Press 122.5 kg London, United Kingdom 10 August 1948 Snatch 122.5 kg London, United Kingdom 10 August 1948 Clean & Jerk 155 kg London, United Kingdom 10 August 1948 Total 390 kg London, United Kingdom 10 August 1948
Results Rank Athlete Nation Bodyweight Press (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123Result123Result123Result 72.80 105 110 115 115 120 125 127.5 127.5 150 157.5 165 157.5 400 74.80 115 122.5 127.5 122.5 = 112.5 120 120 112.5 142.5 150 155 155 390 Kim Seong-jip 73.40 122.5 127.5 127.5 122.5 = 105 110 112.5 112.5 140 145 147.5 147.5 382.5 4 73.85 110 115 117.5 115 110 115 117.5 117.5 145 145 150 150 382.5 5 73.00 107.5 112.5 115 115 112.5 117.5 120 112.5 142.5 142.5 150 142.5 370 6 72.70 95 100 102.5 102.5 105 110 110 105 135 145 150 150 357.5 7 73.85 102.5 107.5 107.5 107.5 105 110 112.5 110 135 140 145 140 357.5 8 74.95 105 105 110 110 107.5 112.5 112.5 107.5 135 140 145 140 357.5 9 74.85 95 100 102.5 102.5 105 110 110 110 135 140 145 140 352.5 10 74.50 95 100 102.5 102.5 102.5 107.5 110 107.5 135 140 142.5 140 350 11 74.75 92.5 97.5 100 100 100 105 107.5 107.5 130 140 142.5 142.5 350 12 73.70 90 95 100 95 110 115 120 115 135 135 145 135 345 13 74.15 92.5 97.5 100 97.5 97.5 102.5 105 105 132.5 137.5 140 137.5 340 14 73.15 95 100 102.5 100 102.5 110 110 102.5 130 135 140 135 337.5 15 75.00 107.5 112.5 112.5 107.5 95 100 100 100 122.5 127.5 132.5 127.5 335 16 74.85 95 100 102.5 100 95 100 102.5 100 120 125 130 125 325 17 75.00 95 100 — 95 95 100 102.5 100 130 130 135 130 325 18 74.30 97.5 97.5 102.5 97.5 92.5 97.5 100 97.5 122.5 127.5 130 127.5 322.5 19 74.40 85 92.5 92.5 85 95 100 102.5 100 122.5 127.5 127.5 127.5 312.5 20 74.50 80 85 — 85 95 100 100 100 117.5 125 130 125 310 21 74.35 102.5 110 110 102.5 95 100 100 95 122.5 122.5 122.5 — 197.5
New records Press122.5 kg = Snatch127.5 kg Clearn & Jerk157.5 kg Total400 kg
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