The men's 82.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place on 27 July at Messuhalli.Official Report, p. 391. It was the seventh appearance of the light heavyweight 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 143 kg 1949 Snatch 153.5 kg 1951 Clean & Jerk 169 kg 1945 Total 425 kg Paris, France 19 October 1946Olympic record Press 130 kg London, United Kingdom 11 August 1948 Snatch 130 kg London, United Kingdom 11 August 1948 Clean & Jerk 157.5 kg London, United Kingdom 11 August 1948 Total 417.5 kg London, United Kingdom 11 August 1948
Results Rank Athlete Nation Bodyweight Press (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123Result123Result123Result 81.80 125 130 130 125 127.5 132.5 132.5 127.5 160 165 165 165 417.5 = 82.40 122.5 127.5 130 127.5 122.5 127.5 127.5 127.5 155 160 165 160 415 81.80 120 125 125 120 127.5 132.5 132.5 127.5 160 170 170 160 407.5 4 82.35 120 120 120 120 115 122.5 125 122.5 150 155 160 160 402.5 5 81.65 110 115 117.5 117.5 117.5 122.5 125 122.5 150 160 162.5 160 400 6 80.10 120 127.5 127.5 127.5 110 115 117.5 115 142.5 150 155 150 392.5 7 82.45 107.5 112.5 115 112.5 115 122.5 122.5 115 145 150 155 155 382.5 8 79.70 115 120 120 120 115 — — 115 145 152.5 — 145 380 9 80.45 100 105 110 105 115 115 122.5 122.5 150 155 155 150 377.5 10 80.50 110 110 115 115 110 115 117.5 115 140 145 147.5 147.5 377.5 11 82.50 97.5 102.5 105 102.5 107.5 115 117.5 115 137.5 145 145 145 362.5 12 80.95 115 120 120 115 102.5 107.5 110 107.5 132.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 360 13 82.40 105 110 110 105 105 110 115 110 140 145 150 145 360 14 82.45 100 105 105 100 110 115 115 110 142.5 142.5 150 142.5 352.5 15 81.80 87.5 92.5 95 95 105 110 110 110 135 140 145 140 345 16 82.50 102.5 107.5 107.5 107.5 100 105 105 100 132.5 137.5 140 137.5 345 17 82.30 95 100 102.5 100 97.5 102.5 107.5 107.5 127.5 135 142.5 135 342.5 18 82.45 90 95 97.5 95 102.5 102.5 107.5 102.5 127.5 132.5 132.5 132.5 330 19 82.20 87.5 92.5 92.5 87.5 102.5 102.5 107.5 107.5 125 130 135 130 325 20 80.40 105 112.5 112.5 105 107.5 107.5 — 107.5 — — — — 212.5 21 81.70 122.5 130 130 122.5 115 115 115 — — — — — 122.5 22 80.95 110 112.5 — 112.5 110 110 110 — — — — — 112.5 23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
New records Clean & Jerk165 kg Total417.5 kg =
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