Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's +90 kg

The men's +90 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place on 27 July at Messuhalli.Official Report, p. 395. It was the seventh appearance of the heavyweight class, and the first at the new 90 kg weight. Previously, all weightlifters above 82.5 kg were included in the 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 156.5 kg 1951 Snatch 149.5 kg 1951 Clean & Jerk 182 kg 1951 Total 481.5 kg 1951Olympic record Press 137.5 kg London, United Kingdom 11 August 1948 Snatch 137.5 kg London, United Kingdom 11 August 1948 Clean & Jerk 177.5 kg London, United Kingdom 11 August 1948 Total 452.5 kg London, United Kingdom 11 August 1948

Results Rank Athlete Nation Bodyweight Press (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123Result123Result123Result 104.35 117.5 145 150 150 135 145 — 145 165 182.5 182.5 165 460 109.80 132.5 140 142.5 140 125 130 132.5 132.5 155 160 165 165 437.5 127.25 135 145 150 150 115 120 120 120 150 157.5 162.5 162.5 432.5 4 124.10 130 135 135 130 125 130 132.5 130 155 162.5 172.5 162.5 422.5 5 120.90 137.5 145 147.5 145 117.5 117.5 122.5 122.5 152.5 160 160 152.5 420 6 129.50 135 140 142.5 140 115 115 115 115 145 150 155 155 410 7 109.35 130 130 135 130 117.5 122.5 122.5 117.5 152.5 157.5 157.5 152.5 400 8 114.10 110 115 120 115 110 117.5 120 117.5 142.5 150 155 155 387.5 9 114.40 120 125 130 125 105 105 110 110 140 145 150 145 380 10 120.00 122.5 127.5 130 127.5 105 110 110 105 135 140 145 140 372.5 11 99.40 102.5 107.5 110 110 105 110 115 110 140 147.5 152.5 147.5 367.5 12 105.80 112.5 117.5 117.5 112.5 110 115 115 110 140 145 145 140 362.5 13 102.25 110 115 120 115 — — — — — — — — 115

New records

Press150 kg Snatch145 kg Total460 kg

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