The men's 82.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place on 26 November at the Royal Exhibition Building.Official Report, p. 642. It was the eighth appearance of the light heavyweight class.
Competition format
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 144 kg 1956 Snatch 136 kg 1953 Clean & Jerk 173 kg 1955 Total 435 kg Vienna, Austria 9 October 1954Olympic record Press 130 kg London, United Kingdom 11 August 1948 Snatch 130 kg London, United Kingdom 11 August 1948 Clean & Jerk 165 kg Helsinki, Finland 27 July 1952 Total 417.5 kg
Results
Rank Athlete Nation Bodyweight Press (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123Result123Result123Result 80.90 135 140 142.5 140 125 130 132.5 132.5 160 167.5 175 175 447.5 82.20 130 135 137.5 135 130 135 135 130 157.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 427.5 81.30 120 125 125 120 125 130 135 130 160 167.5 167.5 167.5 417.5 4 82.50 125 130 132.5 132.5 117.5 122.5 122.5 122.5 155 160 162.5 162.5 417.5 5 81.50 122.5 127.5 132.5 127.5 112.5 117.5 122.5 122.5 145 150 155 155 405 6 82.10 120 125 127.5 125 112.5 117.5 120 120 150 155 160 155 400 7 81.70 125 130 132.5 132.5 110 115 117.5 115 140 145 147.5 147.5 395 8 81.80 110 115 120 120 107.5 112.5 117.5 117.5 145 145 155 145 382.5 9 80.50 107.5 112.5 112.5 107.5 107.5 112.5 115 112.5 137.5 137.5 145 137.5 357.5 10 82.50 100 105 105 105 95 100 102.5 102.5 130 135 135 130 337.5
New records Press 140 kg Snatch 132.5 kg Clean & Jerk 175 kg Total 447.5 kg
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