Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg


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. 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 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.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World recordPress144 kg1956
World recordSnatch136 kg1953
World recordClean & Jerk173 kg1955
World recordTotal435 kgVienna, Austria9 October 1954
Olympic recordPress130 kgLondon, United Kingdom11 August 1948
Olympic recordSnatch130 kgLondon, United Kingdom11 August 1948
Olympic recordClean & Jerk165 kgHelsinki, Finland27 July 1952
Olympic recordTotal417.5 kg

Results

New records