Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg

The men's 75 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place on 24 November at the Royal Exhibition Building.[1] It was the eighth appearance of the middleweight class.[2]

Men's 75 kg
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenueRoyal Exhibition Building
Date24 November 1956
Competitors16 from 15 nations
Winning total420 kg WR
Medalists
Fyodor Bogdanovsky  Soviet Union
Pete George  United States
Ermanno Pignatti  Italy
Weightlifting at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Men
56 kg
60 kg
67.5 kg
75 kg
82.5 kg
90 kg
+90 kg

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).[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Press  Fyodor Bogdanovsky (URS) 134 kg 1956
Snatch  Yury Duganov (URS) 133 kg 1955
Clean & Jerk  Tommy Kono (USA) 168.5 kg 1953
Total  Fyodor Bogdanovsky (URS) 415 kg 1956
Olympic record Press
122.5 kg
  • 10 August 1948
  • 26 July 1952
  • 26 July 1952
Snatch  Pete George (USA) 127.5 kg Helsinki, Finland 26 July 1952
Clean & Jerk  Pete George (USA) 157.5 kg Helsinki, Finland 26 July 1952
Total  Pete George (USA) 400 kg Helsinki, Finland 26 July 1952

Results
Rank Athlete Nation Body
weight		 Press (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
Fyodor Bogdanovsky Soviet Union74.80125130132.5132.5 OR117.5122.5125122.5157.5162.5165165 OR420 WR
Pete George United States74.40117.5122.5122.5122.5122.5127.5130127.5 =OR157.5162.5170162.5412.5
Ermanno Pignatti Italy74.10112.5117.5117.5117.5112.5117.5117.5117.5140145147.5147.5382.5
4Jan Bochenek Poland74.20115115120120107.5112.5115112.5142.5147.5150150382.5
5Kim Seong-jip South Korea74.30120125125125105110112.5110140145150145380
6Krzysztof Beck Poland74.50122.5127.5127.5122.5107.5107.5112.5112.5140145147.5145380
7Ibrahim Payrovi Iran74.80102.5107.5100107.5112.5117.5120117.5142.5147.5150147.5372.5
8Adrien Gilbert Canada74.70105110112.5112.5105112.5115115132.5137.5142.5142.5370
9Wong Kay Poh Singapore71.60100105107.5107.5112.5117.5117.5112.5140145150145365
10Jannie Greeff South Africa74.70115115120115102.5107.5112.5107.5137.5137.5142.5142.5365
11Winston McArthur Guyana75.0095100105100102.5107.5112.5112.5130140142.5140352.5
12Ko Bu-beng Republic of China72.209090959092.5100100100135145145135325
13Fred Baugh Australia74.30100107.5107.5107.595102.5102.595122.5122.5--122.5325
14Chan Pak Lum Malaya72.20100100100100100100102.5102.5Retired202.5
15Carlos Caballero Colombia69.8092.597.510097.5100105–100132.5132.5132.5–197.5
16Ingemar Franzén Sweden74.00110115115–Retired–

New records
Press 132.5 kg  Fyodor Bogdanovsky (URS) OR
Snatch 127.5 kg  Pete George (USA) =OR
Clean & Jerk 165 kg  Fyodor Bogdanovsky (URS) OR
Total 420 kg  Fyodor Bogdanovsky (URS) WR

References
  1. Official Report, p. 640.
  2. "Weightlifting at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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