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Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 67.5 kg

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Men's 67.5 kg
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenueRoyal Exhibition Building
Date24 November 1956
Competitors18 from 17 nations
Winning total380 kg OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ihor Rybak  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ravil Khabutdinov  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kim Chang-hee  South Korea
← 1952
1960 →

The men's 67.5 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 lightweight class.[2]

Competition format

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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

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

World record Press  Ravil Khabutdinov (URS) 123 kg 1956
Snatch  Nikolay Kostylev (URS) 125 kg 1956
Clean & Jerk  Ibrahim Shams (EGY) 153.5 kg 1939
Total  Nikolay Kostylev (URS) 382.5 kg Munich, West Germany 13 October 1955
Olympic record Press  John Stuart (CAN) 107.5 kg London, United Kingdom 10 August 1948
Snatch  Tommy Kono (USA) 117.5 kg Helsinki, Finland 26 July 1952
Clean & Jerk  Ibrahim Shams (EGY) 147.5 kg London, United Kingdom 10 August 1948
Total  Tommy Kono (USA) 362.5 kg Helsinki, Finland 26 July 1952

Results

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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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ihor Rybak  Soviet Union 67.20 110 115 115 110 112.5 117.5 120 120 OR 142.5 147.5 150 150 OR 380 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ravil Khabutdinov  Soviet Union 67.40 117.5 122.5 125 125 WR 105 110 112.5 110 137.5 142.5 142.5 137.5 372.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kim Chang-hee  South Korea 67.20 100 105 107.5 107.5 107.5 112.5 115 112.5 140 145 150 150 OR 370
4 Kenji Onuma  Japan 66.50 105 105 110 110 105 110 110 110 142.5 147.5 152.5 147.5 367.5
5 Henrik Tamraz  Iran 67.20 110 115 117.5 115 105 110 110 105 140 145 150 145 365
6 Jan Czepułkowski  Poland 67.30 115 120 122.5 120 105 110 110 105 130 135 137.5 135 360
7 Ivan Abadjiev  Bulgaria 67.10 102.5 107.5 107.5 102.5 110 115 117.5 117.5 132.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 357.5
8 Nil Tun Maung  Burma 66.40 110 115 115 110 100 100 105 105 137.5 142.5 142.5 137.5 352.5
9 Tiger Tan  Singapore 65.20 107.5 107.5 110 107.5 100 107.5 107.5 100 135 140 142.5 142.5 350
10 Josef Tauchner  Austria 67.10 105 105 110 105 100 107.5 107.5 107.5 135 140 140 135 347.5
11 Vern Barberis  Australia 67.50 100 105 107.5 105 100 105 110 105 132.5 137.5 142.5 137.5 347.5
12 Willi Kolb  United Team of Germany 66.80 110 115 115 110 95 100 105 100 125 130 135 130 340
13 Ben Helfgott  Great Britain 67.20 105 110 112.5 112.5 95 100 105 100 127.5 132.5 132.5 127.5 340
14 Américo Ferreira  Brazil 66.80 102.5 107.5 107.5 102.5 92.5 97.5 100 97.5 130 135 135 135 335
15 Roger Gerber  France 67.50 97.5 102.5 105 105 95 100 102.5 100 125 130 130 130 335
16 Luciano De Genova  Italy 66.20 107.5 112.5 112.5 107.5 95 100 100 100 122.5 122.5 130 122.5 330
17 Guillermo Balboa  Mexico 67.00 92.5 97.5 97.5 92.5 92.5 97.5 100 100 127.5 132.5 132.5 127.5 320
18 Ney López  Colombia 65.70 105 105 105 95 100 102.5 100 122.5 127.5 127.5 122.5 222.5

New records

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Press 125 kg  Ravil Khabutdinov (URS) WR
Snatch 120 kg  Ihor Rybak (URS) OR
Clean & Jerk 150 kg OR
Total 380 kg  Ihor Rybak (URS) OR

References

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  1. ^ a b Official Report, p. 638.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2019.