# 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 (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 | Tommy Kono (USA) | 144 kg | | 1956 |
| World record | Snatch | Arkady Vorobyov (URS) | 136 kg | | 1953 |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | Trofim Lomakin (URS) | 173 kg | | 1955 |
| World record | Total | Tommy Kono (USA) | 435 kg | Vienna, Austria | 9 October 1954 |
| Olympic record | Press | Stanley Stanczyk (USA) | 130 kg | London, United Kingdom | 11 August 1948 |
| Olympic record | Snatch | Stanley Stanczyk (USA) | 130 kg | London, United Kingdom | 11 August 1948 |
| Olympic record | Clean & Jerk | Trofim Lomakin (URS) | 165 kg | Helsinki, Finland | 27 July 1952 |
| Olympic record | Total | Stanley Stanczyk (USA) Trofim Lomakin (URS) | 417.5 kg | London, United KingdomHelsinki, Finland | 11 August 194827 July 1952 |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Body weight | Press (kg) | Press (kg) | Press (kg) | Press (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Total |
| | Tommy Kono | United States | 80.90 | 135 | 140 | 142.5 | 140 OR | 125 | 130 | 132.5 | 132.5 OR | 160 | 167.5 | 175 | 175 WR | 447.5 WR |
| | Vasilijs Stepanovs | Soviet Union | 82.20 | 130 | 135 | 137.5 | 135 | 130 | 135 | 135 | 130 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 427.5 |
| | Jim George | United States | 81.30 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 135 | 130 | 160 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 417.5 |
| 4 | Jalal Mansouri | Iran | 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 | Phil Caira | Great Britain | 81.50 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 127.5 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 145 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 405 |
| 6 | Václav Pšenička, Jr. | Czechoslovakia | 82.10 | 120 | 125 | 127.5 | 125 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 120 | 120 | 150 | 155 | 160 | 155 | 400 |
| 7 | Marcel Paterni | France | 81.70 | 125 | 130 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 110 | 115 | 117.5 | 115 | 140 | 145 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 395 |
| 8 | John Powell | Australia | 81.80 | 110 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 145 | 145 | 155 | 145 | 382.5 |
| 9 | Willy Claes | Belgium | 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 | Muhammad Iqbal Butt | Pakistan | 82.50 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 130 | 135 | 135 | 130 | 337.5 |

## New records

| Press | 140 kg | Tommy Kono (USA) | OR |
| Snatch | 132.5 kg | Tommy Kono (USA) | OR |
| Clean & Jerk | 175 kg | Tommy Kono (USA) | WR |
| Total | 447.5 kg | Tommy Kono (USA) | WR |