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

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. It was the eighth appearance of the lightweight 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 | Ravil Khabutdinov (URS) | 123 kg | | 1956 |
| World record | Snatch | Nikolay Kostylev (URS) | 125 kg | | 1956 |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | Ibrahim Shams (EGY) | 153.5 kg | | 1939 |
| World record | 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 |
| Olympic record | Snatch | Tommy Kono (USA) | 117.5 kg | Helsinki, Finland | 26 July 1952 |
| Olympic record | Clean & Jerk | Ibrahim Shams (EGY) | 147.5 kg | London, United Kingdom | 10 August 1948 |
| Olympic record | Total | Tommy Kono (USA) | 362.5 kg | Helsinki, Finland | 26 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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

| Press | 125 kg | Ravil Khabutdinov (URS) | WR |
| Snatch | 120 kg | Ihor Rybak (URS) | OR |
| Clean & Jerk | 150 kg | Ihor Rybak (URS) Kim Chang-hee (KOR) | OR |
| Total | 380 kg | Ihor Rybak (URS) | OR |