# Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg

The men's 82.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place on 27 July at Messuhalli. It was the seventh appearance of the light heavyweight class.
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 | Grigory Novak (URS) | 143 kg | | 1949 |
| World record | Snatch | Arkady Vorobyov (URS) | 153.5 kg | | 1951 |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | Henri Ferrari (FRA) | 169 kg | | 1945 |
| World record | Total | Grigory Novak (URS) | 425 kg | Paris, France | 19 October 1946 |
| 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 | Stanley Stanczyk (USA) | 157.5 kg | London, United Kingdom | 11 August 1948 |
| Olympic record | Total | Stanley Stanczyk (USA) | 417.5 kg | London, United Kingdom | 11 August 1948 |

## 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 |
| | Trofim Lomakin | Soviet Union | 81.80 | 125 | 130 | 130 | 125 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 127.5 | 160 | 165 | 165 | 165 OR | 417.5 =OR |
| | Stanley Stanczyk | United States | 82.40 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 130 | 127.5 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 155 | 160 | 165 | 160 | 415 |
| | Arkady Vorobyov | Soviet Union | 81.80 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 120 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 127.5 | 160 | 170 | 170 | 160 | 407.5 |
| 4 | Mohammad Hassan Rahnavardi | Iran | 82.35 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 115 | 122.5 | 125 | 122.5 | 150 | 155 | 160 | 160 | 402.5 |
| 5 | Jean Debuf | France | 81.65 | 110 | 115 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 125 | 122.5 | 150 | 160 | 162.5 | 160 | 400 |
| 6 | Issy Bloomberg | South Africa | 80.10 | 120 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 110 | 115 | 117.5 | 115 | 142.5 | 150 | 155 | 150 | 392.5 |
| 7 | Osvaldo Forte | Argentina | 82.45 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115 | 112.5 | 115 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 115 | 145 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 382.5 |
| 8 | Clyde Emrich | United States | 79.70 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 115 | — | — | 115 | 145 | 152.5 | — | 145 | 380 |
| 9 | Mohamed Ali Abdel Kerim | Egypt | 80.45 | 100 | 105 | 110 | 105 | 115 | 115 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 150 | 377.5 |
| 10 | Georges Firmin | France | 80.50 | 110 | 110 | 115 | 115 | 110 | 115 | 117.5 | 115 | 140 | 145 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 377.5 |
| 11 | Hans Claussen | Germany | 82.50 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 105 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 115 | 117.5 | 115 | 137.5 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 362.5 |
| 12 | Armando Rueda | Mexico | 80.95 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 115 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110 | 107.5 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 360 |
| 13 | Augusto Fiorentini | Italy | 82.40 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 105 | 105 | 110 | 115 | 110 | 140 | 145 | 150 | 145 | 360 |
| 14 | Wilhelm Flenner | Austria | 82.45 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 100 | 110 | 115 | 115 | 110 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 150 | 142.5 | 352.5 |
| 15 | Josef Hantych | Czechoslovakia | 81.80 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 95 | 95 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 135 | 140 | 145 | 140 | 345 |
| 16 | Silvino Robin | Brazil | 82.50 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 100 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 140 | 137.5 | 345 |
| 17 | Cecil Moore | Guyana | 82.30 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 100 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 127.5 | 135 | 142.5 | 135 | 342.5 |
| 18 | Ilie Dancea | Romania | 82.45 | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | 95 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 102.5 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 330 |
| 19 | Czesław Białas | Poland | 82.20 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 87.5 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 125 | 130 | 135 | 130 | 325 |
| 20 | Jack Varaleau | Canada | 80.40 | 105 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 105 | 107.5 | 107.5 | — | 107.5 | — | — | — | — | 212.5 |
| 21 | Orlando Garrido | Cuba | 81.70 | 122.5 | 130 | 130 | 122.5 | 115 | 115 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | 122.5 |
| 22 | Sigvard Kinnunen | Sweden | 80.95 | 110 | 112.5 | — | 112.5 | 110 | 110 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | 112.5 |
| 23 | Juhani Vellamo | Finland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## New records

| Clean & Jerk | 165 kg | Trofim Lomakin (URS) | OR |
| Total | 417.5 kg | Trofim Lomakin (URS) | =OR |