# Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg

The men's 75 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place on 26 July at Messuhalli. It was the seventh appearance of the middleweight 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 | Khadr El-Touni (EGY) | 127.5 kg | | 1948 |
| World record | Snatch | J. Duganov (URS) | 129.5 kg | | 1952 |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | Pete George (USA) | 164.5 kg | | 1950 |
| World record | Total | Stanley Stanczyk (USA) | 405 kg | Philadelphia, United States | 26–27 September 1947 |
| Olympic record | Press | Kim Seong-jip (KOR) | 122.5 kg | London, United Kingdom | 10 August 1948 |
| Olympic record | Snatch | Pete George (USA) | 122.5 kg | London, United Kingdom | 10 August 1948 |
| Olympic record | Clean & Jerk | Pete George (USA) | 155 kg | London, United Kingdom | 10 August 1948 |
| Olympic record | Total | Frank Spellman (USA) | 390 kg | London, United Kingdom | 10 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 |
| | Pete George | United States | 72.80 | 105 | 110 | 115 | 115 | 120 | 125 | 127.5 | 127.5 OR | 150 | 157.5 | 165 | 157.5 OR | 400 OR |
| | Gerry Gratton | Canada | 74.80 | 115 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 122.5 =OR | 112.5 | 120 | 120 | 112.5 | 142.5 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 390 |
| | Kim Seong-jip | South Korea | 73.40 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 122.5 =OR | 105 | 110 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 140 | 145 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 382.5 |
| 4 | Ismail Ragab | Egypt | 73.85 | 110 | 115 | 117.5 | 115 | 110 | 115 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 145 | 145 | 150 | 150 | 382.5 |
| 5 | Moustafa Laham | Lebanon | 73.00 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115 | 115 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 120 | 112.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 150 | 142.5 | 370 |
| 6 | Åke Hedberg | Sweden | 72.70 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 105 | 135 | 145 | 150 | 150 | 357.5 |
| 7 | Ángel Sposato | Argentina | 73.85 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 105 | 110 | 112.5 | 110 | 135 | 140 | 145 | 140 | 357.5 |
| 8 | Jalal Mansouri | Iran | 74.95 | 105 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 107.5 | 135 | 140 | 145 | 140 | 357.5 |
| 9 | Frank Teräskari | Finland | 74.85 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 135 | 140 | 145 | 140 | 352.5 |
| 10 | André Dochy | France | 74.50 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110 | 107.5 | 135 | 140 | 142.5 | 140 | 350 |
| 11 | Václav Pšenička Jr. | Czechoslovakia | 74.75 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 105 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 130 | 140 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 350 |
| 12 | Jan Smeekens | Netherlands | 73.70 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 95 | 110 | 115 | 120 | 115 | 135 | 135 | 145 | 135 | 345 |
| 13 | Jørgen Moritzen | Denmark | 74.15 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 100 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 105 | 105 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 140 | 137.5 | 340 |
| 14 | Emmerich Bauer | Austria | 73.15 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 100 | 102.5 | 110 | 110 | 102.5 | 130 | 135 | 140 | 135 | 337.5 |
| 15 | Fred Giffin | Australia | 75.00 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 107.5 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 127.5 | 335 |
| 16 | Thor Olsen | Norway | 74.85 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 100 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 100 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 125 | 325 |
| 17 | Muhammad Iqbal Butt | Pakistan | 75.00 | 95 | 100 | — | 95 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 100 | 130 | 130 | 135 | 130 | 325 |
| 18 | Ilie Enciu | Romania | 74.30 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 97.5 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 100 | 97.5 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 130 | 127.5 | 322.5 |
| 19 | Walter Dossenbach | Switzerland | 74.40 | 85 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 85 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 100 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 312.5 |
| 20 | Jacques Flury | Switzerland | 74.50 | 80 | 85 | — | 85 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 117.5 | 125 | 130 | 125 | 310 |
| 21 | David Pimentel | Mexico | 74.35 | 102.5 | 110 | 110 | 102.5 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | — | 197.5 |

## New records

| Press | 122.5 kg | Gerry Gratton (CAN) Kim Seong-jip (KOR) | =OR |
| Snatch | 127.5 kg | Pete George (USA) | OR |
| Clearn & Jerk | 157.5 kg | Pete George (USA) | OR |
| Total | 400 kg | Pete George (USA) | OR |