# Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 67.5 kg

The men's 67.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place on 26 July at Messuhalli. It was the seventh appearance of the lightweight 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 | N. Nikulin (URS) | 112 kg | | 1951 |
| World record | Snatch | Ibrahim Shams (EGY) | 116.5 kg | | 1939 |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | Ibrahim Shams (EGY) | 153.5 kg | | 1939 |
| World record | Total | Stanley Stanczyk (USA) | 367.5 kg | Paris, France | 18–19 October 1946 |
| Olympic record | Press | John Stuart (CAN) | 107.5 kg | London, United Kingdom | 10 August 1948 |
| Olympic record | Snatch | Ibrahim Shams (EGY) | 115 kg | London, United Kingdom | 10 August 1948 |
| Olympic record | Clean & Jerk | Ibrahim Shams (EGY) | 147.5 kg | London, United Kingdom | 10 August 1948 |
| Olympic record | Total | Ibrahim Shams (EGY) | 360 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 |
| | Tommy Kono | United States | 67.35 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 105 | 105 | 110 | 117.5 | 117.5 WR | 140 | 155 | 155 | 140 | 362.5 OR |
| | Yevgeny Lopatin | Soviet Union | 66.95 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 100 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110 | 107.5 | 135 | 140 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 350 |
| | Vern Barberis | Australia | 67.30 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 105 | 105 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 132.5 | 140 | 142.5 | 140 | 350 |
| 4 | Kim Chang-hee | South Korea | 67.10 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 100 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 105 | 105 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 345 |
| 5 | Hassan Ferdos | Iran | 67.20 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 130 | 130 | 135 | 135 | 345 |
| 6 | Abdel Qader El-Touni | Egypt | 66.65 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 105 | 105 | 100 | 105 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 342.5 |
| 7 | Johan Runge | Denmark | 66.80 | 100 | 105 | — | 105 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 130 | 127.5 | 330 |
| 8 | Thio Ging Hwie | Indonesia | 66.75 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 105 | 105 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 130 | 327.5 |
| 9 | Ermanno Pignatti | Italy | 67.50 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 92.5 | 100 | 105 | 107.5 | 105 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 127.5 | 325 |
| 10 | Alfonso Canti | Italy | 67.30 | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 125 | 122.5 | 320 |
| 11 | Robert Belza | Czechoslovakia | 67.45 | 85 | 90 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 130 | 130 | 320 |
| 12 | Arvid Andersson | Sweden | 66.85 | 85 | 90 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 122.5 | 317.5 |
| 13 | Barry Engelbrecht | South Africa | 67.40 | 95 | 95 | 100 | 95 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 100 | 97.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 315 |
| 14 | Nil Kyaw Yin | Burma | 66.30 | 82.5 | 87.5 | 90 | 87.5 | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 117.5 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 310 |
| 15 | Tauno Suoniemi | Finland | 67.30 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 120 | 120 | 125 | 120 | 310 |
| 16 | Antonio Hoffmann | Puerto Rico | 64.10 | 97.5 | 105 | 105 | 97.5 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 95 | 92.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 117.5 | 307.5 |
| 17 | Josef Tauchner | Austria | 67.45 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 92.5 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 125 | 307.5 |
| 18 | Yorrie Evans | Great Britain | 67.50 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 87.5 | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | 95 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 125 | 307.5 |
| 19 | Björn Heyn | Norway | 67.50 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 92.5 | 90 | 110 | 115 | 120 | 115 | 300 |
| 20 | Roger Rubini | Switzerland | 67.45 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 95 | 92.5 | 115 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 295 |
| 21 | Edward Ścigała | Poland | 66.60 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 85 | 90 | 92.5 | 90 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 290 |
| 22 | James Halliday | Great Britain | 67.40 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 95 | 92.5 | 102.5 | 110 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 130 | 135 | 135 | — | 205 |
| 23 | Toni Leuthe | Germany | 67.00 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 100 | 125 | 125 | 125 | — | 190 |
| 24 | Thong Saw Pak | Singapore | 66.65 | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 95 |

## New records

| Snatch | 117.5 kg | Tommy Kono (USA) | WR |
| Total | 362.5 kg | Tommy Kono (USA) | OR |