# Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg

The men's 75 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 middleweight 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 | Fyodor Bogdanovsky (URS) | 134 kg | | 1956 |
| World record | Snatch | Yury Duganov (URS) | 133 kg | | 1955 |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | Tommy Kono (USA) | 168.5 kg | | 1953 |
| World record | Total | Fyodor Bogdanovsky (URS) | 415 kg | | 1956 |
| Olympic record | Press | Kim Seong-jip (KOR) Kim Seong-jip (KOR) Gerry Gratton (CAN) | 122.5 kg | London, United KingdomHelsinki, FinlandHelsinki, Finland | 10 August 194826 July 195226 July 1952 |
| Olympic record | Snatch | Pete George (USA) | 127.5 kg | Helsinki, Finland | 26 July 1952 |
| Olympic record | Clean & Jerk | Pete George (USA) | 157.5 kg | Helsinki, Finland | 26 July 1952 |
| Olympic record | Total | Pete George (USA) | 400 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 |
| | Fyodor Bogdanovsky | Soviet Union | 74.80 | 125 | 130 | 132.5 | 132.5 OR | 117.5 | 122.5 | 125 | 122.5 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 165 | 165 OR | 420 WR |
| | Pete George | United States | 74.40 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 130 | 127.5 =OR | 157.5 | 162.5 | 170 | 162.5 | 412.5 |
| | Ermanno Pignatti | Italy | 74.10 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 140 | 145 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 382.5 |
| 4 | Jan Bochenek | Poland | 74.20 | 115 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115 | 112.5 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 150 | 150 | 382.5 |
| 5 | Kim Seong-jip | South Korea | 74.30 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 105 | 110 | 112.5 | 110 | 140 | 145 | 150 | 145 | 380 |
| 6 | Krzysztof Beck | Poland | 74.50 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 122.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 140 | 145 | 147.5 | 145 | 380 |
| 7 | Ibrahim Payrovi | Iran | 74.80 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 100 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 120 | 117.5 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 150 | 147.5 | 372.5 |
| 8 | Adrien Gilbert | Canada | 74.70 | 105 | 110 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 105 | 112.5 | 115 | 115 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 370 |
| 9 | Wong Kay Poh | Singapore | 71.60 | 100 | 105 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 112.5 | 140 | 145 | 150 | 145 | 365 |
| 10 | Jannie Greeff | South Africa | 74.70 | 115 | 115 | 120 | 115 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 107.5 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 365 |
| 11 | Winston McArthur | Guyana | 75.00 | 95 | 100 | 105 | 100 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 130 | 140 | 142.5 | 140 | 352.5 |
| 12 | Ko Bu-beng | Republic of China | 72.20 | 90 | 90 | 95 | 90 | 92.5 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 135 | 145 | 145 | 135 | 325 |
| 13 | Fred Baugh | Australia | 74.30 | 100 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 95 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 95 | 122.5 | 122.5 | -- | 122.5 | 325 |
| 14 | Chan Pak Lum | Malaya | 72.20 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 102.5 | 102.5 | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | 202.5 |
| 15 | Carlos Caballero | Colombia | 69.80 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 100 | 97.5 | 100 | 105 | – | 100 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | – | 197.5 |
| 16 | Ingemar Franzén | Sweden | 74.00 | 110 | 115 | 115 | – | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | – |

## New records

| Press | 132.5 kg | Fyodor Bogdanovsky (URS) | OR |
| Snatch | 127.5 kg | Pete George (USA) | =OR |
| Clean & Jerk | 165 kg | Fyodor Bogdanovsky (URS) | OR |
| Total | 420 kg | Fyodor Bogdanovsky (URS) | WR |