# Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg

The men's 75 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place on 10 August at the Empress Hall of the Earls Court Exhibition Centre. It was the sixth time the middleweight class competition was held, all at 75 kg.
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 | Stanley Stanczyk (USA) | 116.5 kg | | 1947 |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | Stanley Stanczyk (USA) | 153.5 kg | | 1947 |
| World record | Total | Stanley Stanczyk (USA) | 405 kg | Philadelphia, United States | 26–27 September 1947 |
| Olympic record | Press | Khadr El-Touni (EGY) | 117.5 kg | Berlin, Germany | 5 August 1936 |
| Olympic record | Snatch | Khadr El-Touni (EGY) | 120 kg | Berlin, Germany | 5 August 1936 |
| Olympic record | Clean & Jerk | Khadr El-Touni (EGY) | 150 kg | Berlin, Germany | 5 August 1936 |
| Olympic record | Total | Khadr El-Touni (EGY) | 387.5 kg | Berlin, Germany | 5 August 1936 |

## 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 |
| | Frank Spellman | United States | 73.08 | 110 | 115 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 120 | 120 | 142.5 | 150 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 390 OR |
| | Pete George | United States | 73.25 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 OR | 150 | 155 | 165 | 155 OR | 382.5 |
| | Kim Sung-Jip | South Korea | 72.92 | 115 | 120 | 122.5 | 122.5 OR | 105 | 110 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 140 | 145 | 147.5 | 145 | 380 |
| 4 | Khadr El-Touni | Egypt | 74.90 | 115 | 120 | 122.5 | 120 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 120 | 117.5 | 140 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 142.5 | 380 |
| 5 | Gerry Gratton | Canada | 74.95 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115 | 112.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 110 | 107.5 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 140 | 140 | 360 |
| 6 | Pierre Bouladou | France | 74.27 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 105 | 110 | 115 | 110 | 135 | 140 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 355 |
| 7 | Orlando Garrido | Cuba | 75.00 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115 | 112.5 | 100 | 100 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 125 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 355 |
| 8 | William Watson | Great Britain | 74.13 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 105 | 110 | 112.5 | 110 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 350 |
| 9 | Georges Firmin | France | 75.00 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 100 | 100 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 135 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 347.5 |
| 10 | Joe Sklar | Canada | 73.90 | 100 | 105 | 107.5 | 105 | 100 | 105 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 132.5 | 140 | 140 | 132.5 | 345 |
| 11 | Lennart Nelson | Sweden | 74.88 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 105 | 110 | 112.5 | 105 | 125 | 125 | 135 | 135 | 335 |
| 12 | Jan Smeekens | Netherlands | 74.95 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 102.5 | 125 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 330 |
| 13 | Nasser Mirghavami | Iran | 74.31 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 95 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 130 | 327.5 |
| 14 | Issy Bloomberg | South Africa | 74.80 | 100 | 105 | 107.5 | 105 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 97.5 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 125 | 327.5 |
| 15 | Ernie Peppiatt | Great Britain | 74.85 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 100 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 105 | 102.5 | 125 | 130 | 130 | 125 | 327.5 |
| 16 | Klement Schuh | Austria | 73.20 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 125 | 125 | 130 | 125 | 320 |
| 17 | Armando Rueda | Mexico | 73.84 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 100 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 95 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 120 | 315 |
| 18 | Julio Bonnet | Argentina | 72.00 | 85 | 90 | 92.5 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 105 | 100 | 115 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 312.5 |
| 19 | Fritz Mast | Switzerland | 74.65 | 90 | 90 | 95 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 105 | 100 | 120 | 120 | 125 | 120 | 310 |
| 20 | Juan Russo | Argentina | 74.80 | 85 | 90 | 92.5 | 90 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 95 | 115 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 310 |
| 21 | Orlando Chaves | Guyana | 70.25 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 87.5 | 82.5 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 100 | 100 | 120 | 125 | 127.5 | 125 | 307.5 |
| 22 | Muhammad Iqbal Butt | Pakistan | 74.83 | 82.5 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 122.5 | 305 |
| 23 | Roger Rubini | Switzerland | 68.60 | 75 | 80 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 90 | 115 | 120 | 127.5 | 120 | 292.5 |
| 24 | Jørgen Moritzen | Denmark | 72.85 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 87.5 | 95 | 100 | – | 95 | – | – | – | 0 | 182.5 |

## New records

| Press | 122.5 kg | Kim Sung-Jip (KOR) | OR |
| Snatch | 122.5 kg | Pete George (USA) | OR |
| Clean & Jerk | 155 kg | Pete George (USA) | OR |
| Total | 390 kg | Frank Spellman (USA) | OR |