# Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 67.5 kg

The men's 67.5 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 lightweight class competition was held, all at 67.5 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 | Jeno (HUN) | 109 kg | | 1948 |
| 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 | Robert Fein (AUT) | 105 kg | Berlin, Germany | 2 August 1936 |
| Olympic record | Snatch | Anwar Mesbah (EGY) | 105 kg | Berlin, Germany | 2 August 1936 |
| Olympic record | Clean & Jerk | Anwar Mesbah (EGY) | 145 kg | Berlin, Germany | 2 August 1936 |
| Olympic record | Total | Anwar Mesbah (EGY) | 342.5 kg | Berlin, Germany | 2 August 1936 |
| Olympic record | Total | Robert Fein (AUT) | 342.5 kg | Berlin, Germany | 2 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 |
| | Ibrahim Shams | Egypt | 65.74 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115 | 115 OR | 140 | 145 | 147.5 | 147.5 OR | 360 OR |
| | Attia Hamouda | Egypt | 67.10 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110 | 110 | 135 | 140 | 145 | 145 | 360 OR |
| | James Halliday | Great Britain | 67.13 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 130 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 340 |
| 4 | John Terpak | United States | 67.17 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 105 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 102.5 | 130 | 135 | 137.5 | 135 | 340 |
| 5 | John Stuart | Canada | 67.46 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110 | 107.5 OR | 100 | 105 | 105 | 100 | 125 | 130 | 130 | 125 | 332.5 |
| 6 | Kim Chang-hui | South Korea | 66.42 | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | 95 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 100 | 130 | 135 | 140 | 135 | 330 |
| 7 | Na Si-yun | South Korea | 66.47 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 130 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 330 |
| 8 | Joe Pitman | United States | 66.62 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 100 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 127.5 | 322.5 |
| 9 | George Espeut | Jamaica | 66.91 | 95 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 127.5 | 322.5 |
| 10 | Jørgen Fryd Petersen | Denmark | 66.94 | 85 | 90 | 92.5 | 90 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 100 | 97.5 | 120 | 125 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 315 |
| 11 | René Aleman | France | 67.22 | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | 95 | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 122.5 | 315 |
| 12 | Giuseppe Colantuono | Italy | 66.88 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 95 | 92.5 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 95 | 120 | 125 | 127.5 | 125 | 312.5 |
| 13 | Ron Eland | Great Britain | 65.52 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 115 | 120 | – | 120 | 310 |
| 14 | Sigvard Kinnunen | Sweden | 67.38 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 120 | 120 | 125 | 120 | 307.5 |
| 15 | Frank Teräskari | Finland | 67.45 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 87.5 | 82.5 | 100 | 105 | 107.5 | 105 | 120 | 120 | 130 | 120 | 307.5 |
| 16 | Gonzalo Alvarado | Peru | 66.95 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | 95 | 115 | 120 | 125 | 120 | 305 |
| 17 | Théophile Huyge | Belgium | 66.90 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 115 | 120 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 300 |
| 18 | Salvador Lo Presti | Argentina | 67.16 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 90 | 115 | 120 | 125 | 120 | 300 |
| 19 | Asadollah Mihani | Iran | 66.21 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 92.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 125 | 117.5 | 295 |
| 20 | Hugo D'Atri | Argentina | 67.5 | 80 | 85 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 92.5 | 90 | 110 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 295 |
| 21 | Hugo Banda | Mexico | 63.79 | 80 | 85 | 87.5 | 85 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 107.5 | 275 |
| 22 | Fernando Louro | Cuba | 66.58 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 92.5 | 92.5 | 97.5 | – | 92.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | – | 0 | 185 |

## New records

| Press | 107.5 kg | John Stuart (CAN) | OR |
| Snatch | 115 kg | Ibrahim Shams (EGY) | OR |
| Clean & Jerk | 147.5 kg | Ibrahim Shams (EGY) | OR |
| Total | 360 kg | Ibrahim Shams (EGY) Attia Hamouda (EGY) | OR |