# Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg

The men's 82.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place on 11 August at the Empress Hall of the Earls Court Exhibition Centre. It was the sixth time the light-heavyweight class competition was held, all at 82.5 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 | Grigory Novak (URS) | 141.5 kg | | 1947 |
| World record | Snatch | Grigory Novak (URS) | 131.5 kg | | 1947 |
| World record | Clean & Jerk | Henri Ferrari (FRA) | 169 kg | | 1945 |
| World record | Total | Grigory Novak (URS) | 425 kg | Paris, France | 18–19 October 1946 |
| Olympic record | Press | Louis Hostin (FRA) | 110 kg | Berlin, Germany | 3 August 1936 |
| Olympic record | Snatch | Louis Hostin (FRA) | 117.5 kg | Berlin, Germany | 3 August 1936 |
| Olympic record | Clean & Jerk | Eugen Deutsch (GER) | 150 kg | Berlin, Germany | 3 August 1936 |
| Olympic record | Clean & Jerk | Ibrahim Wasif (EGY) | 150 kg | Berlin, Germany | 3 August 1936 |
| Olympic record | Total | Louis Hostin (FRA) | 372.5 kg | Berlin, Germany | 3 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 |
| | Stanley Stanczyk | United States | 80.66 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 130 | 130 OR | 122.5 | 130 | 132.5 | 130 OR | 157.5 | 165 | 165 | 157.5 OR | 417.5 OR |
| | Harold Sakata | United States | 80.85 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 142.5 | 150 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 380 |
| | Gösta Magnusson | Sweden | 82.49 | 105 | 110 | 112.5 | 110 | 115 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 145 | 150 | 150 | 145 | 375 |
| 4 | Jean Debuf | France | 82.20 | 100 | 105 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115 | 112.5 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 150 | 150 | 370 |
| 5 | Osvaldo Forte | Argentina | 81.42 | 100 | 105 | 107.5 | 105 | 105 | 110 | 115 | 115 | 135 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 367.5 |
| 6 | Jack Varaleau | Canada | 80.84 | 105 | 110 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 105 | 110 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 135 | 140 | 145 | 140 | 365 |
| 7 | Juhani Vellamo | Finland | 80.98 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 100 | 110 | 115 | 117.5 | 115 | 140 | 145 | 145 | 140 | 355 |
| 8 | Rasoul Raisi | Iran | 81.15 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110 | 110 | 100 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 130 | 135 | 140 | 135 | 355 |
| 9 | Ernie Roe | Great Britain | 82.24 | 105 | 110 | 115 | 110 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 105 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 355 |
| 10 | László Buronyi | Hungary | 82.40 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 105 | 110 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 135 | 140 | 142.5 | 140 | 355 |
| 11 | Mohamed Ibrahim Saleh | Egypt | 82.50 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 97.5 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 140 | 150 | 150 | 140 | 350 |
| 11 | Raymond Herbaux | France | 82.50 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 105 | 102.5 | 100 | 105 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 140 | 140 | 350 |
| 13 | Wilhelm Pankl | Austria | 79.92 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 137.5 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 347.5 |
| 14 | Fritz Haller | Austria | 82.09 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 107.5 | 135 | 140 | 140 | 135 | 342.5 |
| 15 | Alex Bisiak | Peru | 80.75 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 135 | 132.5 | 332.5 |
| 16 | Lee Yeong-hwan | South Korea | 81.39 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 110 | 105 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 0 | 205 |

## New records

| Press | 130 kg | Stanley Stanczyk (USA) | OR |
| Snatch | 130 kg | Stanley Stanczyk (USA) | OR |
| Clean & Jerk | 157.5 kg | Stanley Stanczyk (USA) | OR |
| Total | 417.5 kg | Stanley Stanczyk (USA) | OR |