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.Official Report, p. 476. 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).Official Report, p. 481.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record Press 109 kg 1948 Snatch 116.5 kg 1939 Clean & Jerk 153.5 kg 1939 Total 367.5 kg Paris, France 18–19 October 1946Olympic record Press 105 kg Berlin, Germany 2 August 1936 Snatch 105 kg Berlin, Germany 2 August 1936 Clean & Jerk 145 kg Berlin, Germany 2 August 1936 Total 342.5 kg Berlin, Germany 2 August 1936 342.5 kg Berlin, Germany 2 August 1936
Results Rank Athlete Nation Bodyweight Press (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123Result123Result123Result 65.74 92.5 97.5 97.5 97.5 107.5 112.5 115 115 140 145 147.5 147.5 67.10 100 105 105 105 102.5 107.5 110 110 135 140 145 145 67.13 90 95 95 90 105 110 110 110 130 135 140 140 340 67.17 97.5 102.5 105 102.5 102.5 107.5 107.5 102.5 130 135 137.5 135 340 67.46 102.5 107.5 110 107.5 100 105 105 100 125 130 130 125 332.5 Kim Chang-hui 66.42 90 95 97.5 95 95 100 102.5 100 130 135 140 135 330 Na Si-yun 66.47 90 95 95 90 95 100 100 100 130 135 140 140 330 66.62 95 100 102.5 100 95 100 100 95 127.5 132.5 132.5 127.5 322.5 66.91 95 95 100 100 95 100 100 95 127.5 132.5 132.5 127.5 322.5 10 66.94 85 90 92.5 90 92.5 97.5 100 97.5 120 125 127.5 127.5 315 11 67.22 90 95 97.5 95 90 95 97.5 97.5 122.5 127.5 127.5 122.5 315 12 66.88 87.5 92.5 95 92.5 90 95 100 95 120 125 127.5 125 312.5 13 65.52 90 95 95 95 90 95 95 95 115 120 – 120 310 14 67.38 85 90 90 85 95 100 102.5 102.5 120 120 125 120 307.5 15 67.45 82.5 82.5 87.5 82.5 100 105 107.5 105 120 120 130 120 307.5 16 66.95 90 95 95 90 90 95 97.5 95 115 120 125 120 305 17 66.90 85 90 90 85 87.5 92.5 92.5 92.5 115 120 122.5 122.5 300 18 67.16 85 90 90 90 85 90 95 90 115 120 125 120 300 19 66.21 85 90 90 85 92.5 97.5 97.5 92.5 117.5 122.5 125 117.5 295 20 67.5 80 85 90 85 85 90 92.5 90 110 115 120 120 295 21 63.79 80 85 87.5 85 70 75 80 80 102.5 107.5 112.5 107.5 275 22 66.58 92.5 97.5 97.5 92.5 92.5 97.5 – 92.5 117.5 117.5 – 0 185
New records Press107.5 kg Snatch115 kgClean & Jerk147.5 kgTotal360 kg
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