The men's 67.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place on 24 November at the Royal Exhibition Building.Official Report, p. 638. It was the eighth appearance of the lightweight 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 123 kg 1956 Snatch 125 kg 1956 Clean & Jerk 153.5 kg 1939 Total 382.5 kg Munich, West Germany 13 October 1955Olympic record Press 107.5 kg London, United Kingdom 10 August 1948 Snatch 117.5 kg Helsinki, Finland 26 July 1952 Clean & Jerk 147.5 kg London, United Kingdom 10 August 1948 Total 362.5 kg Helsinki, Finland 26 July 1952
Results
Rank Athlete Nation Bodyweight Press (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123Result123Result123Result 67.20 110 115 115 110 112.5 117.5 120 120 142.5 147.5 150 150 380 67.40 117.5 122.5 125 125 105 110 112.5 110 137.5 142.5 142.5 137.5 372.5 Kim Chang-hee 67.20 100 105 107.5 107.5 107.5 112.5 115 112.5 140 145 150 150 370 4 66.50 105 105 110 110 105 110 110 110 142.5 147.5 152.5 147.5 367.5 5 67.20 110 115 117.5 115 105 110 110 105 140 145 150 145 365 6 67.30 115 120 122.5 120 105 110 110 105 130 135 137.5 135 360 7 67.10 102.5 107.5 107.5 102.5 110 115 117.5 117.5 132.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 357.5 8 Nil Tun Maung 66.40 110 115 115 110 100 100 105 105 137.5 142.5 142.5 137.5 352.5 9 65.20 107.5 107.5 110 107.5 100 107.5 107.5 100 135 140 142.5 142.5 350 10 67.10 105 105 110 105 100 107.5 107.5 107.5 135 140 140 135 347.5 11 67.50 100 105 107.5 105 100 105 110 105 132.5 137.5 142.5 137.5 347.5 12 66.80 110 115 115 110 95 100 105 100 125 130 135 130 340 13 67.20 105 110 112.5 112.5 95 100 105 100 127.5 132.5 132.5 127.5 340 14 66.80 102.5 107.5 107.5 102.5 92.5 97.5 100 97.5 130 135 135 135 335 15 67.50 97.5 102.5 105 105 95 100 102.5 100 125 130 130 130 335 16 66.20 107.5 112.5 112.5 107.5 95 100 100 100 122.5 122.5 130 122.5 330 17 67.00 92.5 97.5 97.5 92.5 92.5 97.5 100 100 127.5 132.5 132.5 127.5 320 18 65.70 105 105 105 – 95 100 102.5 100 122.5 127.5 127.5 122.5 222.5
New records Press 125 kg Snatch 120 kg Clean & Jerk 150 kg Total 380 kg
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