The men's 90 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place on 26 November at the Royal Exhibition Building.Official Report, p. 644. It was the second appearance of the middle heavyweight 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 146 kg 1956 Snatch 143 kg 1956 Clean & Jerk 181 kg 1953 Total 460 kg Vienna, Austria 9 October 1954Olympic record Press 140 kg Helsinki, Finland 27 July 1952 Snatch 140 kg Helsinki, Finland 27 July 1952 Clean & Jerk 177.5 kg Helsinki, Finland 27 July 1952 Total 445 kg Helsinki, Finland 27 July 1952
Results
Rank Athlete Nation Bodyweight Press (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123Result123Result123Result 89.80 140 145 147.5 147.5 137.5 142.5 142.5 137.5 170 175 177.5 177.5 = 462.5 88.80 140 140 145 140 137.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 165 165 185 165 442.5 87.60 122.5 127.5 130 130 122.5 127.5 130 127.5 162.5 167.5 – 167.5 425 4 89.50 127.5 135 140 140 122.5 127.5 130 127.5 157.5 162.5 162.5 157.5 425 5 88.60 127.5 132.5 135 132.5 120 125 125 120 155 155 160 155 407.5 6 Tan Kim Bee 86.20 112.5 117.5 117.5 117.5 115 122.5 127.5 122.5 150 155 160 155 395 7 89.10 122.5 127.5 132.5 127.5 112.5 117.5 122.5 117.5 140 145 150 145 390 8 89.70 117.5 117.5 122.5 122.5 117.5 122.5 122.5 117.5 150 150 155 150 390 9 88.20 110 115 115 115 112.5 117.5 120 117.5 145 152.5 157.5 152.5 385 9 88.20 120 125 130 125 110 115 115 110 150 150 160 150 385 11 Kamineni Eswara Rao 88.40 117.5 117.5 122.5 122.5 100 110 115 110 135 142.5 147.5 147.5 380 12 89.70 105 110 115 110 112.5 117.5 120 112.5 145 145 155 145 367.5 13 89.50 117.5 122.5 125 125 112.5 117.5 117.5 112.5 150 150 150 – 237.5 14 89.60 130 135 135 130 120 125 125 – Retired 130 15 Park Dong-cheol 87.60 115 120 122.5 120 120 125 125 – Retired 120
New records Press 147.5 kg Clean & Jerk 177.5 kg =Total 462.5 kg
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