Olympics · July 1952
Weightlifting at the 1952 Olympic Games
Weightlifting at the 1952 Olympic Games ran in Helsinki, Finland, from 25 to 27 July 1952. This page lists the medallists in its seven classes. Gold went to Ivan Udodov (56 kg), Rafael Chimishkyan (60 kg), Tommy Kono (67.5 kg), Pete George (75 kg), Trofim Lomakin (82.5 kg), Norbert Schemansky (90 kg) and John Davis (+90 kg).
- Medallists
- 21
- Classes
- 7
- Start date
- 25 Jul 1952
Medallists
Medallists by class
Each class lists its medallists and the nation each lifted for. Up to and including 1972 a total was made of more lifts than today's two: from 1928 the third was the press, in which the bar is pushed overhead from the shoulders with the arms alone, and the Games of 1920 and 1924 also counted one-hand lifts. Those totals are not shown.
Men's 56 kg, 1952 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Udodov Soviet Union |
| 2 |
 Mahmoud Namjoo Iran
|
| 3 |
Ali Mirzaei Iran
|
Men's 60 kg, 1952 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael Chimishkyan Soviet Union |
| 2 | Nikolay Saksonov Soviet Union |
| 3 |
 Rodney Wilkes Trinidad and Tobago
|
Men's 67.5 kg, 1952 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Tommy Kono United States
|
| 2 | Yevgeny Lopatin Soviet Union |
| 3 |
 Vern Barberis Australia
|
Men's 75 kg, 1952 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Pete George United States
|
| 2 |
 Gerry Gratton Canada
|
| 3 |
 Kim Sung-jip South Korea
|
Men's 82.5 kg, 1952 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Trofim Lomakin Soviet Union |
| 2 |
Stanley Stanczyk United States
|
| 3 | Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union |
Men's 90 kg, 1952 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Norbert Schemansky United States
|
| 2 | Grigory Novak Soviet Union |
| 3 |
Lennox Kilgour Trinidad and Tobago
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Men's +90 kg, 1952 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
John Davis United States
|
| 2 |
James Bradford United States
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| 3 |
 Humberto Selvetti Argentina
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