Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 67.5 kg


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. 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 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.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World recordPress123 kg1956
World recordSnatch125 kg1956
World recordClean & Jerk153.5 kg1939
World recordTotal382.5 kgMunich, West Germany13 October 1955
Olympic recordPress107.5 kgLondon, United Kingdom10 August 1948
Olympic recordSnatch117.5 kgHelsinki, Finland26 July 1952
Olympic recordClean & Jerk147.5 kgLondon, United Kingdom10 August 1948
Olympic recordTotal362.5 kgHelsinki, Finland26 July 1952

Results

New records