Weightlifting at the 1948 London Summer Games:

Men's Lightweight Military Press

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Host City: London, Great Britain
Venue(s): Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Kensington, London
Date Started: August 10, 1948
Date Finished: August 10, 1948

Gold:	Ibrahim Hassanien Shams
Silver:	Attia Mohammed Hamouda
Bronze:	Jim Halliday

Military Press

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	K
1	John Stuart		Canada	CAN	107.5	OR
2	Attia Mohammed Hamouda		Egypt	EGY	105.0
3	John Terpak	36	United States	USA	102.5
4T	Joe Pitman	23	United States	USA	100.0
4T	George Espeut		Jamaica	JAM	100.0
6	Ibrahim Hassanien Shams	31	Egypt	EGY	97.5
7T	Ron Eland	25	Great Britain	GBR	95.0
7T	Kim Chang-Hui	27	South Korea	KOR	95.0
7T	René Aleman	34	France	FRA	95.0
10T	Giuseppe Colantuono	19	Italy	ITA	92.5
10T	Fernando Louro	26	Cuba	CUB	92.5
12T	Jim Halliday	30	Great Britain	GBR	90.0
12T	Na Si-Yun		South Korea	KOR	90.0
12T	Jørgen Fryd Petersen	23	Denmark	DEN	90.0
12T	Gonzalo Alvarado		Peru	PER	90.0
12T	Salvador Lopresti		Argentina	ARG	90.0
17T	Sigvard Kinnunen	28	Sweden	SWE	85.0
17T	Théophile Huyge	27	Belgium	BEL	85.0
17T	Asadollah Mihani	30	Iran	IRI	85.0
17T	Hugo D'Atri		Argentina	ARG	85.0
17T	Hugo Banda		Mexico	MEX	85.0
22	Frank Teräskari	27	Finland	FIN	82.5

Military Press Lift #1

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	K	S/F
AC	John Stuart		Canada	CAN	102.5	o
AC	Attia Mohammed Hamouda		Egypt	EGY	100.0	o
AC	John Terpak	36	United States	USA	97.5	o
AC	Joe Pitman	23	United States	USA	95.0	o
AC	Ibrahim Hassanien Shams	31	Egypt	EGY	92.5	o
AC	Fernando Louro	26	Cuba	CUB	92.5	o
AC	Jim Halliday	30	Great Britain	GBR	90.0	o
AC	Kim Chang-Hui	27	South Korea	KOR	90.0	o
AC	Na Si-Yun		South Korea	KOR	90.0	o
AC	René Aleman	34	France	FRA	90.0	o
AC	Ron Eland	25	Great Britain	GBR	90.0	o
AC	Gonzalo Alvarado		Peru	PER	90.0	o
AC	Giuseppe Colantuono	19	Italy	ITA	87.5	o
AC	Jørgen Fryd Petersen	23	Denmark	DEN	85.0	o
AC	Sigvard Kinnunen	28	Sweden	SWE	85.0	o
AC	Théophile Huyge	27	Belgium	BEL	85.0	o
AC	Salvador Lopresti		Argentina	ARG	85.0	o
AC	Asadollah Mihani	30	Iran	IRI	85.0	o
AC	Hugo D'Atri		Argentina	ARG	80.0	o
AC	Hugo Banda		Mexico	MEX	80.0	o
AC	George Espeut		Jamaica	JAM	95.0	x
AC	Frank Teräskari	27	Finland	FIN	82.5	x

Military Press Lift #2

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	K	S/F
AC	John Stuart		Canada	CAN	107.5	o	OR
AC	John Terpak	36	United States	USA	102.5	o
AC	Joe Pitman	23	United States	USA	100.0	o
AC	Kim Chang-Hui	27	South Korea	KOR	95.0	o
AC	George Espeut		Jamaica	JAM	95.0	o
AC	René Aleman	34	France	FRA	95.0	o
AC	Giuseppe Colantuono	19	Italy	ITA	92.5	o
AC	Jørgen Fryd Petersen	23	Denmark	DEN	90.0	o
AC	Hugo D'Atri		Argentina	ARG	85.0	o
AC	Hugo Banda		Mexico	MEX	85.0	o
AC	Frank Teräskari	27	Finland	FIN	82.5	o
AC	Attia Mohammed Hamouda		Egypt	EGY	105.0	x
AC	Ibrahim Hassanien Shams	31	Egypt	EGY	97.5	x
AC	Fernando Louro	26	Cuba	CUB	97.5	x
AC	Jim Halliday	30	Great Britain	GBR	95.0	x
AC	Na Si-Yun		South Korea	KOR	95.0	x
AC	Ron Eland	25	Great Britain	GBR	95.0	x
AC	Gonzalo Alvarado		Peru	PER	95.0	x
AC	Sigvard Kinnunen	28	Sweden	SWE	90.0	x
AC	Théophile Huyge	27	Belgium	BEL	90.0	x
AC	Salvador Lopresti		Argentina	ARG	90.0	x
AC	Asadollah Mihani	30	Iran	IRI	90.0	x

Military Press Lift #3

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	K	S/F
AC	Attia Mohammed Hamouda		Egypt	EGY	105.0	o
AC	George Espeut		Jamaica	JAM	100.0	o
AC	Ibrahim Hassanien Shams	31	Egypt	EGY	97.5	o
AC	Ron Eland	25	Great Britain	GBR	95.0	o
AC	Salvador Lopresti		Argentina	ARG	90.0	o
AC	John Stuart		Canada	CAN	110.0	x
AC	John Terpak	36	United States	USA	105.0	x
AC	Joe Pitman	23	United States	USA	102.5	x
AC	Kim Chang-Hui	27	South Korea	KOR	97.5	x
AC	René Aleman	34	France	FRA	97.5	x
AC	Fernando Louro	26	Cuba	CUB	97.5	x
AC	Jim Halliday	30	Great Britain	GBR	95.0	x
AC	Na Si-Yun		South Korea	KOR	95.0	x
AC	Giuseppe Colantuono	19	Italy	ITA	95.0	x
AC	Gonzalo Alvarado		Peru	PER	95.0	x
AC	Jørgen Fryd Petersen	23	Denmark	DEN	92.5	x
AC	Sigvard Kinnunen	28	Sweden	SWE	90.0	x
AC	Théophile Huyge	27	Belgium	BEL	90.0	x
AC	Asadollah Mihani	30	Iran	IRI	90.0	x
AC	Hugo D'Atri		Argentina	ARG	90.0	x
AC	Frank Teräskari	27	Finland	FIN	87.5	x
AC	Hugo Banda		Mexico	MEX	87.5	x

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