Weightlifting at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games:

Men's Lightweight Military Press

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Host City: Helsinki, Finland
Venue(s): Exhibition Hall II, Helsinki
Date Started: July 26, 1952
Date Finished: July 26, 1952

Gold:	Tommy Kono
Silver:	Yevgeny Lopatin
Bronze:	Vern Barberis

Military Press

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	K
1T	Tommy Kono	22	United States	USA	105.0
1T	Vern Barberis	24	Australia	AUS	105.0
1T	Abdel Khadr El-Sayed El-Touni	28	Egypt	EGY	105.0
1T	Johan Runge	28	Denmark	DEN	105.0
1T	Thio Ging Hwie	28	Indonesia	INA	105.0
6	Hassan Ferdous	22	Iran	IRI	102.5
7T	Yevgeny Lopatin	34	Soviet Union	URS	100.0
7T	Kim Chang-Hui	31	South Korea	KOR	100.0
9T	Alfonso Canti	31	Italy	ITA	97.5
9T	Antonio Hoffmann	22	Puerto Rico	PUR	97.5
11T	Barrie Engelbrecht	27	South Africa	RSA	95.0
11T	Tauno Suoniemi	24	Finland	FIN	95.0
11T	Bjørn Heyn	23	Norway	NOR	95.0
11T	Thong Saw Pak		Singapore	SIN	95.0
15T	Ermanno Pignatti	30	Italy	ITA	92.5
15T	Robert Belza	25	Czechoslovakia	TCH	92.5
15T	Arvid Andersson	33	Sweden	SWE	92.5
15T	Jim Halliday	34	Great Britain	GBR	92.5
19T	Josef Tauchner	23	Austria	AUT	90.0
19T	Tony Leuthe	29	Germany	GER	90.0
21T	Nil Kyaw Yin	27	Myanmar	MYA	87.5
21T	Yorrie Evans	29	Great Britain	GBR	87.5
23T	Roger Rubini	32	Switzerland	SUI	80.0
23T	Edward Ścigała	26	Poland	POL	80.0

Military Press Lift #1

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	K	S/F
AC	Tommy Kono	22	United States	USA	105.0	o
AC	Yevgeny Lopatin	34	Soviet Union	URS	100.0	o
AC	Johan Runge	28	Denmark	DEN	100.0	o
AC	Vern Barberis	24	Australia	AUS	97.5	o
AC	Hassan Ferdous	22	Iran	IRI	97.5	o
AC	Abdel Khadr El-Sayed El-Touni	28	Egypt	EGY	97.5	o
AC	Thio Ging Hwie	28	Indonesia	INA	97.5	o
AC	Antonio Hoffmann	22	Puerto Rico	PUR	97.5	o
AC	Kim Chang-Hui	31	South Korea	KOR	95.0	o
AC	Tauno Suoniemi	24	Finland	FIN	95.0	o
AC	Ermanno Pignatti	30	Italy	ITA	92.5	o
AC	Alfonso Canti	31	Italy	ITA	90.0	o
AC	Josef Tauchner	23	Austria	AUT	90.0	o
AC	Bjørn Heyn	23	Norway	NOR	90.0	o
AC	Tony Leuthe	29	Germany	GER	90.0	o
AC	Thong Saw Pak		Singapore	SIN	90.0	o
AC	Yorrie Evans	29	Great Britain	GBR	87.5	o
AC	Jim Halliday	34	Great Britain	GBR	87.5	o
AC	Robert Belza	25	Czechoslovakia	TCH	85.0	o
AC	Arvid Andersson	33	Sweden	SWE	85.0	o
AC	Nil Kyaw Yin	27	Myanmar	MYA	82.5	o
AC	Roger Rubini	32	Switzerland	SUI	80.0	o
AC	Edward Ścigała	26	Poland	POL	75.0	o
AC	Barrie Engelbrecht	27	South Africa	RSA	95.0	x

Military Press Lift #2

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	K	S/F
AC	Johan Runge	28	Denmark	DEN	105.0	o
AC	Vern Barberis	24	Australia	AUS	102.5	o
AC	Abdel Khadr El-Sayed El-Touni	28	Egypt	EGY	102.5	o
AC	Thio Ging Hwie	28	Indonesia	INA	102.5	o
AC	Kim Chang-Hui	31	South Korea	KOR	100.0	o
AC	Alfonso Canti	31	Italy	ITA	95.0	o
AC	Barrie Engelbrecht	27	South Africa	RSA	95.0	o
AC	Bjørn Heyn	23	Norway	NOR	95.0	o
AC	Thong Saw Pak		Singapore	SIN	95.0	o
AC	Jim Halliday	34	Great Britain	GBR	92.5	o
AC	Robert Belza	25	Czechoslovakia	TCH	90.0	o
AC	Arvid Andersson	33	Sweden	SWE	90.0	o
AC	Nil Kyaw Yin	27	Myanmar	MYA	87.5	o
AC	Tommy Kono	22	United States	USA	110.0	x
AC	Yevgeny Lopatin	34	Soviet Union	URS	105.0	x
AC	Antonio Hoffmann	22	Puerto Rico	PUR	105.0	x
AC	Hassan Ferdous	22	Iran	IRI	102.5	x
AC	Tauno Suoniemi	24	Finland	FIN	100.0	x
AC	Ermanno Pignatti	30	Italy	ITA	97.5	x
AC	Josef Tauchner	23	Austria	AUT	95.0	x
AC	Tony Leuthe	29	Germany	GER	95.0	x
AC	Yorrie Evans	29	Great Britain	GBR	92.5	x
AC	Roger Rubini	32	Switzerland	SUI	85.0	x
AC	Edward Ścigała	26	Poland	POL	80.0	x

Military Press Lift #3

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	K	S/F
AC	Vern Barberis	24	Australia	AUS	105.0	o
AC	Abdel Khadr El-Sayed El-Touni	28	Egypt	EGY	105.0	o
AC	Thio Ging Hwie	28	Indonesia	INA	105.0	o
AC	Hassan Ferdous	22	Iran	IRI	102.5	o
AC	Alfonso Canti	31	Italy	ITA	97.5	o
AC	Robert Belza	25	Czechoslovakia	TCH	92.5	o
AC	Arvid Andersson	33	Sweden	SWE	92.5	o
AC	Edward Ścigała	26	Poland	POL	80.0	o
AC	Tommy Kono	22	United States	USA	110.0	x
AC	Yevgeny Lopatin	34	Soviet Union	URS	105.0	x
AC	Antonio Hoffmann	22	Puerto Rico	PUR	105.0	x
AC	Kim Chang-Hui	31	South Korea	KOR	102.5	x
AC	Barrie Engelbrecht	27	South Africa	RSA	100.0	x
AC	Tauno Suoniemi	24	Finland	FIN	100.0	x
AC	Bjørn Heyn	23	Norway	NOR	100.0	x
AC	Ermanno Pignatti	30	Italy	ITA	97.5	x
AC	Thong Saw Pak		Singapore	SIN	97.5	x
AC	Josef Tauchner	23	Austria	AUT	95.0	x
AC	Jim Halliday	34	Great Britain	GBR	95.0	x
AC	Tony Leuthe	29	Germany	GER	95.0	x
AC	Yorrie Evans	29	Great Britain	GBR	92.5	x
AC	Nil Kyaw Yin	27	Myanmar	MYA	90.0	x
AC	Roger Rubini	32	Switzerland	SUI	85.0	x

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