Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Games: Next Summer Games
Host City: Helsinki, Finland
Venue(s): Exhibition Hall II, Helsinki
Date Started: July 27, 1952
Date Finished: July 27, 1952
| Gold: | Norb Schemansky |
| Silver: | Grigory Novak |
| Bronze: | Lennox Kilgour |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norb Schemansky | 28 | United States | USA | 140.0 | WR |
| 2T | Grigory Novak | 33 | Soviet Union | URS | 125.0 | |
| 2T | Mohamed Ibrahim Saleh | Egypt | EGY | 125.0 | ||
| 2T | Ken McDonald | 23 | Australia | AUS | 125.0 | |
| 5T | Lennox Kilgour | 25 | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | 120.0 | |
| 5T | Firouz Pojhan | 25 | Iran | IRI | 120.0 | |
| 7 | Luciano Zardi | 21 | Italy | ITA | 117.5 | |
| 8T | Francisco Rensonnet | Argentina | ARG | 112.5 | ||
| 8T | Jørgen Barth-Jørgensen | 20 | Norway | NOR | 112.5 | |
| 8T | Bruno Barabani | 19 | Brazil | BRA | 112.5 | |
| 11T | Theunis Jonck | South Africa | RSA | 110.0 | ||
| 11T | Kai Outa | 21 | Finland | FIN | 110.0 | |
| 11T | Jorge Soto | 30 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 110.0 | |
| 11T | Melville Barnett | 31 | Great Britain | GBR | 110.0 | |
| 11T | László Buronyi | Hungary | HUN | 110.0 | ||
| 16 | Börje Jeppsson | 23 | Sweden | SWE | 107.5 | |
| 17 | Kamineni Eswara Rao | 33 | India | IND | 105.0 | |
| 18 | Gheorghe Piţicaru | 26 | Romania | ROU | 102.5 | |
| 19 | Jens Jørn Mortensen | 25 | Denmark | DEN | 100.0 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | S/F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | Norb Schemansky | 28 | United States | USA | 130.0 | o | |
| AC | Mohamed Ibrahim Saleh | Egypt | EGY | 117.5 | o | ||
| AC | Ken McDonald | 23 | Australia | AUS | 115.0 | o | |
| AC | Lennox Kilgour | 25 | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | 112.5 | o | |
| AC | Francisco Rensonnet | Argentina | ARG | 112.5 | o | ||
| AC | Jørgen Barth-Jørgensen | 20 | Norway | NOR | 112.5 | o | |
| AC | Luciano Zardi | 21 | Italy | ITA | 110.0 | o | |
| AC | Kai Outa | 21 | Finland | FIN | 110.0 | o | |
| AC | Melville Barnett | 31 | Great Britain | GBR | 110.0 | o | |
| AC | László Buronyi | Hungary | HUN | 110.0 | o | ||
| AC | Bruno Barabani | 19 | Brazil | BRA | 107.5 | o | |
| AC | Theunis Jonck | South Africa | RSA | 105.0 | o | ||
| AC | Börje Jeppsson | 23 | Sweden | SWE | 102.5 | o | |
| AC | Jorge Soto | 30 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 102.5 | o | |
| AC | Jens Jørn Mortensen | 25 | Denmark | DEN | 100.0 | o | |
| AC | Gheorghe Piţicaru | 26 | Romania | ROU | 97.5 | o | |
| AC | Grigory Novak | 33 | Soviet Union | URS | 125.0 | x | |
| AC | Firouz Pojhan | 25 | Iran | IRI | 120.0 | x | |
| AC | Kamineni Eswara Rao | 33 | India | IND | 97.5 | x |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | S/F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | Norb Schemansky | 28 | United States | USA | 135.0 | o | |
| AC | Mohamed Ibrahim Saleh | Egypt | EGY | 122.5 | o | ||
| AC | Lennox Kilgour | 25 | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | 120.0 | o | |
| AC | Firouz Pojhan | 25 | Iran | IRI | 120.0 | o | |
| AC | Ken McDonald | 23 | Australia | AUS | 120.0 | o | |
| AC | Luciano Zardi | 21 | Italy | ITA | 115.0 | o | |
| AC | Theunis Jonck | South Africa | RSA | 110.0 | o | ||
| AC | Kamineni Eswara Rao | 33 | India | IND | 97.5 | o | |
| AC | Grigory Novak | 33 | Soviet Union | URS | 125.0 | x | |
| AC | Jørgen Barth-Jørgensen | 20 | Norway | NOR | 120.0 | x | |
| AC | Francisco Rensonnet | Argentina | ARG | 117.5 | x | ||
| AC | Kai Outa | 21 | Finland | FIN | 115.0 | x | |
| AC | Melville Barnett | 31 | Great Britain | GBR | 115.0 | x | |
| AC | László Buronyi | Hungary | HUN | 115.0 | x | ||
| AC | Bruno Barabani | 19 | Brazil | BRA | 112.5 | x | |
| AC | Jorge Soto | 30 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 110.0 | x | |
| AC | Börje Jeppsson | 23 | Sweden | SWE | 107.5 | x | |
| AC | Jens Jørn Mortensen | 25 | Denmark | DEN | 107.5 | x | |
| AC | Gheorghe Piţicaru | 26 | Romania | ROU | 102.5 | x |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | S/F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | Norb Schemansky | 28 | United States | USA | 140.0 | o | WR |
| AC | Grigory Novak | 33 | Soviet Union | URS | 125.0 | o | |
| AC | Mohamed Ibrahim Saleh | Egypt | EGY | 125.0 | o | ||
| AC | Ken McDonald | 23 | Australia | AUS | 125.0 | o | |
| AC | Luciano Zardi | 21 | Italy | ITA | 117.5 | o | |
| AC | Bruno Barabani | 19 | Brazil | BRA | 112.5 | o | |
| AC | Jorge Soto | 30 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 110.0 | o | |
| AC | Börje Jeppsson | 23 | Sweden | SWE | 107.5 | o | |
| AC | Kamineni Eswara Rao | 33 | India | IND | 105.0 | o | |
| AC | Gheorghe Piţicaru | 26 | Romania | ROU | 102.5 | o | |
| AC | Firouz Pojhan | 25 | Iran | IRI | 125.0 | x | |
| AC | Lennox Kilgour | 25 | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | 122.5 | x | |
| AC | Jørgen Barth-Jørgensen | 20 | Norway | NOR | 120.0 | x | |
| AC | Francisco Rensonnet | Argentina | ARG | 117.5 | x | ||
| AC | Theunis Jonck | South Africa | RSA | 115.0 | x | ||
| AC | Kai Outa | 21 | Finland | FIN | 115.0 | x | |
| AC | Melville Barnett | 31 | Great Britain | GBR | 115.0 | x | |
| AC | László Buronyi | Hungary | HUN | 115.0 | x | ||
| AC | Jens Jørn Mortensen | 25 | Denmark | DEN | 107.5 | x |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | S/F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | Norb Schemansky | 28 | United States | USA | 142.5 | x |