Weightlifting at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games:

Men's Light-Heavyweight Military Press

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Host City: Tokyo, Japan
Venue(s): Shibuya Kokaido, Shibuya, Tokyo
Date Started: October 16, 1964
Date Finished: October 16, 1964

Gold:	Rudolf Plyukfelder
Silver:	Géza Tóth
Bronze:	Győző Veres

Military Press

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	K
1	Győző Veres	28	Hungary	HUN	155.0	OR
2	Gary Cleveland	22	United States	USA	152.5
3T	Rudolf Plyukfelder	36	Soviet Union	URS	150.0
3T	Kaarlo Kangasniemi	23	Finland	FIN	150.0
5	Marcel Paterni	28	France	FRA	147.5
6T	Géza Tóth	32	Hungary	HUN	145.0
6T	Jerzy Kaczkowski	26	Poland	POL	145.0
6T	Lee Hyeong-U	22	South Korea	KOR	145.0
9	Karl Arnold	23	Germany	GER	140.0
10T	Stancho Penchev	24	Bulgaria	BUL	135.0
10T	Mohamed Amer El-Hanafi	29	Egypt	EGY	135.0
12	Fortunato Rijna	26	Netherlands Antilles	AHO	132.5
13T	Sylvanus Blackman	31	Great Britain	GBR	130.0
13T	Gerhard Hastik	25	Austria	AUT	130.0
15T	René Battaglia	24	Monaco	MON	127.5
15T	George Vakakis	20	Australia	AUS	127.5
17T	Jaakko Kailajärvi	23	Finland	FIN	125.0
17T	George Manners	26	Great Britain	GBR	125.0
17T	Mustapha Adnane		Morocco	MAR	125.0
20	Artemio Rocamora	30	Philippines	PHI	122.5
21	Reza Estaki	27	Iran	IRI	120.0
22	Cheng Cheng-Chung	28	Chinese Taipei	TPE	115.0
23	Martín Eguiguren	23	Argentina	ARG	110.0
AC	Lim Hiang Kok	35	Malaysia	MAS		NVL

Military Press Lift #1

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	K	S/F
AC	Rudolf Plyukfelder	36	Soviet Union	URS	150.0	o
AC	Jerzy Kaczkowski	26	Poland	POL	145.0	o
AC	Gary Cleveland	22	United States	USA	145.0	o
AC	Kaarlo Kangasniemi	23	Finland	FIN	142.5	o
AC	Marcel Paterni	28	France	FRA	142.5	o
AC	Géza Tóth	32	Hungary	HUN	140.0	o
AC	Lee Hyeong-U	22	South Korea	KOR	140.0	o
AC	Sylvanus Blackman	31	Great Britain	GBR	130.0	o
AC	Mohamed Amer El-Hanafi	29	Egypt	EGY	130.0	o
AC	Fortunato Rijna	26	Netherlands Antilles	AHO	127.5	o
AC	George Manners	26	Great Britain	GBR	125.0	o
AC	Gerhard Hastik	25	Austria	AUT	125.0	o
AC	Reza Estaki	27	Iran	IRI	120.0	o
AC	René Battaglia	24	Monaco	MON	120.0	o
AC	Artemio Rocamora	30	Philippines	PHI	115.0	o
AC	Cheng Cheng-Chung	28	Chinese Taipei	TPE	115.0	o
AC	Győző Veres	28	Hungary	HUN	150.0	x
AC	Karl Arnold	23	Germany	GER	140.0	x
AC	Stancho Penchev	24	Bulgaria	BUL	135.0	x
AC	Jaakko Kailajärvi	23	Finland	FIN	125.0	x
AC	George Vakakis	20	Australia	AUS	122.5	x
AC	Lim Hiang Kok	35	Malaysia	MAS	122.5	x
AC	Mustapha Adnane		Morocco	MAR	120.0	x
AC	Martín Eguiguren	23	Argentina	ARG	110.0	x

Military Press Lift #2

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	K	S/F
AC	Győző Veres	28	Hungary	HUN	150.0	o
AC	Gary Cleveland	22	United States	USA	150.0	o
AC	Kaarlo Kangasniemi	23	Finland	FIN	147.5	o
AC	Lee Hyeong-U	22	South Korea	KOR	145.0	o
AC	Karl Arnold	23	Germany	GER	140.0	o
AC	Stancho Penchev	24	Bulgaria	BUL	135.0	o
AC	Mohamed Amer El-Hanafi	29	Egypt	EGY	135.0	o
AC	Gerhard Hastik	25	Austria	AUT	130.0	o
AC	Jaakko Kailajärvi	23	Finland	FIN	125.0	o
AC	René Battaglia	24	Monaco	MON	125.0	o
AC	Mustapha Adnane		Morocco	MAR	125.0	o
AC	George Vakakis	20	Australia	AUS	122.5	o
AC	Martín Eguiguren	23	Argentina	ARG	110.0	o
AC	Rudolf Plyukfelder	36	Soviet Union	URS	155.0	x
AC	Jerzy Kaczkowski	26	Poland	POL	150.0	x
AC	Marcel Paterni	28	France	FRA	147.5	x
AC	Géza Tóth	32	Hungary	HUN	145.0	x
AC	Sylvanus Blackman	31	Great Britain	GBR	137.5	x
AC	Fortunato Rijna	26	Netherlands Antilles	AHO	132.5	x
AC	George Manners	26	Great Britain	GBR	130.0	x
AC	Reza Estaki	27	Iran	IRI	125.0	x
AC	Artemio Rocamora	30	Philippines	PHI	122.5	x
AC	Cheng Cheng-Chung	28	Chinese Taipei	TPE	122.5	x
AC	Lim Hiang Kok	35	Malaysia	MAS	122.5	x

Military Press Lift #3

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	K	S/F
AC	Győző Veres	28	Hungary	HUN	155.0	o	OR
AC	Gary Cleveland	22	United States	USA	152.5	o
AC	Kaarlo Kangasniemi	23	Finland	FIN	150.0	o
AC	Marcel Paterni	28	France	FRA	147.5	o
AC	Géza Tóth	32	Hungary	HUN	145.0	o
AC	Fortunato Rijna	26	Netherlands Antilles	AHO	132.5	o
AC	René Battaglia	24	Monaco	MON	127.5	o
AC	George Vakakis	20	Australia	AUS	127.5	o
AC	Artemio Rocamora	30	Philippines	PHI	122.5	o
AC	Rudolf Plyukfelder	36	Soviet Union	URS	155.0	x
AC	Jerzy Kaczkowski	26	Poland	POL	150.0	x
AC	Lee Hyeong-U	22	South Korea	KOR	147.5	x
AC	Karl Arnold	23	Germany	GER	145.0	x
AC	Stancho Penchev	24	Bulgaria	BUL	140.0	x
AC	Sylvanus Blackman	31	Great Britain	GBR	137.5	x
AC	Mohamed Amer El-Hanafi	29	Egypt	EGY	137.5	x
AC	Gerhard Hastik	25	Austria	AUT	132.5	x
AC	George Manners	26	Great Britain	GBR	130.0	x
AC	Mustapha Adnane		Morocco	MAR	130.0	x
AC	Jaakko Kailajärvi	23	Finland	FIN	127.5	x
AC	Reza Estaki	27	Iran	IRI	125.0	x
AC	Cheng Cheng-Chung	28	Chinese Taipei	TPE	122.5	x
AC	Lim Hiang Kok	35	Malaysia	MAS	122.5	x
AC	Martín Eguiguren	23	Argentina	ARG	115.0	x

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