Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's +90 kg

The men's +90 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place on 27 July at Messuhalli.[1] It was the seventh appearance of the heavyweight class, and the first at the new 90 kg weight. Previously, all weightlifters above 82.5 kg were included in the heavyweight class.[2]

Men's +90 kg at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Venue	Messuhalli
Date	27 July 1952
Competitors	13 from 11 nations
Winning total	460 kg OR
Medalists
John Davis  United States James Bradford  United States Humberto Selvetti  Argentina

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 (minimum of 5 kg between first and second attempts, 2.5 kg between second and third 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 (lighter athlete wins).[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record	Press	Doug Hepburn (CAN)	156.5 kg		1951
	Snatch	John Davis (USA)	149.5 kg		1951
	Clean & Jerk	John Davis (USA)	182 kg		1951
	Total	John Davis (USA)	481.5 kg		1951
Olympic record	Press	John Davis (USA)	137.5 kg	London, United Kingdom	11 August 1948
	Snatch	John Davis (USA)	137.5 kg	London, United Kingdom	11 August 1948
	Clean & Jerk	John Davis (USA)	177.5 kg	London, United Kingdom	11 August 1948
	Total	John Davis (USA)	452.5 kg	London, United Kingdom	11 August 1948

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Body weight	Press (kg)				Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
				1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
	John Davis	United States	104.35	117.5	145	150	150 OR	135	145	—	145 OR	165	182.5	182.5	165	460 OR
	James Bradford	United States	109.80	132.5	140	142.5	140	125	130	132.5	132.5	155	160	165	165	437.5
	Humberto Selvetti	Argentina	127.25	135	145	150	150 OR	115	120	120	120	150	157.5	162.5	162.5	432.5
4	Heinz Schattner	Germany	124.10	130	135	135	130	125	130	132.5	130	155	162.5	172.5	162.5	422.5
5	Dave Baillie	Canada	120.90	137.5	145	147.5	145	117.5	117.5	122.5	122.5	152.5	160	160	152.5	420
6	Norberto Ferreira	Argentina	129.50	135	140	142.5	140	115	115	115	115	145	150	155	155	410
7	Harold Cleghorn	New Zealand	109.35	130	130	135	130	117.5	122.5	122.5	117.5	152.5	157.5	157.5	152.5	400
8	Franz Hölbl	Austria	114.10	110	115	120	115	110	117.5	120	117.5	142.5	150	155	155	387.5
9	Lage Andersson	Sweden	114.40	120	125	130	125	105	105	110	110	140	145	150	145	380
10	Adelfino Mancinelli	Italy	120.00	122.5	127.5	130	127.5	105	110	110	105	135	140	145	140	372.5
11	Eino Mäkinen	Finland	99.40	102.5	107.5	110	110	105	110	115	110	140	147.5	152.5	147.5	367.5
12	Valdemar de Silveira	Brazil	105.80	112.5	117.5	117.5	112.5	110	115	115	110	140	145	145	140	362.5
13	Abraham Charité	Netherlands	102.25	110	115	120	115	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	115

New records

Press	150 kg	John Davis (USA)  Humberto Selvetti (ARG)	OR
Snatch	145 kg	John Davis (USA)	OR
Total	460 kg	John Davis (USA)	OR

References

1. Official Report, p. 395.
2. "Weightlifting at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2019.