Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics information
Weightlifting at the Olympics
Weightlifting
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Venue
Messuhalli
Dates
25–27 July 1952
Competitors
142 from 41 nations
← 1948
1956 →
The weightlifting competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only. The middle-heavyweight division was a newly created weight class, moving the heavyweight class up from 82.5 kg to 90 kg. The events were held at Messuhalli.[1]
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