July 19- August 3, 1952. The 15th Summer Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland. On July 25, the Messuhalli Gym hosted the men's weightlifting competitions (weight category up to 56 kilograms). Center: Ivan Udodov, the first Soviet weightlifting champion, who won gold on the pedestal. Iranian weightlifters Mahmoud Namju and Ali Mirzai won silver and bronze each.
