Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg
The men's 56 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place on 25 July at Messuhalli. It was the second appearance of the bantamweight class.
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 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.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.| World record | Press | 106.5 kg | 1948 | ||
| World record | Snatch | 98 kg | 1952 | ||
| World record | Clean & Jerk | 128 kg | Scheveningen, Netherlands | 1949 | |
| World record | Total | 315 kg | Scheveningen, Netherlands | 1949 | |
| Olympic record | Press | 105 kg | London, United Kingdom | 9 August 1948 | |
| Olympic record | Snatch | 95 kg | London, United Kingdom | 9 August 1948 | |
| Olympic record | Clean & Jerk | 122.5 kg | London, United Kingdom | 9 August 1948 | |
| Olympic record | Total | 307.5 kg | London, United Kingdom | 9 August 1948 |