| Date | 11 August 1948 |
|---|---|
| Location | Empress Hall, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Kensington, London |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Kilograms | o=success, x=failure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davis |  USA | 165.0 | o | ||||
| Norb Schemansky | USA | 160.0 | o | ||||
| Bram Charité |  NED | 150.0 | o | ||||
| Niels Petersen |  DEN | 150.0 | o | ||||
| Hanafi Moustafa |  EGY | 145.0 | o | ||||
| Hugo Vallarino |  ARG | 145.0 | o | ||||
| Robert Allart |  BEL | 140.0 | o | ||||
| Alfonso Parera |  CUB | 140.0 | o | ||||
| Carlos Domínguez |  PER | 135.0 | o | ||||
| Ray Magee |  AUS | 130.0 | o | ||||
| Franz Eibler |  AUT | 125.0 | o | ||||
| Muhammad Naqi Butt |  PAK | 120.0 | o | ||||
| Dandamudi Rajagopal |  IND | 112.5 | o | ||||
| Alf Knight |  GBR | 145.0 | x | ||||
| Piet Taljaard |  RSA | 140.0 | x | ||||
| Leopoldo Briola | ARG | 130.0 | x |
