The men's +82.5 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place on 11 August at the Empress Hall of the Earls Court Exhibition Centre.

[1] It was the sixth time the heavyweight class competition was held, all at over 82.5 kg.

The best score for each lift was summed to give a total.

If two or more weightlifters finished with the same total, the competitors' body weights were used as the tie-breaker (lighter athlete wins).

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