The men's +90 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place on 27 July at Messuhalli.

[1] It was the seventh appearance of the heavyweight class, and the first at the new 90 kg weight.

Previously, all weightlifters above 82.5 kg were included in the heavyweight class.

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

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