Weightlifting at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's two hand lift

The men's two hand lift was a weightlifting event held as part of the Weightlifting at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time the event was held. Four athletes from two nations competed.[1]

Men's two handed weightlifting
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Perikles Kakousis wins the two hand lift competition.
VenueFrancis Field
Date3 September
Competitors4 from 2 nations
Winning weight111.70
Medalists
Perikles Kakousis
 Greece
Oscar Osthoff
 United States
Frank Kugler
 United States

Background

This was the second of two appearances of this two hand lift event. It was previously held in 1896.[2]

Competition format

In this weightlifting event, two hands were used in lifting the weights. Any style could be used.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Round
Saturday, 3 SeptemberFinal

Results

RankLifterNationWeight (kg)
Perikles Kakousis Greece111.70
Oscar Osthoff United States84.37
Frank Kugler United States79.61
4Oscar Olson United States67.81

References

  1. "Weightlifting at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Unlimited, Two Hands". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. "Unlimited, Two Hands, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

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