Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg

The men's light heavyweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 82.5 kilograms (181.5 pounds). The competition was held on Sunday, 29 July 1928.[1]

Men's light heavyweight weightlifting
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Date29 July
Competitors15 from 10 nations
Medalists
El Sayed Nosseir  Egypt
Louis Hostin  France
Jan Verheijen  Netherlands

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World Record Press ?
Snatch 110.5 Jakob Vogt Munich (GER) 1927
Clean & Jerk ?
Total 337.5 Jakob Vogt Koblenz (GER) 1928
Olympic Record Press 95 Leopold Friedrich Paris (FRA) 23 July 1924
Snatch 102.5 Charles Rigoulot Paris (FRA) 23 July 1924
Clean & Jerk 135 Charles Rigoulot Paris (FRA) 23 July 1924
Total 322.5(*) Charles Rigoulot Paris (FRA) 23 July 1924

(*) Originally a five lift competition.

All four Olympic records were improved in this competition. El Sayed Nosseir set a new world record in snatch with 112.5 kilograms and in the total of the three lifts with 355 kilograms.

Results

RankWeightlifterNationPressSnatchClean & jerkTotal
#1#2#3#1#2#3#1#2#3
El Sayed Nosseir Egypt92.597.5100102.5107.5112.5X (140)140142.5355
Louis Hostin France95100X (102.5)102.5107.5110132.5137.5142.5352.5
Jan Verheijen NetherlandsX (90)X (95)95105X (110)X (110)132.5137.5X (142.5)337.5
4Jakob Vogt Germany100X (102.5)X (105)100X (105)105130X (135)X (135)335
5Václav Pšenička Czechoslovakia100X (105)X (105)100105X (110)130X (135)X (135)335
6Karl Freiberger Austria8590959095X (100)125X (132.5)132.5322.5
7Pierre Vibert FranceX (95)95X (100)95X (100)X (100)125X (130)X (130)315
Josef Zeman Austria75X (80)X (80)95102.5105130135X (140)315
Karl Bierwirth Germany9095X (100)95X (105)X (110)120125-315
10Otto Garnus Switzerland82.5X (87.5)X (87.5)9095X (100)125130X (132.5)307.5
11Olaf Luiga Estonia80X (85)X (85)9095X (100)130X (135)X (135)305
12Willem Tholen NetherlandsX (80)8587.590X (95)X (95)115120X (125)297.5
13Jules Van Der Goten Belgium72.577.580859092.5110120X (125)292.5
14Nic Scheitler Luxembourg8085X (90)8085X (92.5)105X (110)-275
15Edmond Donzé Switzerland75X (80)X (80)77.582.5X (85)X (100)100X (105)257.5

References

  1. "Weightlifting at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

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