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

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Men's light heavyweight weightlifting
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Date29 July
Competitors15 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) El Sayed Nosseir  Egypt
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Louis Hostin  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jan Verheijen  Netherlands
← 1924
1932 →

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]

Records[edit]

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

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

Rank Weightlifter Nation Press Snatch Clean & jerk Total
#1 #2 #3 #1 #2 #3 #1 #2 #3
1st place, gold medalist(s) El Sayed Nosseir  Egypt 92.5 97.5 100 102.5 107.5 112.5 X (140) 140 142.5 355
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Louis Hostin  France 95 100 X (102.5) 102.5 107.5 110 132.5 137.5 142.5 352.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jan Verheijen  Netherlands X (90) X (95) 95 105 X (110) X (110) 132.5 137.5 X (142.5) 337.5
4 Jakob Vogt  Germany 100 X (102.5) X (105) 100 X (105) 105 130 X (135) X (135) 335
5 Václav Pšenička  Czechoslovakia 100 X (105) X (105) 100 105 X (110) 130 X (135) X (135) 335
6 Karl Freiberger  Austria 85 90 95 90 95 X (100) 125 X (132.5) 132.5 322.5
7 Pierre Vibert  France X (95) 95 X (100) 95 X (100) X (100) 125 X (130) X (130) 315
Josef Zeman  Austria 75 X (80) X (80) 95 102.5 105 130 135 X (140) 315
Karl Bierwirth  Germany 90 95 X (100) 95 X (105) X (110) 120 125 - 315
10 Otto Garnus  Switzerland 82.5 X (87.5) X (87.5) 90 95 X (100) 125 130 X (132.5) 307.5
11 Olaf Luiga  Estonia 80 X (85) X (85) 90 95 X (100) 130 X (135) X (135) 305
12 Willem Tholen  Netherlands X (80) 85 87.5 90 X (95) X (95) 115 120 X (125) 297.5
13 Jules Van Der Goten  Belgium 72.5 77.5 80 85 90 92.5 110 120 X (125) 292.5
14 Nic Scheitler  Luxembourg 80 85 X (90) 80 85 X (92.5) 105 X (110) - 275
15 Edmond Donzé  Switzerland 75 X (80) X (80) 77.5 82.5 X (85) X (100) 100 X (105) 257.5

References[edit]

  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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