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

Men's light heavyweight weightlifting
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
DateJuly 29
Competitors15 from 10 nations
Medalists
   Egypt
   France
   Netherlands
Weightlifting at the
1928 Summer Olympics
−60 kg men
−67.5 kg men
−75 kg men
−82.5 kg men
+82.5 kg men

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, July 29, 1928.

Records

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) July 23, 1924
Snatch 102.5 France Charles Rigoulot Paris (FRA) July 23, 1924
Clean & Jerk 135 France Charles Rigoulot Paris (FRA) July 23, 1924
Total 322.5(*) France Charles Rigoulot Paris (FRA) July 23, 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

Place Weightlifter Press Snatch Clean & jerk Total
1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3.
1  El Sayed Nosseir (EGY) 92.5 97.5 100 102.5 107.5 112.5 X (140) 140 142.5 355
2  Louis Hostin (FRA) 95 100 X (102.5) 102.5 107.5 110 132.5 137.5 142.5 352.5
3  Jan Verheijen (NED) X (90) X (95) 95 105 X (110) X (110) 132.5 137.5 X (142.5) 337.5
4  Jakob Vogt (GER) 100 X (102.5) X (105) 100 X (105) 105 130 X (135) X (135) 335
5  Václav Pšenička (TCH) 100 X (105) X (105) 100 105 X (110) 130 X (135) X (135) 335
6  Karl Freiberger (AUT) 85 90 95 90 95 X (100) 125 X (132.5) 132.5 322.5
7  Pierre Vibert (FRA) X (95) 95 X (100) 95 X (100) X (100) 125 X (130) X (130) 315
 Josef Zemann (AUT) 75 X (80) X (80) 95 102.5 105 130 135 X (140) 315
 Karl Bierwirth (GER) 90 95 X (100) 95 X (105) X (110) 120 125 - 315
10  Otto Garnus (SUI) 82.5 X (87.5) X (87.5) 90 95 X (100) 125 130 X (132.5) 307.5
11  Olaf Luiga (EST) 80 X (85) X (85) 90 95 X (100) 130 X (135) X (135) 305
12  Willem Tholen (NED) X (80) 85 87.5 90 X (95) X (95) 115 120 X (125) 297.5
13  J. Van der Goten (BEL) 72.5 77.5 80 85 90 92.5 110 120 X (125) 292.5
14  Nic Scheitler (LUX) 80 85 X (90) 80 85 X (92.5) 105 X (110) - 275
15  E. Donzé (SUI) 75 X (80) X (80) 77.5 82.5 X (85) X (100) 100 X (105) 257.5

References

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