Weightlifting at the Olympics
| Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| 60 kg | |
| 67.5 kg | |
| 75 kg | |
| 82.5 kg | |
| +82.5 kg | |
The men's lightweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 67.5 kilograms (148.8 pounds). The competition was held on Saturday, 30 July 1932. Six weightlifters from four nations competed.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
René Duverger France
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Hans Haas Austria
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Gastone Pierini Italy
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Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | Press | 101 |  Khalil Yussef
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Cairo (EGY) | 1931 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | 105.5 | Robert Fein
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Vienna (AUT) | 1931 | |
| Clean & Jerk | ? | ||||
| Total | 330 |  Kurt Helbig
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Koblenz (GER) | 1928 | |
| Olympic Record | Press | 90 | Kurt Helbig
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Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 |
| 90 | Jules Meese
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Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 | ||
| 90 | Gastone Pierini
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Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 | ||
| 90 | Willi Reinfrank
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Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 | ||
| Snatch | 102.5 | Hans Haas
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Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 | |
| Clean & Jerk | 135 | Hans Haas
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Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 | |
| 135 | Kurt Helbig
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Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 | ||
| Total | 322.5 | Hans Haas
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Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 | |
| 322.5 | Kurt Helbig
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Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 |
René Duverger set a new Olympic record in press with 97.5 kilograms and in total with 325 kilograms.
Results
All figures in kilograms.
| Place | Weightlifter | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | |||
| 1 |  René Duverger (FRA) |
90 | 95 | 97.5 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 120 | 125 | X (130) | 325 |
| 2 |  Hans Haas (AUT) |
77.5 | 82.5 | X (85) | 95 | 100 | X (102.5) | 125 | X (130) | X (130) | 307.5 |
| 3 |  Gastone Pierini (ITA) |
87.5 | 92.5 | X (95) | 85 | 90 | X (92.5) | 115 | 120 | X (122.5) | 302.5 |
| 4 | Pierino Gabetti (ITA) |
77.5 | 82.5 | 85 | 90 | X (95) | 95 | X (120) | X (120) | 120 | 300 |
| 5 |  Arnie Sundberg (USA) |
72.5 | X (77.5) | 77.5 | 85 | 90 | X (92.5) | 112.5 | 117.5 | X (122.5) | 285 |
| 6 | Walter Zagurski (USA) |
77.5 | X (82.5) | 82.5 | X (85) | 85 | 90 | 112.5 | X (117.5) | X (117.5) | 285 |
References
- "Weightlifting at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
Sources
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 28 October 2008.
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