The men's light heavyweight was a weightlifting event held as part of the Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. 1920 was the first time weightlifting was divided into weight categories. Light heavyweight was the second heaviest category, including weightlifters weighing up to 82.5 kilograms. A total of eleven weightlifters from nine nations competed in the event, which was held on 31 August 1920.[1]
| Men's light heavyweight weightlifting at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||||||||
| Date | 31 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
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Results edit
| Place | Weightlifter | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Ernest Cadine (FRA) |
70.0 | 90.0 | 135.0 | 295.0 |
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 Fridriech Hünenberger (SUI) |
75.0 | 90.0 | 112.5 | 275.0 |
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 Erik Pettersson (SWE) |
62.5 | 92.5 | 112.5 | 267.5 |
| 4 | Erik Carlsson (SWE) |
67.5 | 75.0 | 120.0 | 262.5 |
| 5 | Maurice Davène (FRA) |
65.0 | 70.0 | 115.0 | 250.0 |
| 6 |  Gino Mattiello (ITA) |
60.0 | 70.0 | 105.0 | 235.0 |
| 7 |  Jan Welter (NED) |
65.0 | 70.0 | 95.0 | 230.0 |
| 8 |  Jaroslav Dvořák (TCH) |
55.0 | 65.0 | 107.5 | 227.5 |
 Lionel Van De Roye (BEL) |
57.5 | 65.0 | 105.0 | 227.5 | |
| 10 |  Søren Petersen (DEN) |
55.0 | 57.5 | 105.0 | 217.5 |
| — |  Rudolf Ekström (FIN) |
70.0 | — | — | DNF |
References edit
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
Sources edit
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 7 May 2008.