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 | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 29 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
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Records edit
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 edit
| Rank | Weightlifter | Nation | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #2 | #3 | #1 | #2 | #3 | #1 | #2 | #3 | ||||
 |
El Sayed Nosseir |  Egypt |
92.5 | 97.5 | 100 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 112.5 | X (140) | 140 | 142.5 | 355 |
 |
Louis Hostin |  France |
95 | 100 | X (102.5) | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 352.5 |
 |
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
- ^ "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.
Sources edit
- Olympic Report Archived 12 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 31 March 2008.