The men's heavyweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, and allowed weightlifters over 82.5 kilograms (181.5 pounds). The competition was held on Sunday, 31 July 1932. Six weightlifters from four nations competed.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Jaroslav Skobla Czechoslovakia
|
Václav Pšenička Czechoslovakia
|
Josef Straßberger Germany
|
Records edit
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | Press | 133 |  Rudolf Schilberg
|
Vienna (AUT) | 1931 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | >126 | ? | |||
| Clean & Jerk | 167 |  El Sayed Nosseir
|
Luxembourg City (LUX) | 1931 | |
| Total | 400 | El Sayed Nosseir
|
Cairo (EGY) | 1931 | |
| Olympic Record | Press | 122.5 |  Josef Straßberger
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 |
| Snatch | 110 |  Arnold Luhaäär
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Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 | |
| 110 | Josef Leppelt
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 | ||
| 110 | Hermann Volz
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 150 | Arnold Luhaäär
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 | |
| Total | 372.5 | Josef Straßberger
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 |
Josef Strassberger improved the standing Olympic record in press with 125 kilograms. Václav Pšenička bettered the Olympic record in snatch with 117.5 kilograms and Jaroslav Skobla set new Olympic records in clean and jerk with 152.5 kilograms and in total with 380 kilograms.
Results edit
All figures in kilograms.
| Place | Weightlifter | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | |||
| 1 |  Jaroslav Skobla (TCH) |
107.5 | 112.5 | X (115) | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115 | 150 | 152.5 | - | 380 |
| 2 | Václav Pšenička (TCH) |
110 | 112.5 | - | 110 | 115 | 117.5 | X (147.5) | 147.5 | X (152.5) | 377.5 |
| 3 |  Josef Straßberger (GER) |
115 | 120 | 125 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110 | 137.5 | X (142.5) | 142.5 | 377.5 |
| 4 |  Marcel Dumoulin (FRA) |
90 | 95 | X (97.5) | 102.5 | 107.5 | X (110) | 135 | 140 | X (145) | 342.5 |
| 5 |  Albert Manger (USA) |
90 | 95 | 100 | 87.5 | 92.5 | X (97.5) | 117.5 | 122.5 | X (127.5) | 315 |
| 6 | Howard Turbyfill (USA) |
77.5 | X (82.5) | X (82.5) | 95 | X (100) | X (100) | 127.5 | 132.5 | X (137.5) | 305 |
References edit
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
External links edit
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 30 October 2008.