The men's featherweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 60 kilograms (132 pounds). The competition was held on Sunday, 31 July 1932. Six weightlifters from four nations competed.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Raymond Suvigny France
|
Hans Wölpert Germany
|
Anthony Terlazzo United States
|
Records edit
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | Press | 92.5 |  Hans Wölpert
|
Mannheim (GER) | 1924 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92.5 | Hans Wölpert
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 | ||
| 92.5 |  Giuseppe Conca
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 | ||
| Snatch | 95.5 |  Franz Janisch
|
Vienna (AUT) | 1931 | |
| Clean & Jerk | >122 | ? | |||
| Total | 287.5 | Franz Andrysek
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 | |
| 287.5 | Hans Wölpert
|
Breslau (GER) | 1930 | ||
| Olympic Record | Press | 92.5 | Hans Wölpert
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 |
| 92.5 | Giuseppe Conca
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 | ||
| Snatch | 90 | Franz Andrysek
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 | |
| 90 | Pierino Gabetti
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 120 | Franz Andrysek
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 | |
| Total | 287.5 | Franz Andrysek
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 |
No world or Olympic record was bettered at this Games. Raymond Suvigny equalized the standing world record in total with 287.5 kilograms.
Results edit
All figures in kilograms.
| Place | Weightlifter | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | |||
| 1 |  Raymond Suvigny (FRA) |
75 | 80 | 82.5 | 80 | 85 | 87.5 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 287.5 |
| 2 |  Hans Wölpert (GER) |
X (85) | 85 | X (87.5) | 80 | 85 | 87.5 | 105 | X (110) | 110 | 282.5 |
| 3 |  Anthony Terlazzo (USA) |
77.5 | 82.5 | X (85) | 80 | 85 | X (87.5) | 107.5 | 112.5 | X (117.5) | 280 |
| 4 | Helmut Schäfer (GER) |
72.5 | 77.5 | X (80) | 77.5 | X (82.5) | X (85) | 112.5 | X (120) | X (120) | 267.5 |
| 5 |  Attilio Bescapè (ITA) |
77.5 | 82.5 | X (85) | 77.5 | X (82.5) | X (82.5) | X (102.5) | 102.5 | - | 262.5 |
| 6 | Richard Bachtell (USA) |
70 | X (75) | X (75) | 75 | 80 | X (82.5) | 102.5 | X (107.5) | X (107.5) | 252.5 |
References edit
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Featherweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
Sources edit
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 28 March 2008.