The men's middleweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 75 kilograms (165 pounds). The competition was held on Sunday, 31 July 1932. Seven weightlifters from six nations competed.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Rudolf Ismayr Germany
|
Carlo Galimberti Italy
|
Karl Hipfinger Austria
|
Records edit
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | Press | >105.5 | ? | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | >112 |  Rudolf Ismayr
|
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| Clean & Jerk | 145 | Karl Hipfinger
|
Vienna (AUT) | 1931 | |
| Total | >352 | ? | |||
| Olympic Record | Press | 105 |  Carlo Galimberti
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 |
| Snatch | 105 |  Guus Scheffer
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 | |
| Clean & Jerk | 135 | Franz Zinner
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 | |
| Total | 335 |  Roger François
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 |
Karl Hipfinger set a new Olympic record in snatch with 107.5 kilograms and in clean and jerk with 140 kilograms. Rudolf Ismayr set a new Olympic record in total with 345 kilograms.
Results edit
All figures in kilograms.
| Place | Weightlifter | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | |||
| 1 |  Rudolf Ismayr (GER) |
95 | 102.5 | X (107.5) | 100 | 110 | X (115) | 132.5 | X (140) | X (140) | 345 |
| 2 |  Carlo Galimberti (ITA) |
95 | 102.5 | X (105) | 95 | 102.5 | 105 | 127.5 | X (132.5) | 132.5 | 340 |
| 3 |  Karl Hipfinger (AUT) |
85 | 90 | X (92.5) | 100 | 105 | 107.5 | 135 | 140 | X (145) | 337.5 |
| 4 |  Roger François (FRA) |
95 | 102.5 | X (105) | 95 | 102.5 | X (105) | X (125) | 125 | 130 | 335 |
| 5 |  Stanley Kratkowski (USA) |
82.5 | X (87.5) | X (87.5) | X (102.5) | 102.5 | X (110) | 120 | X (125) | X (125) | 335 |
| 6 |  Julio Juaneda (ARG) |
70 | 75 | X (80) | 85 | 90 | X (95) | 115 | 120 | X (125) | 285 |
| 7 | Sam Termine (USA) |
82.5 | 87.5 | X (90) | 100 | 105 | X (110) | X (132.5) | X (132.5) | X (132.5) | 192.5 |
References edit
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". 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 October 2008.