Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg

The men's middleweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1928 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, 29 July 1928.[1]

Men's middleweight weightlifting
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Date29 July
Competitors23 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Roger François  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carlo Galimberti  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Guus Scheffer  Netherlands
← 1924
1932 →

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World Record Press 103.5   Roger François Paris (FRA) 1928
Snatch 104.5   Hans Haas Vienna (AUT) 1927
Clean & Jerk 142.5   Karl Hipfinger Vienna (AUT) 1927
Total 330   Karl Hipfinger Vienna (AUT) 1927
Olympic Record Press 97.5   Carlo Galimberti Paris (FRA) 23 July 1924
97.5   Ahmed Samy Paris (FRA) 23 July 1924
Snatch 95   Carlo Galimberti Paris (FRA) 23 July 1924
Clean & Jerk 127.5   Carlo Galimberti Paris (FRA) 23 July 1924
127.5   Jaan Kikkas Paris (FRA) 23 July 1924
Total 320(*)   Carlo Galimberti Paris (FRA) 23 July 1924

(*) Originally a five lift competition.

All four Olympic records were improved in this competition. Carlo Galimberti set a new world record in press with 105 kilograms. Guus Scheffer set a new world record in snatch with 105 kilograms. In the total of the three lifts at first Carlo Galimberti set a new world record with 332.5 kilograms only to be improved by Roger François with 335 kilograms.

Results

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Rank Weightlifter Nation Press Snatch Clean & jerk Total
#1 #2 #3 #1 #2 #3 #1 #2 #3
  Roger François   France 92.5 100 102.5 95 100 102.5 125 130 X (135) 335
  Carlo Galimberti   Italy 97.5 102.5 105 92.5 97.5 X (100) 130 X (135) X (135) 332.5
  Guus Scheffer   Netherlands 92.5 X (97.5) 97.5 95 100 105 X (125) 125 X (130) 327.5
4 Franz Zinner   Germany 82.5 X (87.5) 87.5 100 X (105) X (105) 125 130 135 322.5
5 Gaston le Pût   France 85 90 92.5 90 X (95) 95 115 120 125 312.5
6 Willi Hoffmann   Germany 85 90 X (92.5) 90 95 X (100) 120 X (127.5) X (130) 305
7 Hussein Moukhtar   Egypt 90 X (95) X (95) 92.5 X (97.5) X (97.5) 120 X (125) X (125) 302.5
8 Jan Van Rompaey   Belgium X (77.5) 92.5 X (97.5) X (82.5) X (85) 85 X (115) 115 X (120) 292.5
9 Joop Zalm   Netherlands 87.5 92.5 X (95) X (85) 85 X (90) X (107.5) X (107.5) 107.5 285
Alfredo Pianta   Argentina 70 X (75) 75 80 85 90 110 115 120 285
11 M. Van der Goten   Belgium X (77.5) 77.5 X (82.5) 82.5 87.5 X (90) 110 115 X (120) 280
Jan Kostrba   Czechoslovakia 75 80 X (85) 80 85 X (90) 110 115 X (120) 280
13 Leonhard Kukk   Estonia 82.5 X (87.5) X (87.5) X (85) X (85) 85 110 X (125) X (125) 277.5
Charles Attenborough   Great Britain 77.5 82.5 87.5 77.5 82.5 85 102.5 107.5 110 277.5
15 Ernst Trinkler   Switzerland 80 X (85) X (87.5) 80 X (85) X (85) 110 115 X (120) 275
Povilas Vitonis   Lithuania 85 X (90) X (90) X (82.5) X (85) 85 97.5 105 X (107.5) 275
17 Bohumil Sýkora   Czechoslovakia 70 X (75) X (75) 80 X (85) 85 110 115 X (120) 270
18 John Tooley   Great Britain 70 X (75) X (75) 77.5 82.5 X (87.5) 105 110 X (115) 262.5
- Hermann Eichholzer   Switzerland 82.5 87.5 X (90) 90 95 X (100) X (117.5) X (117.5) X (117.5) -
- Karl Hipfinger   Austria 82.5 X (87.5) X (87.5) 95 X (100) X (100) X (130) X (130) X (130) -
- Bertil Carlsson   Sweden X (77.5) X (82.5) 82.5 - - - - - - -
- François Bremer   Luxembourg X (70) X (70) X (70) - - - - - - -
- Franz Nitterl   Austria X (80) X (80) X (80) - - - - - - -

References

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  1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

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