The men's featherweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1936 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, 2 August 1936. Twenty-one weightlifters from 13 nations competed.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Anthony Terlazzo United States
|
Saleh Soliman Egypt
|
Ibrahim Shams Egypt
|
Records edit
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | Press | 95.5 |  Hans Wölpert
|
Benneckenstein (GER) | 1936 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | >97.5 |  Georgi Popov
|
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| Clean & Jerk | >125.5 | ? | |||
| Total | >297 | ? | |||
| Olympic Record | Press | 92.5 | Hans Wölpert
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Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 |
| 92.5 |  Giuseppe Conca
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 | ||
| Snatch | 90 |  Franz Andrysek
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Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 | |
| 90 | Pierino Gabetti
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Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 120 | Franz Andrysek
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 | |
| Total | 287.5 | Franz Andrysek
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Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 | |
| 287.5 |  Raymond Suvigny
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Los Angeles (USA) | 31 July 1932 |
Anthony Terlazzo and Georg Liebsch both equalized the standing Olympic record in press with 92.5 kilograms. Anthony Terlazzo and Anton Richter both improved the Olympic record in snatch with 97.5 kilograms. Saleh Soliman and Ibrahim Shams both bettered the Olympic record in clean and jerk with 125 kilograms, and Anthony Terlazzo set a new Olympic record in total with 312.5 kilograms.
Results edit
All figures in kilograms.
| Place | Weightlifter | Body weight | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | ||||
| 1 |  Anthony Terlazzo (USA) |
60.0 | 87.5 | 92.5 | X (95) | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | 122.5 | X (127.5) | X (127.5) | 312.5 |
| 2 |  Saleh Soliman (EGY) |
59.5 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 85 | 87.5 | X (92.5) | 95 | 115 | 122.5 | 125 | 305 |
| 3 | Ibrahim Shams (EGY) |
59.5 | 72.5 | 77.5 | 80 | 90 | 95 | X (97.5) | 120 | 125 | X (127.5) | 300 |
| 4 |  Anton Richter (AUT) |
59.8 | 72.5 | 77.5 | 80 | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | 120 | X (125) | X (125) | 297.5 |
| 5 |  Georg Liebsch (GER) |
59.4 | 87.5 | 92.5 | X (95) | 85 | X (90) | 90 | 107.5 | X (112.5) | X (112.5) | 290 |
| 6 |  Attilio Bescapè (ITA) |
60.0 | 80 | 85 | X (87.5) | 85 | 90 | X (92.5) | X (110) | 110 | X (115) | 287.5 |
| 7 | John Terry (USA) |
60.0 | 75 | X (80) | X (80) | 87.5 | X (92.5) | 92.5 | 115 | X (120) | 120 | 287.5 |
| 8 | Max Walter (GER) |
59.0 | 75 | X (80) | X (80) | X (90) | X (90) | 90 | 115 | X (122.5) | X (122.5) | 280 |
| 9 | Umberto Brizzi (ITA) |
60.0 | 80 | 85 | X (87.5) | 75 | 80 | 82.5 | X (110) | 110 | X (115) | 277.5 |
| 10 |  Marcel Baril (FRA) |
60.0 | 70 | 75 | X (77.5) | 82.5 | X (87.5) | 87.5 | 110 | 112.5 | X (115) | 275 |
| 11 | Antoine Verdu (FRA) |
60.0 | X (72.5) | 77.5 | X (80) | 82.5 | 87.5 | X (90) | X (110) | X (110) | 110 | 275 |
| 12 | Mathias Zahradka (AUT) |
59.7 | 75 | 80 | X (82.5) | 82.5 | X (87.5) | X (87.5) | 105 | X (110) | 110 | 272.5 |
| 13 |  Erm Lund (EST) |
59.8 | 67.5 | 72.5 | X (75) | 80 | X (85) | 85 | 107.5 | 112.5 | X (117.5) | 270 |
| 14 |  Alois Rigert (SUI) |
59.9 | 75 | 85 | X (87.5) | X (75) | 75 | 80 | 100 | X (105) | 105 | 270 |
| 15 |  Norman Holroyd (GBR) |
58.8 | 67.5 | 72.5 | X (75) | 70 | 75 | 80 | 105 | X (112.5) | X (112.5) | 262.5 |
| 16 |  Wong Seahkee (ROC) |
58.6 | 65 | 70 | X (72.5) | 75 | - | - | 105 | X (115) | X (115) | 255 |
| 17 |  Jenő Kuti (HUN) |
59.4 | 70 | X (75) | 75 | 70 | 75 | 77.5 | 90 | 95 | 100 | 252.5 |
| 18 |  František Šimůnek (TCH) |
60.0 | 65 | 70 | X (72.5) | X (75) | 75 | 80 | 95 | 100 | X (105) | 250 |
| 19 | Fred Marsh (GBR) |
59.4 | 67.5 | X (72.5) | X (72.5) | 77.5 | X (82.5) | X (82.5) | 102.5 | X (107.5) | X (110) | 247.5 |
| 20 | Seng Liang (ROC) |
59.4 | 72.5 | - | - | 70 | 75 | X (80) | X (90) | 95 | X (100) | 247.5 |
| 21 |  Franz Conrad (LUX) |
58.4 | 65 | X (70) | X (72.5) | 65 | - | - | X (90) | X (90) | 90 | 220 |
References edit
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1936 Berlin 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 31 October 2008.