| Men's lightweight weightlifting at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 28 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| −60 kg | men |
| −67.5 kg | men |
| −75 kg | men |
| −82.5 kg | men |
| +82.5 kg | men |
The men's lightweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 67.5 kilograms (148.8 pounds). The competition was held on Saturday, 28 July 1928. [1]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | Press | 100 | | Munich (GER) | 1926 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | 105 | | Koblenz (GER) | 1928 | |
| Clean & Jerk | 135 | | Vienna (AUT) | 1928 | |
| Total | 330 | | Koblenz (GER) | 1928 | |
| Olympic Record | Press | 85 | | Paris (FRA) | 22 July 1924 |
| Snatch | 90 | | Paris (FRA) | 22 July 1924 | |
| Clean & Jerk | 115 | | Paris (FRA) | 22 July 1924 | |
| Total | 277.5(*) | | Paris (FRA) | 22 July 1924 |
(*) Originally a five lift competition.
All four Olympic records were improved in this competition. Hans Haas and Kurt Helbig equalized the standing world record in clean and jerk.
All figures in kilograms.
| Rank | Weightlifter | Nation | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | ||||
| Hans Haas | 77.5 | 82.5 | 85 | 97.5 | 102.5 | X (105) | 130 | 135 | X (137.5) | 322.5 | ||
| Kurt Helbig | 85 | 90 | X (92.5) | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | 125 | 130 | 135 | 322.5 | ||
| Fernand Arnout | 80 | X (85) | 85 | 90 | X (95) | 97.5 | 115 | 120 | X (125) | 302.5 | ||
| 4 | Albert Aeschmann | 80 | 85 | 87.5 | 90 | X (95) | X (95) | 115 | 120 | X (125) | 297.5 | |
| 5 | Willi Reinfrank | X (85) | 85 | 90 | 90 | X (95) | X (95) | 120 | X (125) | X (125) | 295 | |
| 6 | Jules Meese | 85 | 90 | X (92.5) | 82.5 | X (87.5) | 87.5 | 110 | X (115) | 115 | 292.5 | |
| 7 | Anton Hangel | X (77.5) | X (77.5) | 77.5 | X (90) | 90 | X (97.5) | 120 | X (130) | X (130) | 287.5 | |
| 8 | Gastone Pierini | 85 | 90 | X (92.5) | X (82.5) | X (82.5) | 82.5 | 105 | X (110) | 110 | 282.5 | |
| 9 | Joseph Jaquenoud | 75 | 80 | X (82.5) | X (82.5) | 82.5 | X (87.5) | 100 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 262.5 | |
| 10 | Cor Tabak | 72.5 | X (77.5) | 77.5 | 77.5 | 82.5 | X (85) | 110 | 115 | X (117.5) | 270 | |
| 11 | Josef Matějček | 75 | 80 | 82.5 | 72.5 | 77.5 | X (80) | 100 | X (107.5) | 107.5 | 265 | |
| 12 | V. Van Hamme | 77.5 | - | - | 75 | X (80) | 80 | 105 | X (107.5) | - | 262.5 | |
| 13 | Menotti Pozzacchio | 70 | 75 | X (77.5) | 75 | 80 | X (82.5) | X (105) | 105 | X (110) | 260 | |
| 14 | Gerrit Roos | 75 | X (80) | X (80) | X (75) | 75 | X (80) | 105 | X (110) | X (110) | 255 | |
| 15 | Helge Sjögren | 65 | 70 | X (75) | 77.5 | X (82.5) | X (82.5) | X (105) | X (105) | 105 | 252.5 | |
| 16 | Henry Nissen | 65 | 70 | X (75) | 70 | 75 | X (80) | 95 | X (100) | 105 | 245 | |
| – | J. Adriaenssens | DNF | ||||||||||
| – | César Garibaldi | DNF | ||||||||||