| Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| 60 kg | |
| 67.5 kg | |
| 75 kg | |
| 82.5 kg | |
| +82.5 kg | |
The men's middleweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. 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]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Rudolf Ismayr  Germany | Carlo Galimberti  Italy | Karl Hipfinger  Austria |
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 | |||
| 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.
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 |
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