Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg

Men's light heavyweight weightlifting at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue	Olympisch Stadion
Date	August 31
Competitors	11 from 9 nations
Medalists
Ernest Cadine   France   Fritz Hünenberger   Switzerland   Erik Pettersson   Sweden

Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics
−60 kg	men
−67.5 kg	men
−75 kg	men
−82.5 kg	men
+82.5 kg	men

The men's light heavyweight was a weightlifting event held as part of the Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. 1920 was the first time weightlifting was divided into weight categories. Light heavyweight was the second heaviest category, including weightlifters weighing up to 82.5 kilograms.

A total of 11 weightlifters from 9 nations competed in the event, which was held on August 31, 1920.

Results

Place	Weightlifter	1	2	3	Total
	Ernest Cadine (FRA)	70.0	90.0	135.0	295.0
	Fridriech Hünenberger (SUI)	75.0	90.0	112.5	275.0
	Erik Pettersson (SWE)	62.5	92.5	112.5	267.5
4	Erik Carlsson (SWE)	67.5	75.0	120.0	262.5
5	Maurice Devène (FRA)	65.0	70.0	115.0	250.0
6	Gino Mattiello (ITA)	60.0	70.0	105.0	235.0
7	Jan Welter (NED)	65.0	70.0	95.0	230.0
8	Jaroslav Dvořák (TCH)	55.0	65.0	107.5	227.5
	Lionel van den Roye (BEL)	57.5	65.0	105.0	227.5
10	Søren Petersen (DEN)	55.0	57.5	105.0	217.5
—	Rudolf Ekström (FIN)	70.0	—	—	DNF

References

• Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 7 May 2008.