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

Men's middleweight weightlifting
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
DateJuly 29
Competitors23 from 15 nations
Medalists
   France
   Italy
   Netherlands
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 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, July 29, 1928.

Records

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

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

Place Weightlifter Press Snatch Clean & jerk Total
1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3.
1  Roger François (FRA) 92.5 100 102.5 95 100 102.5 125 130 X (135) 335
2  Carlo Galimberti (ITA) 97.5 102.5 105 92.5 97.5 X (100) 130 X (135) X (135) 332.5
3  Guus Scheffer (NED) 92.5 X (97.5) 97.5 95 100 105 X (125) 125 X (130) 327.5
4  Franz Zinner (GER) 82.5 X (87.5) 87.5 100 X (105) X (105) 125 130 135 322.5
5  Gaston le Pût (FRA) 85 90 92.5 90 X (95) 95 115 120 125 312.5
6  Willy Hofmann (GER) 85 90 X (92.5) 90 95 X (100) 120 X (127.5) X (130) 305
7  Hussein Mokhtar (EGY) 90 X (95) X (95) 92.5 X (97.5) X (97.5) 120 X (125) X (125) 302.5
8  Jan Van Rompey (BEL) X (77.5) 92.5 X (97.5) X (82.5) X (85) 85 X (115) 115 X (120) 292.5
9  Joop Zalm (NED) 87.5 92.5 X (95) X (85) 85 X (90) X (107.5) X (107.5) 107.5 285
 Alfredo Pianta (ARG) 70 X (75) 75 80 85 90 110 115 120 285
11  M. Van der Goten (BEL) X (77.5) 77.5 X (82.5) 82.5 87.5 X (90) 110 115 X (120) 280
 Jan Kostrba (TCH) 75 80 X (85) 80 85 X (90) 110 115 X (120) 280
13  Leonhard Kukk (EST) 82.5 X (87.5) X (87.5) X (85) X (85) 85 110 X (125) X (125) 277.5
 Charles Attenborough (GBR) 77.5 82.5 87.5 77.5 82.5 85 102.5 107.5 110 277.5
15  Ernst Trinkler (SUI) 80 X (85) X (87.5) 80 X (85) X (85) 110 115 X (120) 275
 Pranas Vitonis (LTU) 85 X (90) X (90) X (82.5) X (85) 85 97.5 105 X (107.5) 275
17  Bohumil Sýkora (TCH) 70 X (75) X (75) 80 X (85) 85 110 115 X (120) 270
18  John Tooley (GBR) 70 X (75) X (75) 77.5 82.5 X (87.5) 105 110 X (115) 262.5
-  Hermann Eichholzer (SUI) 82.5 87.5 X (90) 90 95 X (100) X (117.5) X (117.5) X (117.5) -
-  Karl Hipfinger (AUT) 82.5 X (87.5) X (87.5) 95 X (100) X (100) X (130) X (130) X (130) -
-  Bertil Carlsson (SWE) X (77.5) X (82.5) 82.5 - - - - - - -
-  François Bremer (LUX) X (70) X (70) X (70) - - - - - - -
-  Franz Nitterl (AUT) X (80) X (80) X (80) - - - - - - -

References

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