Weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg
| Weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics  | |
|---|---|
| −60 kg | men |
| −67.5 kg | men |
| −75 kg | men |
| −82.5 kg | men |
| +82.5 kg | men |
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, August 2, 1936.
Twenty-one weightlifters from 13 nations competed.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Anthony TerlazzoUnited States (USA) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Saleh SolimanEgypt (EGY) |
Ibrahim Shams Egypt (EGY) |
Records
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 |
Amsterdam (NED) | July 28, 1928 |
| 92.5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Giuseppe Conca |
Amsterdam (NED) | July 28, 1928 | ||
| Snatch | 90 |  Franz Andrysek |
Amsterdam (NED) | July 28, 1928 | |
| 90 | Pierino Gabetti |
Amsterdam (NED) | July 28, 1928 | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 120 | Franz Andrysek |
Amsterdam (NED) | July 28, 1928 | |
| Total | 287.5 | Franz Andrysek |
Amsterdam (NED) | July 28, 1928 | |
| 287.5 |  Raymond Suvigny |
Los Angeles (USA) | July 31, 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.Although they won as men, there was a young woman named Liselotte "Charlotte" Rickert, who also competed and was given a special gold medal as she lifted more than any man in this class. She was billed as the strongest woman in the world.
Results
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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | Frederick 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
- Olympic Report
- sports-reference
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 31 October 2008.
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