Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's 67.5 kg
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The men's lightweight event was part of the weightlifting programme
at the 1928 Summer Olympics
. 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, July 28, 1928.
Sixteen weightlifters from eleven nations competed.
(*) 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.
Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam consisted of five weight classes, all for men only. The competitions were held on Saturday, July 28, 1928 and on Sunday, July 29, 1928.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...
at the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
. 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, July 28, 1928.
Sixteen weightlifters from eleven nations competed.
Medalists
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Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.| World Record | Press | 100 |  Hans WölpertHans Wölpert Johannes "Hans" Wölpert was a German weightlifter who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the bronze medal in the featherweight class.... |
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| Snatch | 105 | Kurt Helbig Kurt Helbig Kurt Helbig was a German weightlifter who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He died in Berlin.In 1928 he won the gold medal in the lightweight class.-References:... |
Koblenz Koblenz Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the... (GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... ) |
1928 | |
| Clean & Jerk | 135 |  Hans HaasHans Haas Hans Haas was an Austrian weightlifter who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Vienna.... |
Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... (AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... ) |
1928 | |
| Total | 330 | Kurt Helbig Kurt Helbig Kurt Helbig was a German weightlifter who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He died in Berlin.In 1928 he won the gold medal in the lightweight class.-References:... |
Koblenz Koblenz Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the... (GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... ) |
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| Olympic Record | Press | 85 |  Eduard Vanaaseme |
Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
July 22, 1924 |
| Snatch | 90 |  Bohumil DurdisBohumil Durdis Bohumil Durdis was a Czech weightlifter who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the bronze medal in the lightweight class.-External links:*... |
Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
July 22, 1924 | |
| Clean & Jerk | 115 |  Edmond DecottigniesEdmond Decottignies Edmond Decottignies was an French weightlifter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Comines.... |
Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
July 22, 1924 | |
| Total | 277.5(*) | Edmond Decottignies Edmond Decottignies Edmond Decottignies was an French weightlifter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Comines.... |
Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
July 22, 1924 |
(*) Originally a five lift competition.
All four Olympic records were improved in this competition. Hans Haas
Hans Haas
Hans Haas was an Austrian weightlifter who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Vienna....
and Kurt Helbig
Kurt Helbig
Kurt Helbig was a German weightlifter who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He died in Berlin.In 1928 he won the gold medal in the lightweight class.-References:...
equalized the standing world record in clean and jerk.
Results
All figures in kilograms.| Place | Weightlifter | Press Clean and press The clean and press is a weight training exercise, and was part of the sport of weightlifting in the Olympics until 1972. It was removed from Olympic weightlifting due to difficulties in judging proper technique.... |
Snatch Snatch (weightlifting) The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead... |
Clean & jerk Clean and jerk The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles... |
Total | ||||||
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| 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | |||
| 1 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 85 | 97.5 | 102.5 | X (105) | 130 | 135 | X (137.5) | 322.5 | |
| 85 | 90 | X (92.5) | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | 125 | 130 | 135 | 322.5 | ||
| 3 | 80 | X (85) | 85 | 90 | X (95) | 97.5 | 115 | 120 | X (125) | 302.5 | |
| 4 | 80 | 85 | 87.5 | 90 | X (95) | X (95) | 115 | 120 | X (125) | 297.5 | |
| 5 | X (85) | 85 | 90 | 90 | X (95) | X (95) | 120 | X (125) | X (125) | 295 | |
| 6 | 85 | 90 | X (92.5) | 82.5 | X (87.5) | 87.5 | 110 | X (115) | 115 | 292.5 | |
| 7 | X (77.5) | X (77.5) | 77.5 | X (90) | 90 | X (97.5) | 120 | X (130) | X (130) | 287.5 | |
| 8 | 85 | 90 | X (92.5) | X (82.5) | X (82.5) | 82.5 | 105 | X (110) | 110 | 282.5 | |
| 9 | 75 | 80 | X (82.5) | X (82.5) | 82.5 | X (87.5) | 100 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 262.5 | |
| 10 | 72.5 | X (77.5) | 77.5 | 77.5 | 82.5 | X (85) | 110 | 115 | X (117.5) | 270 | |
| 11 | 75 | 80 | 82.5 | 72.5 | 77.5 | X (80) | 100 | X (107.5) | 107.5 | 265 | |
| 12 | 77.5 | - | - | 75 | X (80) | 80 | 105 | X (107.5) | - | 262.5 | |
| 13 | 70 | 75 | X (77.5) | 75 | 80 | X (82.5) | X (105) | 105 | X (110) | 260 | |
| 14 | 75 | X (80) | X (80) | X (75) | 75 | X (80) | 105 | X (110) | X (110) | 255 | |
| 15 | 65 | 70 | X (75) | 77.5 | X (82.5) | X (82.5) | X (105) | X (105) | 105 | 252.5 | |
| 16 | 65 | 70 | X (75) | 70 | 75 | X (80) | 95 | X (100) | 105 | 245 |