Weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 67.5 kg
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The men's lightweight event was part of the weightlifting programme
at the 1936 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 Sunday, August 2, 1936.
Sixteen weightlifters from twelve nations competed.
Robert Fein
set a new Olympic record in press with 105 kilograms. Anwar Mesbah
set a new Olympic record in snatch with 105 kilograms. Anwar Mesbah
also set a new world record in clean and jerk with 145 kilograms. Robert Fein
and Anwar Mesbah
both set a new world record in total with 342.5 kilograms.
The bodyweight for all weightlifters is given as before the competition. An Austrian protest was upheld to reweigh the medalists after the event, when both Fein and Mesbah had the same bodyweight, both were awarded gold medals.
Weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin consisted of five weight classes, all for men only.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:...
at the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
. 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 Sunday, August 2, 1936.
Sixteen weightlifters from twelve nations competed.
Medalists
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Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.| World Record | Press | 106 |  Robert FeinRobert Fein Robert Fein was an Austrian weightlifter.-Career:He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Vienna.... |
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1936 |
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| Snatch | 110 | Robert Fein Robert Fein Robert Fein was an Austrian weightlifter.-Career:He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Vienna.... |
Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter... (HUN Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... ) |
1936 | |
| Clean & Jerk | 141.5 |  Mohammed Attia |
Cairo Cairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life... (EGY Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... ) |
1935 | |
| Total | 335 | Robert Fein Robert Fein Robert Fein was an Austrian weightlifter.-Career:He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Vienna.... |
Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most... (POL Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... ) |
1936 | |
| Olympic Record | Press | 97.5 |  René DuvergerRené Duverger René Duverger was a French weightlifter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.-References:... |
Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... ) |
July 30, 1932 |
| Snatch | 102.5 | 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.... |
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July 28, 1928 | |
| 102.5 | René Duverger René Duverger René Duverger was a French weightlifter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.-References:... |
Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... ) |
July 30, 1932 | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 135 | 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.... |
Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population... (NED Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... ) |
July 28, 1928 | |
| 135 |  Kurt HelbigKurt 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:... |
Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population... (NED Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... ) |
July 28, 1928 | ||
| Total | 325 | René Duverger René Duverger René Duverger was a French weightlifter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.-References:... |
Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... ) |
July 30, 1932 |
Robert Fein
Robert Fein
Robert Fein was an Austrian weightlifter.-Career:He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Vienna....
set a new Olympic record in press with 105 kilograms. Anwar Mesbah
Anwar Mesbah
Anwar Mesbah , along with Khedr Eltouny, was the most famous weightlifter of the 1936 Summer Olympics that was held in Berlin. Mesbah won the Gold for Egypt by lifting a record of 342.5 kg....
set a new Olympic record in snatch with 105 kilograms. Anwar Mesbah
Anwar Mesbah
Anwar Mesbah , along with Khedr Eltouny, was the most famous weightlifter of the 1936 Summer Olympics that was held in Berlin. Mesbah won the Gold for Egypt by lifting a record of 342.5 kg....
also set a new world record in clean and jerk with 145 kilograms. Robert Fein
Robert Fein
Robert Fein was an Austrian weightlifter.-Career:He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Vienna....
and Anwar Mesbah
Anwar Mesbah
Anwar Mesbah , along with Khedr Eltouny, was the most famous weightlifter of the 1936 Summer Olympics that was held in Berlin. Mesbah won the Gold for Egypt by lifting a record of 342.5 kg....
both set a new world record in total with 342.5 kilograms.
Results
All figures in kilograms.| Place | Weightlifter | Body weight Body weight The term body weight is used in daily English speech as well as in the contexts of biological and medical sciences to describe the mass of an organism's body. Body weight is measured in kilograms throughout the world, although in some countries it is still measured in pounds or stones and pounds... |
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 | 66.1 | 87.5 | 92.5 | - | 92.5 | 100 | 105 | 132.5 | 142.5 | 145 | 342.5 WR | |
| 1 | 66.7 | 97.5 | 102.5 | 105 | X (100) | 100 | X (105) | 130 | 135 | 137.5 | 342.5 WR | |
| 3 | 66.6 | 87.5 | 95 | X (97.5) | 95 | X (100) | 100 | 125 | 132.5 | X (137.5) | 327.5 | |
| 4 | 66.5 | 90 | 95 | X (97.5) | 95 | X (100) | 100 | 120 | 127.5 | X (130) | 322.5 | |
| 5 | 67.0 | 92.5 | 97.5 | X (100) | 95 | 100 | - | X (125) | 125 | X (132.5) | 322.5 | |
| 6 | 67.4 | 85 | 90 | X (92.5) | 100 | X (105) | X (105) | 125 | 130 | 132.5 | 322.5 | |
| 7 | 66.6 | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | X (95) | 95 | X (100) | X (120) | 120 | 125 | 317.5 | |
| 8 | 59.0 | 85 | X (90) | X (90) | 97.5 | X (105) | X (105) | 120 | X (130) | 130 | 312.5 | |
| 9 | 67.3 | 77.5 | 82.5 | X (85) | X (95) | 95 | X (100) | 125 | X (130) | X (130) | 302.5 | |
| 10 | 66.8 | 87.5 | 92.5 | 95 | X (87.5) | 87.5 | 90 | 115 | X (120) | X (120) | 300 | |
| 11 | 66.8 | 70 | 75 | X (77.5) | 90 | X (95) | 95 | 115 | X (120) | X (120) | 285 | |
| 12 | 67.0 | 82.5 | X (87.5) | X (87.5) | X (85) | X (85) | 85 | 110 | 115 | X (120) | 282.5 | |
| 13 | 67.0 | 80 | X (85) | X (85) | X (90) | 90 | X (95) | X (110) | X (110) | 110 | 280 | |
| 14 | 67.4 | 75 | X (82.5) | 82.5 | 80 | X (90) | X (90) | 110 | 115 | X (120) | 277.5 | |
| 15 | 64.0 | X (82.5) | 82.5 | 87.5 | X (80) | 80 | 82.5 | X (105) | X (105) | 105 | 275 | |
| 16 | 66.7 | 72.5 | 77.5 | X (80) | 75 | X (85) | X (85) | X (100) | X (100) | X (100) | 152.5 |
The bodyweight for all weightlifters is given as before the competition. An Austrian protest was upheld to reweigh the medalists after the event, when both Fein and Mesbah had the same bodyweight, both were awarded gold medals.