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

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Men's middleweight weightlifting
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Date29 July
Competitors23 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Roger François  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carlo Galimberti  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Guus Scheffer  Netherlands
← 1924
1932 ⊟

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, 29 July 1928.[1]

Records

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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) 23 July 1924
97.5 Egypt Ahmed Samy Paris (FRA) 23 July 1924
Snatch 95 Italy Carlo Galimberti Paris (FRA) 23 July 1924
Clean & Jerk 127.5 Italy Carlo Galimberti Paris (FRA) 23 July 1924
127.5 Estonia Jaan Kikkas Paris (FRA) 23 July 1924
Total 320(*) Italy Carlo Galimberti Paris (FRA) 23 July 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

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Rank Weightlifter Nation Press Snatch Clean & jerk Total
#1 #2 #3 #1 #2 #3 #1 #2 #3
1st place, gold medalist(s) Roger François  France 92.5 100 102.5 95 100 102.5 125 130 X (135) 335
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carlo Galimberti  Italy 97.5 102.5 105 92.5 97.5 X (100) 130 X (135) X (135) 332.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Guus Scheffer  Netherlands 92.5 X (97.5) 97.5 95 100 105 X (125) 125 X (130) 327.5
4 Franz Zinner  Germany 82.5 X (87.5) 87.5 100 X (105) X (105) 125 130 135 322.5
5 Gaston le Pût  France 85 90 92.5 90 X (95) 95 115 120 125 312.5
6 Willi Hoffmann  Germany 85 90 X (92.5) 90 95 X (100) 120 X (127.5) X (130) 305
7 Hussein Moukhtar  Egypt 90 X (95) X (95) 92.5 X (97.5) X (97.5) 120 X (125) X (125) 302.5
8 Jan Van Rompaey  Belgium X (77.5) 92.5 X (97.5) X (82.5) X (85) 85 X (115) 115 X (120) 292.5
9 Joop Zalm  Netherlands 87.5 92.5 X (95) X (85) 85 X (90) X (107.5) X (107.5) 107.5 285
Alfredo Pianta  Argentina 70 X (75) 75 80 85 90 110 115 120 285
11 M. Van der Goten  Belgium X (77.5) 77.5 X (82.5) 82.5 87.5 X (90) 110 115 X (120) 280
Jan Kostrba  Czechoslovakia 75 80 X (85) 80 85 X (90) 110 115 X (120) 280
13 Leonhard Kukk  Estonia 82.5 X (87.5) X (87.5) X (85) X (85) 85 110 X (125) X (125) 277.5
Charles Attenborough  Great Britain 77.5 82.5 87.5 77.5 82.5 85 102.5 107.5 110 277.5
15 Ernst Trinkler  Switzerland 80 X (85) X (87.5) 80 X (85) X (85) 110 115 X (120) 275
Povilas Vitonis  Lithuania 85 X (90) X (90) X (82.5) X (85) 85 97.5 105 X (107.5) 275
17 Bohumil Sýkora  Czechoslovakia 70 X (75) X (75) 80 X (85) 85 110 115 X (120) 270
18 John Tooley  Great Britain 70 X (75) X (75) 77.5 82.5 X (87.5) 105 110 X (115) 262.5
- Hermann Eichholzer  Switzerland 82.5 87.5 X (90) 90 95 X (100) X (117.5) X (117.5) X (117.5) -
- Karl Hipfinger  Austria 82.5 X (87.5) X (87.5) 95 X (100) X (100) X (130) X (130) X (130) -
- Bertil Carlsson  Sweden X (77.5) X (82.5) 82.5 - - - - - - -
- François Bremer  Luxembourg X (70) X (70) X (70) - - - - - - -
- Franz Nitterl  Austria X (80) X (80) X (80) - - - - - - -

References

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  1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

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