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, 28 July 1928, and on Sunday, 29 July 1928.[1]

Weightlifting
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Weightlifting pictogram
VenueKrachtsportgebouw
Date28 July - 29 July 1928
No. of events5 (5 men, 0 women)
Competitors92 from 19 nations
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Medal summary

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
Featherweight
–60 kg
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Franz Andrysek
  Austria
Pierino Gabetti
  Italy
Hans Wölpert
  Germany
Lightweight
–67.5 kg
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Hans Haas
  Austria
none awarded Fernand Arnout
  France
Kurt Helbig
  Germany
Middleweight
–75 kg
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Roger François
  France
Carlo Galimberti
  Italy
Guus Scheffer
  Netherlands
Light heavyweight
–82.5 kg
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El Sayed Nosseir
  Egypt
Louis Hostin
  France
Jan Verheijen
  Netherlands
Heavyweight
+82.5 kg
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Josef Strassberger
  Germany
Arnold Luhaäär
  Estonia
Jaroslav Skobla
  Czechoslovakia

Participating nations

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Every nation was allowed to participate with a maximum of two weightlifters in every event. Five nations entered the maximum of ten competitors.

A total of 92 weightlifters from 19 nations competed at the Amsterdam Games:

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Germany (GER)2013
2  Austria (AUT)2002
3  France (FRA)1113
4  Egypt (EGY)1001
5  Italy (ITA)0202
6  Estonia (EST)0101
7  Netherlands (NED)0022
8  Czechoslovakia (TCH)0011
Totals (8 entries)64515

References

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  1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

Sources

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