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]
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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]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight –60 kg | Franz Andrysek  Austria | Pierino Gabetti  Italy | Hans Wölpert  Germany |
| Lightweight –67.5 kg | Hans Haas Austria | none awarded | Fernand Arnout  France |
| Kurt Helbig Germany | |||
| Middleweight –75 kg | Roger François France | Carlo Galimberti Italy | Guus Scheffer  Netherlands |
| Light heavyweight –82.5 kg | El Sayed Nosseir  Egypt | Louis Hostin France | Jan Verheijen Netherlands |
| Heavyweight +82.5 kg | Josef Strassberger Germany | Arnold Luhaäär  Estonia | Jaroslav Skobla  Czechoslovakia |
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:
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Austria (AUT) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 nations) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
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