Weightlifting returned to the Olympic program at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, with competition in five weight classes, for men only. The sport had previously been contested at the Olympic Games in 1904. [1]
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Weightlifting returned to the Olympic program at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, with competition in five weight classes, for men only. The sport had previously been contested at the Olympic Games in 1904. [1]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight –60 kg | Frans De Haes  Belgium | Alfred Schmidt  Estonia | Eugène Ryter  Switzerland |
| Lightweight –67.5 kg | Alfred Neuland Estonia | Louis Williquet Belgium | Florimond Rooms Belgium |
| Middleweight –75 kg | Henri Gance  France | Pietro Bianchi  Italy | Albert Pettersson  Sweden |
| Light-heavyweight –82.5 kg | Ernest Cadine France | Fritz Hünenberger Switzerland | Erik Pettersson Sweden |
| Heavyweight +82.5 kg | Filippo Bottino Italy | Joseph Alzin  Luxembourg | Louis Bernot France |
A total of 53 weightlifters from 14 nations competed at the Antwerp Games:
Belgium (7)
Czechoslovakia (2)
Denmark (5)
Egypt (1)
Estonia (3)
Finland (1)
France (10)
Great Britain (2)
Greece (1)
Italy (5)
Luxembourg (3)
Netherlands (5)
Sweden (6)
Switzerland (2)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
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