Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics | |
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60 kg | |
67.5 kg | |
75 kg | |
82.5 kg | |
+82.5 kg | |
The men's middleweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1932 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, 31 July 1932. Seven weightlifters from six nations competed. [1]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Rudolf Ismayr | Carlo Galimberti | Karl Hipfinger |
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
World Record | Press | >105.5 | ? | ||
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Snatch | >112 | ||||
Clean & Jerk | 145 | Vienna (AUT) | 1931 | ||
Total | >352 | ? | |||
Olympic Record | Press | 105 | Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 | |
Snatch | 105 | Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 | ||
Clean & Jerk | 135 | Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 | ||
Total | 335 | Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 |
Karl Hipfinger set a new Olympic record in snatch with 107.5 kilograms and in clean and jerk with 140 kilograms. Rudolf Ismayr set a new Olympic record in total with 345 kilograms.
All figures in kilograms.
Place | Weightlifter | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | ||||||
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1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | |||
1 | 95 | 102.5 | X (107.5) | 100 | 110 | X (115) | 132.5 | X (140) | X (140) | 345 | |
2 | 95 | 102.5 | X (105) | 95 | 102.5 | 105 | 127.5 | X (132.5) | 132.5 | 340 | |
3 | 85 | 90 | X (92.5) | 100 | 105 | 107.5 | 135 | 140 | X (145) | 337.5 | |
4 | 95 | 102.5 | X (105) | 95 | 102.5 | X (105) | X (125) | 125 | 130 | 335 | |
5 | 82.5 | X (87.5) | X (87.5) | X (102.5) | 102.5 | X (110) | 120 | X (125) | X (125) | 335 | |
6 | 70 | 75 | X (80) | 85 | 90 | X (95) | 115 | 120 | X (125) | 285 | |
7 | 82.5 | 87.5 | X (90) | 100 | 105 | X (110) | X (132.5) | X (132.5) | X (132.5) | 192.5 |
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