| Event: | Men's lightweight weightlifting |
| Games: | 1928 Summer |
| Date: | 28 July |
| Competitors: | 16 |
| Nations: | 11 |
| Gold: | Hans Haas |
| Goldnoc: | AUT |
| Gold2: | Kurt Helbig |
| Goldnoc2: | GER |
| Bronze: | Fernand Arnout |
| Bronzenoc: | FRA |
| Prev: | 1924 |
| Next: | 1932 |
The men's lightweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 67.5 kilograms (148.8 pounds). The competition was held on Saturday, 28 July 1928.[1]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | Press | 100 | Hans Wölpert | Munich (GER) | 1926 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | 105 | Kurt Helbig | Koblenz (GER) | 1928 | |
| Clean & Jerk | 135 |  Hans Haas | Vienna (AUT) | 1928 | |
| Total | 330 | Kurt Helbig | Koblenz (GER) | 1928 | |
| Olympic Record | Press | 85 |  Eduard Vanaaseme | Paris (FRA) | 22 July 1924 |
| Snatch | 90 | Bohumil Durdis | Paris (FRA) | 22 July 1924 | |
| Clean & Jerk | 115 |  Edmond Decottignies | Paris (FRA) | 22 July 1924 | |
| Total | 277.5(*) | Edmond Decottignies | Paris (FRA) | 22 July 1924 |
(*) Originally a five lift competition.
All four Olympic records were improved in this competition. Hans Haas and Kurt Helbig equalized the standing world record in clean and jerk.
All figures in kilograms.
| Rank | Weightlifter | Nation | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | align=center width=50 | 2. | align=center width=50 | 3. | align=center width=50 | 1. | align=center width=50 | 2. | align=center width=50 | 3. | align=center width=60 | 1. | align=center width=60 | 2. | align=center width=60 | 3. |
| 77.5 | 82.5 | 85 | 97.5 | 102.5 | X (105) | 130 | 135 | X (137.5) | 322.5 | |||||||
| 85 | 90 | X (92.5) | 90 | 95 | 97.5 | 125 | 130 | 135 | 322.5 | |||||||
| 80 | X (85) | 85 | 90 | X (95) | 97.5 | 115 | 120 | X (125) | 302.5 | |||||||
| 4 | 80 | 85 | 87.5 | 90 | X (95) | X (95) | 115 | 120 | X (125) | 297.5 | ||||||
| 5 | X (85) | 85 | 90 | 90 | X (95) | X (95) | 120 | X (125) | X (125) | 295 | ||||||
| 6 | 85 | 90 | X (92.5) | 82.5 | X (87.5) | 87.5 | 110 | X (115) | 115 | 292.5 | ||||||
| 7 | X (77.5) | X (77.5) | 77.5 | X (90) | 90 | X (97.5) | 120 | X (130) | X (130) | 287.5 | ||||||
| 8 | 85 | 90 | X (92.5) | X (82.5) | X (82.5) | 82.5 | 105 | X (110) | 110 | 282.5 | ||||||
| 9 | 75 | 80 | X (82.5) | X (82.5) | 82.5 | X (87.5) | 100 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 262.5 | ||||||
| 10 | 72.5 | X (77.5) | 77.5 | 77.5 | 82.5 | X (85) | 110 | 115 | X (117.5) | 270 | ||||||
| 11 | 75 | 80 | 82.5 | 72.5 | 77.5 | X (80) | 100 | X (107.5) | 107.5 | 265 | ||||||
| 12 | 77.5 | - | - | 75 | X (80) | 80 | 105 | X (107.5) | - | 262.5 | ||||||
| 13 | 70 | 75 | X (77.5) | 75 | 80 | X (82.5) | X (105) | 105 | X (110) | 260 | ||||||
| 14 | 75 | X (80) | X (80) | X (75) | 75 | X (80) | 105 | X (110) | X (110) | 255 | ||||||
| 15 | 65 | 70 | X (75) | 77.5 | X (82.5) | X (82.5) | X (105) | X (105) | 105 | 252.5 | ||||||
| 16 | 65 | 70 | X (75) | 70 | 75 | X (80) | 95 | X (100) | 105 | 245 | ||||||
| J. Adriaenssens | ||||||||||||||||