Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg explained

The men's featherweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 60 kilograms (132 pounds). The competition was held on Sunday, 31 July 1932. Six weightlifters from four nations competed.^[1]

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.

World Record	Press	92.5	Hans Wölpert	Mannheim (GER)	1924
		92.5	Hans Wölpert	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
		92.5	Giuseppe Conca	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
	Snatch	95.5	Franz Janisch	Vienna (AUT)	1931
	Clean & Jerk	>122	?
	Total	287.5	Franz Andrysek	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
		287.5	Hans Wölpert	Breslau (GER)	1930
Olympic Record	Press	92.5	Hans Wölpert	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
		92.5	Giuseppe Conca	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
	Snatch	90	Franz Andrysek	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
		90	Pierino Gabetti	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
	Clean & Jerk	120	Franz Andrysek	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
	Total	287.5	Franz Andrysek	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928

No world or Olympic record was bettered at this Games. Raymond Suvigny equalized the standing world record in total with 287.5 kilograms.

Results

All figures in kilograms.

Place	Weightlifter										Total
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1		75	80	82.5	80	85	87.5	107.5	112.5	117.5	287.5
2		X (85)	85	X (87.5)	80	85	87.5	105	X (110)	110	282.5
3		77.5	82.5	X (85)	80	85	X (87.5)	107.5	112.5	X (117.5)	280
4		72.5	77.5	X (80)	77.5	X (82.5)	X (85)	112.5	X (120)	X (120)	267.5
5		77.5	82.5	X (85)	77.5	X (82.5)	X (82.5)	X (102.5)	102.5	-	262.5
6		70	X (75)	X (75)	75	80	X (82.5)	102.5	X (107.5)	X (107.5)	252.5

Sources

• Olympic Report
• Web site: Wudarski . Pawel . 1999 . Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich . 28 March 2008. pl.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weightlifting at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Featherweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132633/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1932/WLT/mens-featherweight.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 20 December 2019.