Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg explained

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]

Medalists

Records

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

World Record	Press	>105.5	?
	Snatch	>112	Rudolf Ismayr
	Clean & Jerk	145	Karl Hipfinger	Vienna (AUT)	1931
	Total	>352	?
Olympic Record	Press	105	Carlo Galimberti	Amsterdam (NED)	29 July 1928
	Snatch	105	Guus Scheffer	Amsterdam (NED)	29 July 1928
	Clean & Jerk	135	Franz Zinner	Amsterdam (NED)	29 July 1928
	Total	335	Roger François	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.

Results

All figures in kilograms.

Place	Weightlifter										Total
Place	Weightlifter	align=center width=50	1.	align=center width=50	2.	align=center width=50	3.	align=center width=50	1.	align=center width=50	Total	2.	align=center width=50	3.	align=center width=60	1.	align=center width=60	2.	align=center width=60	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

Sources

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

Notes and References

Web site: Weightlifting at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Middleweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418001907/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1932/WLT/mens-middleweight.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 20 December 2019.