Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 67.5 kg explained

The men's lightweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1932 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, 30 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	101	Khalil Yussef	Cairo (EGY)	1931
	Snatch	105.5	Robert Fein	Vienna (AUT)	1931
	Clean & Jerk		?
	Total	330	Kurt Helbig	Koblenz (GER)	1928
Olympic Record	Press	90	Kurt Helbig	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
		90	Jules Meese	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
		90	Gastone Pierini	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
		90	Willi Reinfrank	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
	Snatch	102.5	Hans Haas	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
	Clean & Jerk	135	Hans Haas	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
	Clean & Jerk	135	Kurt Helbig	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
	Total	322.5	Hans Haas	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
	Total	322.5	Kurt Helbig	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928

René Duverger set a new Olympic record in press with 97.5 kilograms and in total with 325 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		90	95	97.5	95	100	102.5	120	125	X (130)	325
2		77.5	82.5	X (85)	95	100	X (102.5)	125	X (130)	X (130)	307.5
3		87.5	92.5	X (95)	85	90	X (92.5)	115	120	X (122.5)	302.5
4		77.5	82.5	85	90	X (95)	95	X (120)	X (120)	120	300
5		72.5	X (77.5)	77.5	85	90	X (92.5)	112.5	117.5	X (122.5)	285
6		77.5	X (82.5)	82.5	X (85)	85	90	112.5	X (117.5)	X (117.5)	285

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 Lightweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132627/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1932/WLT/mens-lightweight.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 20 December 2019.