Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's +82.5 kg
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{{short description|Weightlifting at the Olympics}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Men's heavyweight weightlifting
|games = 1928 Summer
|image =
|caption =
|venue =
|date = 29 July
|competitors = 17
|nations = 11
|longnames =
|gold = Josef Straßberger
|goldNOC = GER
|silver = Arnold Luhaäär
|silverNOC = EST
|bronze = Jaroslav Skobla
|bronzeNOC = TCH
|prev = 1924
|next = 1932
}}
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The men's heavyweight or unlimited event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, and allowed weightlifters over 82.5 kilograms (181.5 pounds). The competition was held on Sunday, 29 July 1928.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1928/WLT/mens-heavyweight.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418021116/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1928/WLT/mens-heavyweight.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Weightlifting at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight |work=Sports Reference |access-date=20 December 2019}}
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
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| rowspan=4| World Record
| Press | ? | {{flagicon|AUT}} Rudolf Schilberg | 1928 |
|---|
| Snatch
| 126.5 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Charles Rigoulot | Paris (FRA) | 1926 |
| Clean & Jerk
| 161.5 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Charles Rigoulot | Paris (FRA) | 1925 |
| Total
| 380 | {{flagicon|GER}} Karl Morke | 1920 |
| rowspan=7| Olympic Record
|rowspan=2| Press | 112.5 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Tonani | Paris (FRA) | 24 July 1924 |
| 112.5
| {{flagicon|AUT}} Franz Aigner | Paris (FRA) | 24 July 1924 |
| rowspan=3| Snatch
| 100 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Tonani | Paris (FRA) | 24 July 1924 |
| 100
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Louis Dannoux | Paris (FRA) | 24 July 1924 |
| 100
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Claudius Dutriève | Paris (FRA) | 24 July 1924 |
| Clean & Jerk
| 140 | {{flagicon|EST}} Harald Tammer | Paris (FRA) | 24 July 1924 |
| Total
| 342.5(*) | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Tonani | Paris (FRA) | 24 July 1924 |
(*) Originally a five lift competition.
All four Olympic records were improved in this competition. Josef Straßberger set a new world record in press with 122.5 kilograms.
Results
All figures in kilograms.
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!rowspan=2| Place | rowspan=2| Weightlifter | colspan=3| Press | colspan=3| Snatch | colspan=3| Clean & jerk | rowspan=2| Total | ||||||
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| 1 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Josef Straßberger|GER|1928 Summer}} | 115 | 120 | 122.5 | 102.5 | 107.5 | X (110) | 137.5 | X (142.5) | 142.5 | 372.5 |
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| 2 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Arnold Luhaäär|EST|1928 Summer}} | 92.5 | 97.5 | 100 | X (110) | 110 | X (115) | 140 | 145 | 150 | 360 |
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| 3 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Jaroslav Skobla|TCH|1928 Summer}} | 90 | 100 | X (105) | 97.5 | X (107.5) | 107.5 | 140 | 147.5 | X (150) | 357.5 |
| 4 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Kārlis Leilands|LAT|1928 Summer}} | 105 | 110 | X (115) | 105 | X (110) | X (110) | X (140) | X (140) | 140 | 355 |
| rowspan=2| 5 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Rudolf Schilberg|AUT|1928 Summer}} | X (115) | 115 | X (120) | 97.5 | 105 | X (107.5) | X (132.5) | 135 | X (137.5) | 355 |
| align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Josef Leppelt|AUT|1928 Summer}} | 95 | 100 | 105 | 100 | 110 | X (115) | 130 | X (140) | 140 | 355 | |
| 7 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Giuseppe Tonani|ITA|1928 Summer}} | 112.5 | 117.5 | X (120) | 97.5 | X (102.5) | X (102.5) | 127.5 | 135 | 137.5 | 352.5 |
| 8 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Hermann Volz|GER|1928 Summer}} | 92.5 | 97.5 | X (102.5) | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110 | 127.5 | 132.5 | X (137.5) | 340 |
| 9 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Claudius Dutriève|FRA|1928 Summer}} | 90 | 97.5 | X (100) | 100 | X (105) | X (105) | 127.5 | 132.5 | X (137.5) | 330 |
| rowspan=2| 10 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Marcel Dumoulin|FRA|1928 Summer}} | 87.5 | 92.5 | X (95) | 100 | X (105) | X (105) | 130 | 135 | X (140) | 327.5 |
| align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Francesco Mercoli|ITA|1928 Summer}} | 102.5 | X (107.5) | X (107.5) | X (100) | 100 | X (105) | 125 | X (130) | - | 327.5 | |
| 12 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Minus Verheijen|NED|1928 Summer}} | 90 | 95 | 100 | 90 | X (95) | X (95) | X (120) | 130 | - | 325 |
| 13 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Harold Wood|GBR|1928 Summer}} | 90 | 95 | X (100) | X (95) | 95 | X (100) | 120 | 125 | X (130) | 315 |
| 14 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Franz Riederer|SUI|1928 Summer}} | X (85) | 85 | 90 | 90 | X (95) | X (95) | 115 | 120 | X (125) | 300 |
| 15 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Marcel Panen|BEL|1928 Summer}} | X (80) | 80 | 85 | X (77.5) | 80 | 85 | 110 | 115 | X (120) | 280 |
| 16 | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Walter Gasser|SUI|1928 Summer}} | 80 | 85 | X (87.5) | 77.5 | X (82.5) | X (82.5) | 105 | X (110) | - | 267.5 |
| - | align=left| {{flagIOCathlete|Hendrik Verheijen|NED|1928 Summer}} | 95 | 102.5 | X (105) | 100 | X (105) | X (105) | X (137.5) | - | - | - |
References
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Sources
- [http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Olympic Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612020125/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm |date=12 June 2007 }}
- {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | access-date = 31 March 2008|language=pl}}
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