Weightlifting At The 1928 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam consisted of five weight classes, all for men only. The competitions were held on Saturday, 28 July 1928, and on Sunday, 29 July 1928.
Medal summary
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Featherweight –60 kg |
Franz Andrysek![]() |
Pierino Gabetti![]() |
Hans Wölpert![]() |
Lightweight –67.5 kg |
Hans Haas![]() |
none awarded | Fernand Arnout![]() |
Kurt Helbig![]() | |||
Middleweight –75 kg |
Roger François![]() |
Carlo Galimberti![]() |
Guus Scheffer![]() |
Light heavyweight –82.5 kg |
El Sayed Nosseir![]() |
Louis Hostin![]() |
Jan Verheijen![]() |
Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
Josef Strassberger![]() |
Arnold Luhaäär![]() |
Jaroslav Skobla![]() |
Participating nations
Every nation was allowed to participate with a maximum of two weightlifters in every event. Five nations entered the maximum of ten competitors.
A total of 92 weightlifters from 19 nations competed at the Amsterdam Games:
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Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
References
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
Sources
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 December 2006.