Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's 82.5 kg
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The men's light heavyweight event was part of the weightlifting programme
at the 1928 Summer Olympics
. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 82.5 kilograms (181.5 pounds). The competition was held on Sunday, July 29, 1928.
Fifteen weightlifters from ten nations competed.
(*) Originally a five lift competition.
All four Olympic records were improved in this competition. El Sayed Nosseir
set a new world record in snatch with 112.5 kilograms and in the total of the three lifts with 355 kilograms.
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, July 28, 1928 and on Sunday, July 29, 1928.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...
at the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 82.5 kilograms (181.5 pounds). The competition was held on Sunday, July 29, 1928.
Fifteen weightlifters from ten nations competed.
Medalists
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.| World Record | Press | ? | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | 110.5 |  Jakob Vogt |
Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... (GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... ) |
1927 | |
| Clean & Jerk | ? | ||||
| Total | 337.5 | Jakob Vogt |
Koblenz Koblenz Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the... (GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... ) |
1928 | |
| Olympic Record | Press | 95 |  Leopold FriedrichLeopold Friedrich Leopold Friedrich was an Austrian weightlifter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the light-heavyweight class.-External links:*... |
Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
July 23, 1924 |
| Snatch | 102.5 |  Charles RigoulotCharles Rigoulot Charles Rigoulot was a French weightlifter, professional wrestler, race car driver, and actor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Le Vésinet and died in Paris.... |
Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
July 23, 1924 | |
| Clean & Jerk | 135 | Charles Rigoulot Charles Rigoulot Charles Rigoulot was a French weightlifter, professional wrestler, race car driver, and actor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Le Vésinet and died in Paris.... |
Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
July 23, 1924 | |
| Total | 322.5(*) | Charles Rigoulot Charles Rigoulot Charles Rigoulot was a French weightlifter, professional wrestler, race car driver, and actor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Le Vésinet and died in Paris.... |
Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
July 23, 1924 |
(*) Originally a five lift competition.
All four Olympic records were improved in this competition. El Sayed Nosseir
El Sayed Nosseir
El Sayed Mohammed Nosseir was an Egyptian weightlifter.He was born in Tanta.Nosseir won the gold medal in the light heavyweight class at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. He lifted 355.0 kg to book a new world record, winning Egypt's first-ever Olympic gold medal.- External links :**...
set a new world record in snatch with 112.5 kilograms and in the total of the three lifts with 355 kilograms.
Results
| Place | Weightlifter | Press Clean and press The clean and press is a weight training exercise, and was part of the sport of weightlifting in the Olympics until 1972. It was removed from Olympic weightlifting due to difficulties in judging proper technique.... |
Snatch Snatch (weightlifting) The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead... |
Clean & jerk Clean and jerk The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles... |
Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | |||
| 1 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 100 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 112.5 | X (140) | 140 | 142.5 | 355 | |
| 2 | 95 | 100 | X (102.5) | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 352.5 | |
| 3 | X (90) | X (95) | 95 | 105 | X (110) | X (110) | 132.5 | 137.5 | X (142.5) | 337.5 | |
| 4 | 100 | X (102.5) | X (105) | 100 | X (105) | 105 | 130 | X (135) | X (135) | 335 | |
| 5 | 100 | X (105) | X (105) | 100 | 105 | X (110) | 130 | X (135) | X (135) | 335 | |
| 6 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 90 | 95 | X (100) | 125 | X (132.5) | 132.5 | 322.5 | |
| 7 | X (95) | 95 | X (100) | 95 | X (100) | X (100) | 125 | X (130) | X (130) | 315 | |
| 75 | X (80) | X (80) | 95 | 102.5 | 105 | 130 | 135 | X (140) | 315 | ||
| 90 | 95 | X (100) | 95 | X (105) | X (110) | 120 | 125 | - | 315 | ||
| 10 | 82.5 | X (87.5) | X (87.5) | 90 | 95 | X (100) | 125 | 130 | X (132.5) | 307.5 | |
| 11 | 80 | X (85) | X (85) | 90 | 95 | X (100) | 130 | X (135) | X (135) | 305 | |
| 12 | X (80) | 85 | 87.5 | 90 | X (95) | X (95) | 115 | 120 | X (125) | 297.5 | |
| 13 | 72.5 | 77.5 | 80 | 85 | 90 | 92.5 | 110 | 120 | X (125) | 292.5 | |
| 14 | 80 | 85 | X (90) | 80 | 85 | X (92.5) | 105 | X (110) | - | 275 | |
| 15 | 75 | X (80) | X (80) | 77.5 | 82.5 | X (85) | X (100) | 100 | X (105) | 257.5 |