Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's 75 kg
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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, July 31, 1932.
Seven weightlifters from six nations competed.
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.
Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting events at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles consisted of five weight classes, all for men only. The competitions were held on Saturday, July 30, 1932 and on Sunday, July 31, 1932.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...
at the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
. The weight class was the third-lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 75 kilograms (165 pounds). The competition was held on Sunday, July 31, 1932.
Seven weightlifters from six nations competed.
Medalists
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.| World Record | Press | >105.5 | ? | ||
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| Snatch | >112 |  Rudolf IsmayrRudolf Ismayr Rudolf Ismayr was a German weightlifter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles... |
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| Clean & Jerk | 145 |  Karl HipfingerKarl Hipfinger Karl Hipfinger was an Austrian weightlifter who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Vienna.... |
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1931 | |
| Total | >352 | ? | |||
| Olympic Record | Press | 105 |  Carlo GalimbertiCarlo Galimberti Carlo Galimberti was an Italian weightlifter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.... |
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July 29, 1928 |
| Snatch | 105 |  Guus SchefferGuus Scheffer August "Guus" Scheffer was a Dutch weightlifter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Haarlem.In 1924 he finished seventh in the lightweight class.... |
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July 29, 1928 | |
| Clean & Jerk | 135 | Franz Zinner |
Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population... (NED Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... ) |
July 29, 1928 | |
| Total | 335 |  Roger FrançoisRoger François Roger François was a French weightlifter. He competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.-Career:François was born in Romans-sur-Isère, Drôme.... |
Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population... (NED Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... ) |
July 29, 1928 |
Karl Hipfinger
Karl Hipfinger
Karl Hipfinger was an Austrian weightlifter who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Vienna....
set a new Olympic record in snatch with 107.5 kilograms and in clean and jerk with 140 kilograms. Rudolf Ismayr
Rudolf Ismayr
Rudolf Ismayr was a German weightlifter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles...
set a new Olympic record in total with 345 kilograms.
Results
All figures in kilograms.| 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 | ||||||
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| 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 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 |