Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's +82.5 kg

Men's heavyweight weightlifting
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion
Date August 31
Competitors 6 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Filippo Bottino  Italy
2nd, silver medalist(s) Joseph Alzin  Luxembourg
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Louis Bernot  France

The men's heavyweight was a weightlifting event held as part of the Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. 1920 was the first time weightlifting was divided into weight categories. Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including weightlifters weighing over 82.5 kilograms.

A total of 6 weightlifters from 5 nations competed in the event, which was held on August 31, 1920.

Results

PlaceWeightlifter123Total
 Filippo Bottino (ITA)70.075.0120.0265.0
 Joseph Alzin (LUX)65.075.0120.0260.0
 Louis Bernot (FRA)65.075.0115.0255.0
4 Ejnar Jensen (DEN)60.075.0115.0250.0
5 Otto Brunn (SWE)60.080.0110.0250.0
6 Joseph Duchateau (FRA)65.072.5110.0247.5

References

  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 7 May 2008.
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