Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 67.5 kg

Men's lightweight weightlifting
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion
Date August 29
Competitors 12 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Alfred Neuland  Estonia
2nd, silver medalist(s) Louis Williquet  Belgium
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Florimond Rooms  Belgium

The men's lightweight 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. Lightweight was the second lightest category, including weightlifters weighing up to 67.5 kilograms.

A total of 12 weightlifters from 10 nations competed in the event, which was held on August 29, 1920.

Results

PlaceWeightlifter123Total
 Alfred Neuland (EST)72.575.0110.0257.5
 Louis Williquet (BEL)60.075.0105.0240.0
 Georges Rooms (BEL)55.070.0105.0230.0
4 Giulio Monti (ITA)55.070.0105.0230.0
5 Fernand Arnout (FRA)60.060.0100.0220.0
 Carl Olofsson (SWE)55.070.095.0220.0
7 Jean Vaquette (FRA)55.065.095.0215.0
8 Johny Grün (LUX)52.567.590.0210.0
 Wilhelmus van Nimwegen (NED)55.065.090.0210.0
10 Evangelos Menexis (GRE)50.060.095.0205.0
11 Thorvald Hansen (DEN)52.555.095.0202.5
12 Percival Mills (GBR)50.057.585.0192.5

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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