Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg

Men's middleweight weightlifting
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion
Date August 30
Competitors 10 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Henri Gance  France
2nd, silver medalist(s) Pietro Bianchi  Italy
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Albert Pettersson  Sweden

The men's middleweight 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. Middleweight was the median category, including weightlifters weighing up to 75 kilograms.

A total of 10 weightlifters from 7 nations competed in the event, which was held on August 30, 1920.

Results

PlaceWeightlifter123Total,kilograms
 Henri Gance (FRA)65.075.0105.0245.0
 Pietro Bianchi (ITA)60.070.0105.0235.0
 Albert Pettersson (SWE)55.075.0105.0235.0
4 Marinus Ringelberg (NED)55.065.0105.0225.0
5 Paul Ledran (FRA)55.065.0100.0220.0
6 Christian Jensen (DEN)55.060.0100.0215.0
7 Marcel Marchand (BEL)55.055.095.0205.0
8 Pieter Belmer (NED)0.065.0100.0165.0
 Georges de Proft (BEL)55.065.0DNF
 Ahmed Samy (EGY)55.0DNF

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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