Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 67.5 kg

Men's lightweight weightlifting at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Date	July 28
Competitors	16 from 11 nations
Medalists
Hans Haas  Austria Kurt Helbig  Germany Fernand Arnout  France

Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics
−60 kg	men
−67.5 kg	men
−75 kg	men
−82.5 kg	men
+82.5 kg	men

The men's lightweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 67.5 kilograms (148.8 pounds). The competition was held on Saturday, July 28, 1928.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World Record	Press	100	Hans Wölpert	Munich (GER)	1926
	Snatch	105	Kurt Helbig	Koblenz (GER)	1928
	Clean & Jerk	135	Hans Haas	Vienna (AUT)	1928
	Total	330	Kurt Helbig	Koblenz (GER)	1928
Olympic Record	Press	85	Eduard Vanaaseme	Paris (FRA)	July 22, 1924
	Snatch	90	Bohumil Durdis	Paris (FRA)	July 22, 1924
	Clean & Jerk	115	Edmond Decottignies	Paris (FRA)	July 22, 1924
	Total	277.5(*)	Edmond Decottignies	Paris (FRA)	July 22, 1924

(*) Originally a five lift competition.

All four Olympic records were improved in this competition. Hans Haas and Kurt Helbig equalized the standing world record in clean and jerk.

Results

All figures in kilograms.

Place	Weightlifter	Press			Snatch			Clean & jerk			Total
		1.	2.	3.	1.	2.	3.	1.	2.	3.
1	Hans Haas (AUT)	77.5	82.5	85	97.5	102.5	X (105)	130	135	X (137.5)	322.5
	Kurt Helbig (GER)	85	90	X (92.5)	90	95	97.5	125	130	135	322.5
3	Fernand Arnout (FRA)	80	X (85)	85	90	X (95)	97.5	115	120	X (125)	302.5
4	Albert Aeschmann (SUI)	80	85	87.5	90	X (95)	X (95)	115	120	X (125)	297.5
5	Willi Reinfrank (GER)	X (85)	85	90	90	X (95)	X (95)	120	X (125)	X (125)	295
6	Jules Meese (FRA)	85	90	X (92.5)	82.5	X (87.5)	87.5	110	X (115)	115	292.5
7	Anton Hangel (AUT)	X (77.5)	X (77.5)	77.5	X (90)	90	X (97.5)	120	X (130)	X (130)	287.5
8	Gastone Pierini (ITA)	85	90	X (92.5)	X (82.5)	X (82.5)	82.5	105	X (110)	110	282.5
9	Joseph Jaquenoud (SUI)	75	80	X (82.5)	X (82.5)	82.5	X (87.5)	100	107.5	112.5	262.5
10	Cor Tabak (NED)	72.5	X (77.5)	77.5	77.5	82.5	X (85)	110	115	X (117.5)	270
11	Josef Matějček (TCH)	75	80	82.5	72.5	77.5	X (80)	100	X (107.5)	107.5	265
12	V. Van Hamme (BEL)	77.5	-	-	75	X (80)	80	105	X (107.5)	-	262.5
13	Menotti Pozzacchio (LUX)	70	75	X (77.5)	75	80	X (82.5)	X (105)	105	X (110)	260
14	Gerrit Roos (NED)	75	X (80)	X (80)	X (75)	75	X (80)	105	X (110)	X (110)	255
15	Helge Sjögren (SWE)	65	70	X (75)	77.5	X (82.5)	X (82.5)	X (105)	X (105)	105	252.5
16	Henry Nissen (DEN)	65	70	X (75)	70	75	X (80)	95	X (100)	105	245

References

• Olympic Report
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 30 March 2008.