Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg

Men's light heavyweight weightlifting at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Date	July 29
Competitors	15 from 10 nations
Medalists
El Sayed Nosseir  Egypt Louis Hostin  France Jan Verheijen  Netherlands

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 light heavyweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 82.5 kilograms (181.5 pounds). The competition was held on Sunday, July 29, 1928.

Records

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

World Record	Press		?
	Snatch	110.5	Jakob Vogt	Munich (GER)	1927
	Clean & Jerk		?
	Total	337.5	Jakob Vogt	Koblenz (GER)	1928
Olympic Record	Press	95	Leopold Friedrich	Paris (FRA)	July 23, 1924
	Snatch	102.5	Charles Rigoulot	Paris (FRA)	July 23, 1924
	Clean & Jerk	135	Charles Rigoulot	Paris (FRA)	July 23, 1924
	Total	322.5(*)	Charles Rigoulot	Paris (FRA)	July 23, 1924

(*) Originally a five lift competition.

All four Olympic records were improved in this competition. El Sayed Nosseir set a new world record in snatch with 112.5 kilograms and in the total of the three lifts with 355 kilograms.

Results

Place	Weightlifter	Press			Snatch			Clean & jerk			Total
		1.	2.	3.	1.	2.	3.	1.	2.	3.
1	El Sayed Nosseir (EGY)	92.5	97.5	100	102.5	107.5	112.5	X (140)	140	142.5	355
2	Louis Hostin (FRA)	95	100	X (102.5)	102.5	107.5	110	132.5	137.5	142.5	352.5
3	Jan Verheijen (NED)	X (90)	X (95)	95	105	X (110)	X (110)	132.5	137.5	X (142.5)	337.5
4	Jakob Vogt (GER)	100	X (102.5)	X (105)	100	X (105)	105	130	X (135)	X (135)	335
5	Václav Pšenička (TCH)	100	X (105)	X (105)	100	105	X (110)	130	X (135)	X (135)	335
6	Karl Freiberger (AUT)	85	90	95	90	95	X (100)	125	X (132.5)	132.5	322.5
7	Pierre Vibert (FRA)	X (95)	95	X (100)	95	X (100)	X (100)	125	X (130)	X (130)	315
	Josef Zemann (AUT)	75	X (80)	X (80)	95	102.5	105	130	135	X (140)	315
	Karl Bierwirth (GER)	90	95	X (100)	95	X (105)	X (110)	120	125	-	315
10	Otto Garnus (SUI)	82.5	X (87.5)	X (87.5)	90	95	X (100)	125	130	X (132.5)	307.5
11	Olaf Luiga (EST)	80	X (85)	X (85)	90	95	X (100)	130	X (135)	X (135)	305
12	Willem Tholen (NED)	X (80)	85	87.5	90	X (95)	X (95)	115	120	X (125)	297.5
13	J. Van der Goten (BEL)	72.5	77.5	80	85	90	92.5	110	120	X (125)	292.5
14	Nic Scheitler (LUX)	80	85	X (90)	80	85	X (92.5)	105	X (110)	-	275
15	E. Donzé (SUI)	75	X (80)	X (80)	77.5	82.5	X (85)	X (100)	100	X (105)	257.5

References

• Olympic Report
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 31 March 2008.