Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's +82.5 kg

The men's heavyweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, and allowed weightlifters over 82.5 kilograms (181.5 pounds). The competition was held on Sunday, July 31, 1932.

Six weightlifters from four nations competed.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Jaroslav Skobla
 Czechoslovakia
Václav Pšenička
 Czechoslovakia
Josef Straßberger
 Germany

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.

World Record Press 133 Austria Rudolf Schilberg Vienna (AUT) 1931
Snatch >126 ?
Clean & Jerk 167 Egypt El Sayed Nosseir Luxembourg City (LUX) 1931
Total 400 Egypt El Sayed Nosseir Cairo (EGY) 1931
Olympic Record Press 122.5 Germany Josef Straßberger Amsterdam (NED) July 29, 1928
Snatch 110 Estonia Arnold Luhaäär Amsterdam (NED) July 29, 1928
110 Austria Josef Leppelt Amsterdam (NED) July 29, 1928
110 Germany Hermann Volz Amsterdam (NED) July 29, 1928
Clean & Jerk 150 Estonia Arnold Luhaäär Amsterdam (NED) July 29, 1928
Total 372.5 Germany Josef Straßberger Amsterdam (NED) July 29, 1928

Josef Strassberger improved the standing Olympic record in press with 125 kilograms. Václav Pšenička bettered the Olympic record in snatch with 117.5 kilograms and Jaroslav Skobla set new Olympic records in clean and jerk with 152.5 kilograms and in total with 380 kilograms.

Results

All figures in kilograms.

PlaceWeightlifterPressSnatchClean & jerkTotal
1.2.3.1.2.3.1.2.3.
1 Jaroslav Skobla (TCH)107.5112.5X (115)107.5112.5115150152.5-380
2 Václav Pšenička (TCH)110112.5-110115117.5X (147.5)147.5X (152.5)377.5
3 Josef Straßberger (GER)115120125102.5107.5110137.5X (142.5)142.5377.5
4 Marcel Dumoulin (FRA)9095X (97.5)102.5107.5X (110)135140X (145)342.5
5 Albert Manger (USA)909510087.592.5X (97.5)117.5122.5X (127.5)315
6 Howard Turbyfill (USA)77.5X (82.5)X (82.5)95X (100)X (100)127.5132.5X (137.5)305

References

  • Olympic Report
  • sports-reference
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 30 October 2008.
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