Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Weightlifting pictogram
VenueOlympisch Stadion
Date29 August 1920
No. of events5 (5 men, 0 women)
Competitors53 from 14 nations
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Weightlifting returned to the Olympic program at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, with competition in five weight classes, for men only. The sport had previously been contested at the Olympic Games in 1904.[1]

Medal summary

Games Gold Silver Bronze
Featherweight
–60 kg
details
Frans De Haes
 Belgium
Alfred Schmidt
 Estonia
Eugène Ryter
 Switzerland
Lightweight
–67.5 kg
details
Alfred Neuland
 Estonia
Louis Williquet
 Belgium
Florimond Rooms
 Belgium
Middleweight
–75 kg
details
Henri Gance
 France
Pietro Bianchi
 Italy
Albert Pettersson
 Sweden
Light-heavyweight
–82.5 kg
details
Ernest Cadine
 France
Fritz Hünenberger
 Switzerland
Erik Pettersson
 Sweden
Heavyweight
+82.5 kg
details
Filippo Bottino
 Italy
Joseph Alzin
 Luxembourg
Louis Bernot
 France

Participating nations

A total of 53 weightlifters from 14 nations competed at the Antwerp Games:

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France (FRA)2013
2 Belgium (BEL)1113
3 Estonia (EST)1102
 Italy (ITA)1102
5 Switzerland (SUI)0112
6 Luxembourg (LUX)0101
7 Sweden (SWE)0022
Totals (7 entries)55515

References

  1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2019.