Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg

Men's featherweight weightlifting
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Date28 July
Competitors21 from 13 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Franz Andrysek  Austria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pierino Gabetti  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hans Wölpert  Germany
← 1924
1932 →

The men's featherweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 60 kilograms (132 pounds). The competition was held on Saturday, 28 July 1928.[1]

Records

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

World Record Press 92.5 Germany Hans Wölpert Mannheim (GER) 1924
Snatch 92.5 Italy Pierino Gabetti Milan (ITA) 1927
Clean & Jerk 120 Austria Andreas Stadler Vienna (AUT) 1926
Total 282.5 Switzerland Heinrich Graf Tallinn (EST) April 1922
Olympic Record Press 80 Switzerland Arthur Reinmann Paris (FRA) 21 July 1924
Snatch 82.5 Italy Pierino Gabetti Paris (FRA) 21 July 1924
82.5 France Maurice Martin Paris (FRA) 21 July 1924
Clean & Jerk 105 Italy Pierino Gabetti Paris (FRA) 21 July 1924
105 Austria Andreas Stadler Paris (FRA) 21 July 1924
105 Austria Wilhelm Rosinek Paris (FRA) 21 July 1924
105 United Kingdom Alfred Baxter Paris (FRA) 21 July 1924
Total 260(*) Italy Pierino Gabetti Paris (FRA) 21 July 1924

(*) Originally a five lift competition.

All four Olympic records were improved in this competition. Hans Wölpert and Giuseppe Conca in press and Franz Andrysek in clean and jerk equalized the standing world records. Pierino Gabetti and Hans Wölpert equalized the standing world record in the three lifts (total) while Franz Andrysek set a new world record with 287.5 kilograms.

Results

All figures in kilograms.

Rank Weightlifter Nation Press Snatch Clean & jerk Total
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
1st place, gold medalist(s) Franz Andrysek  Austria 70 75 77.5 77.5 85 90 - 90 115 120 122.5 120 287.5
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pierino Gabetti  Italy 72.5 77.5 80 80 82.5 85 90 90 107.5 112.5 115 112.5 282.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hans Wölpert  Germany 87.5 92.5 - 92.5 77.5 82.5 - 82.5 107.5 112.5 112.5 107.5 282.5
4 Giuseppe Conca  Italy 85 90 92.5 92.5 75 80 - 80 105 - 112.5 105 277.5
5 Arthur Reinmann  Switzerland 75 80 82.5 82.5 72.5 77.5 82.5 82.5 100 105 110 110 275
6 Andreas Stadler  Austria 67.5 72.5 75 72.5 80 - - 80 115 115 115 115 267.5
7 Henri Baudrand  France 72.5 77.5 - 77.5 80 80 - 80 102.5 107.5 107.5 107.5 265
8 Josef Vacek  Czechoslovakia 75 80 80 80 75 80 82.5 82.5 - 100 - 100 262.5
Cemal Erçman  Turkey 80 85 - 85 67.5 75 - 75 95 100 102.5 102.5 262.5
10 Henri Rivière  France 62.5 67.5 70 70 80 85 - 85 102.5 107.5 112.5 107.5 260
11 Ferdinand Renier  Belgium 65 70 72.5 72.5 77.5 77.5 77.5 77.5 97.5 102.5 105 105 255
Eugen Mühlberger  Germany 70 - - 70 80 - - 80 105 105 110 105 255
António Pereira  Portugal 65 70 72.5 70 75 80 80 80 100 105 105 105 255
14 Justin Tissot  Switzerland 65 70 72.5 72.5 77.5 77.5 - 77.5 95 100 - 100 250
Aleksander Kask  Estonia 75 75 - 75 - 75 - 75 - 100 - 100 250
16 Hendrik de Wolf  Netherlands 67.5 72.5 75 72.5 75 - - 75 100 100 - 100 247.5
Albert Maes  Belgium 72.5 - - 72.5 75 75 75 75 - 100 - 100 247.5
18 Alfred Baxter  Great Britain 67.5 72.5 75 75 67.5 67.5 - 67.5 92.5 97.5 - 97.5 240
19 Cornelis Compter  Netherlands 70 75 - 75 70 75 75 70 92.5 - - 92.5 237.5
20 Alfred Hopkins  Great Britain 60 65 65 60 67.5 72.5 - 72.5 90 95 - 95 227.5
21 Casimiro Vega  Argentina 60 65 65 60 67.5 - - 67.5 90 95 - 95 222.5

References

  1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Featherweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

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