Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics

The weightlifting events at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles consisted of five weight classes. The competitions were held on Saturday, 30 July 1932 and on Sunday, 31 July 1932.[1]

Weightlifting
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Weightlifting pictogram
VenueOlympic Auditorium
Date30 July 2022
No. of events5 (5 men, 0 women)
Competitors29 from 8 nations
← 1928
1936 →


Medal summary

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
60 kg
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Raymond Suvigny
  France
Hans Wölpert
  Germany
Anthony Terlazzo
  United States
67.5 kg
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René Duverger
  France
Hans Haas
  Austria
Gastone Pierini
  Italy
75 kg
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Rudolf Ismayr
  Germany
Carlo Galimberti
  Italy
Karl Hipfinger
  Austria
82.5 kg
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Louis Hostin
  France
Svend Olsen
  Denmark
Henry Duey
  United States
Over 82.5 kg
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Jaroslav Skobla
  Czechoslovakia
Václav Pšenička
  Czechoslovakia
Josef Straßberger
  Germany

Participating nations

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A total of 29 weightlifters from eight nations competed at the Los Angeles Games:

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  France (FRA)3003
2  Germany (GER)1113
3  Czechoslovakia (TCH)1102
4  Austria (AUT)0112
  Italy (ITA)0112
6  Denmark (DEN)0101
7  United States (USA)0022
Totals (7 entries)55515

References

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  1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

Sources

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