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Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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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
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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]


Medal summary

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

Participating nations

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

Medal table

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

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

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