The men's light-heavyweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 82.5 kilograms (181.5 pounds). The competition was held on Saturday, 30 July 1932. Four weightlifters from three nations competed.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Louis Hostin France
|
Svend Olsen Denmark
|
Henry Duey United States
|
Records edit
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | Press | >110.5 | ? | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | >117.5 | ? | |||
| Clean & Jerk | >152.5 | ? | |||
| Total | >372 | ? | |||
| Olympic Record | Press | 100 |  Jakob Vogt
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 |
| 100 |  Václav Pšenička
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 | ||
| 100 | Louis Hostin
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 | ||
| 100 |  El Sayed Nosseir
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 | ||
| Snatch | 112.5 | El Sayed Nosseir
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 | |
| Clean & Jerk | 142.5 | El Sayed Nosseir
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 | |
| 142.5 | Louis Hostin
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 | ||
| Total | 355 | El Sayed Nosseir
|
Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 |
Louis Hostin and Svend Olsen both improved the standing Olympic record in press with 102.5 kilograms. Louis Hostin also equalized the Olympic record in snatch with 112.5 kilograms and bettered the record in clean and jerk with 150 kilograms and in total with 365 kilograms.
Results edit
All figures in kilograms.
| Place | Weightlifter | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | |||
| 1 |  Louis Hostin (FRA) |
97.5 | X (102.5) | 102.5 | 105 | 110 | 112.5 | 140 | 145 | 150 | 365 |
| 2 |  Svend Olsen (DEN) |
95 | 100 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 107.5 | X (132.5) | 127.5 | X (132.5) | 132.5 | 340 |
| 3 |  Henry Duey (USA) |
87.5 | 92.5 | X (95) | 95 | 100 | 105 | 127.5 | X (132.5) | 132.5 | 330 |
| 4 | Bill Good (USA) |
X (90) | X (95) | 95 | X (92.5) | 92.5 | 97.5 | X (130) | 130 | X (135) | 322.5 |
References edit
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
External links edit
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 30 October 2008.