The weightlifting competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam consisted of five weight classes, all for men only. The competitions were held on Saturday, 28 July 1928, and on Sunday, 29 July 1928.
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Weightlifting pictogram | |
| Venue | Krachtsportgebouw |
| Date | 28–29 July 1928 |
| No. of events | 5 (5 men, 0 women) |
| Competitors | 92 from 19 nations |
Medal summary
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight –60 kg | Franz Andrysek Austria | Pierino Gabetti Italy | Hans Wölpert Germany |
| Lightweight –67.5 kg | Hans Haas Austria | none awarded | Fernand Arnout France |
| Kurt Helbig Germany | |||
| Middleweight –75 kg | Roger François France | Carlo Galimberti Italy | Guus Scheffer Netherlands |
| Light heavyweight –82.5 kg | El Sayed Nosseir Egypt | Louis Hostin France | Jan Verheijen Netherlands |
| Heavyweight +82.5 kg | Josef Strassberger Germany | Arnold Luhaäär Estonia | Jaroslav Skobla Czechoslovakia |
Participating nations
Every nation was allowed to participate with a maximum of two weightlifters in every event. Five nations entered the maximum of ten competitors.
A total of 92 weightlifters from 19 nations competed at the Amsterdam Games:
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Austria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
Sources
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 December 2006.
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