Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's +82.5 kg


The men's heavyweight or unlimited event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, and allowed weightlifters over 82.5 kilograms. The competition was held on Sunday, 29 July 1928.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World RecordPress? Rudolf SchilbergVienna 1928
World RecordSnatch126.5 Charles RigoulotParis 1926
World RecordClean & Jerk161.5 Charles RigoulotParis 1925
World RecordTotal380 Karl MorkeStuttgart 1920
Olympic RecordPress112.5 Giuseppe TonaniParis 24 July 1924
Olympic RecordPress112.5 Franz AignerParis 24 July 1924
Olympic RecordSnatch100 Giuseppe TonaniParis 24 July 1924
Olympic RecordSnatch100 Louis DannouxParis 24 July 1924
Olympic RecordSnatch100 Claudius DutrièveParis 24 July 1924
Olympic RecordClean & Jerk140 Harald TammerParis 24 July 1924
Olympic RecordTotal342.5' Giuseppe TonaniParis 24 July 1924

' Originally a five lift competition.
All four Olympic records were improved in this competition. Josef Straßberger set a new world record in press with 122.5 kilograms.

Results

All figures in kilograms.