Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's +82.5 kg

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Men's heavyweight weightlifting
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueOlympisch Stadion
Date31 August
Competitors6 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Filippo Bottino  Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Joseph Alzin  Luxembourg
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Louis Bernot  France
1924 →

The men's heavyweight was a weightlifting event held as part of the Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. 1920 was the first time weightlifting was divided into weight categories. Heavyweight was the heaviest category, including weightlifters weighing over 82.5 kilograms. A total of six weightlifters from five nations competed in the event, which was held on 31 August 1920.[1]

Results[edit]

Place Weightlifter 1 2 3 Total
Gold  Filippo Bottino (ITA) 70.0 75.0 120.0 265.0
Silver  Joseph Alzin (LUX) 65.0 75.0 120.0 260.0
Bronze  Louis Bernot (FRA) 65.0 75.0 115.0 255.0
4  Ejnar Jensen (DEN) 60.0 75.0 115.0 250.0
5  Rikard Brunn (SWE) 60.0 80.0 110.0 250.0
6  Joseph Duchâteau (FRA) 65.0 72.5 110.0 247.5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

Sources[edit]

  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 7 May 2008.