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

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]

Men's heavyweight weightlifting
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueOlympisch Stadion
Date31 August
Competitors6 from 5 nations
Medalists
Filippo Bottino  Italy
Joseph Alzin  Luxembourg
Louis Bernot  France

Results

PlaceWeightlifter123Total
 Filippo Bottino (ITA)70.075.0120.0265.0
 Joseph Alzin (LUX)65.075.0120.0260.0
 Louis Bernot (FRA)65.075.0115.0255.0
4 Ejnar Jensen (DEN)60.075.0115.0250.0
5 Rikard Brunn (SWE)60.080.0110.0250.0
6 Joseph Duchateau (FRA)65.072.5110.0247.5

References

  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

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