| Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics |
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| −60 kg | men |
| −67.5 kg | men |
| −75 kg | men |
| −82.5 kg | men |
| +82.5 kg | men |
The men's heavyweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, and allowed weightlifters over 82.5 kilograms (181.5 pounds). The competition was held on Sunday, July 31, 1932.
Six weightlifters from four nations competed.
Contents |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Jaroslav Skobla Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
Václav Pšenička Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
Josef Straßberger Germany (GER) |
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | Press | 133 | Rudolf Schilberg | Vienna (AUT) | 1931 |
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| Snatch | >126 | ? | |||
| Clean & Jerk | 167 | El Sayed Nosseir | Luxembourg City (LUX) | 1931 | |
| Total | 400 | El Sayed Nosseir | Cairo (EGY) | 1931 | |
| Olympic Record | Press | 122.5 | Josef Straßberger | Amsterdam (NED) | July 29, 1928 |
| Snatch | 110 | Arnold Luhaäär | Amsterdam (NED) | July 29, 1928 | |
| 110 | Josef Leppelt | Amsterdam (NED) | July 29, 1928 | ||
| 110 | Hermann Volz | Amsterdam (NED) | July 29, 1928 | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 150 | Arnold Luhaäär | Amsterdam (NED) | July 29, 1928 | |
| Total | 372.5 | Josef Straßberger | Amsterdam (NED) | July 29, 1928 |
Josef Strassberger improved the standing Olympic record in press with 125 kilograms. Václav Pšenička bettered the Olympic record in snatch with 117.5 kilograms and Jaroslav Skobla set new Olympic records in clean and jerk with 152.5 kilograms and in total with 380 kilograms.
All figures in kilograms.
| Place | Weightlifter | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | ||||||
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| 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | |||
| 1 | Jaroslav Skobla (TCH) | 107.5 | 112.5 | X (115) | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115 | 150 | 152.5 | - | 380 |
| 2 | Václav Pšenička (TCH) | 110 | 112.5 | - | 110 | 115 | 117.5 | X (147.5) | 147.5 | X (152.5) | 377.5 |
| 3 | Josef Straßberger (GER) | 115 | 120 | 125 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110 | 137.5 | X (142.5) | 142.5 | 377.5 |
| 4 | Marcel Dumoulin (FRA) | 90 | 95 | X (97.5) | 102.5 | 107.5 | X (110) | 135 | 140 | X (145) | 342.5 |
| 5 | Albert Manger (USA) | 90 | 95 | 100 | 87.5 | 92.5 | X (97.5) | 117.5 | 122.5 | X (127.5) | 315 |
| 6 | Howard Turbyfill (USA) | 77.5 | X (82.5) | X (82.5) | 95 | X (100) | X (100) | 127.5 | 132.5 | X (137.5) | 305 |
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