Weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin consisted of five weight classes, all for men only.
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Featherweight –60 kg |
Anthony Terlazzo United States (USA) |
Saleh Soliman Egypt (EGY) |
Ibrahim Shams Egypt (EGY) |
Lightweight 60–67.5 kg |
Robert Fein Austria (AUT) |
none | Karl Jansen Germany (GER) |
Anwar Mesbah Egypt (EGY) | |||
Middleweight 67.5–75 kg |
Khadr El Touni Egypt (EGY) |
Rudolf Ismayr Germany (GER) |
Adolf Wagner Germany (GER) |
Light-heavyweight 75–82.5 kg |
Louis Hostin France (FRA) |
Eugen Deutsch Germany (GER) |
Ibrahim Wasif Egypt (EGY) |
Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
Josef Manger Germany (GER) |
Václav Pšenička Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
Arnold Luhaäär Estonia (EST) |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
2 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
3 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
- "Ron Walker - 1936 Olympian". YNEPF. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
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