Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg

Men's middleweight weightlifting
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Men's middleweight weightlifting; at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Date	29 July
Competitors	23 from 15 nations
Medalists
	← 1924 1932 →

The men's middleweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 75 kilograms (165 pounds). The competition was held on Sunday, 29 July 1928.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World Record	Press	103.5	Roger François	Paris (FRA)	1928
	Snatch	104.5	Hans Haas	Vienna (AUT)	1927
	Clean & Jerk	142.5	Karl Hipfinger	Vienna (AUT)	1927
	Total	330	Karl Hipfinger	Vienna (AUT)	1927
Olympic Record	Press	97.5	Carlo Galimberti	Paris (FRA)	23 July 1924
	Press	97.5	Ahmed Samy	Paris (FRA)	23 July 1924
	Snatch	95	Carlo Galimberti	Paris (FRA)	23 July 1924
	Clean & Jerk	127.5	Carlo Galimberti	Paris (FRA)	23 July 1924
	Clean & Jerk	127.5	Jaan Kikkas	Paris (FRA)	23 July 1924
	Total	320(*)	Carlo Galimberti	Paris (FRA)	23 July 1924

(*) Originally a five lift competition.

All four Olympic records were improved in this competition. Carlo Galimberti set a new world record in press with 105 kilograms. Guus Scheffer set a new world record in snatch with 105 kilograms. In the total of the three lifts at first Carlo Galimberti set a new world record with 332.5 kilograms only to be improved by Roger François with 335 kilograms.

Results

Place	Weightlifter	Press			Snatch			Clean & jerk			Total
Place	Weightlifter	1.	2.	3.	1.	2.	3.	1.	2.	3.	Total
1	Roger François (FRA)	92.5	100	102.5	95	100	102.5	125	130	X (135)	335
2	Carlo Galimberti (ITA)	97.5	102.5	105	92.5	97.5	X (100)	130	X (135)	X (135)	332.5
3	Guus Scheffer (NED)	92.5	X (97.5)	97.5	95	100	105	X (125)	125	X (130)	327.5
4	Franz Zinner (GER)	82.5	X (87.5)	87.5	100	X (105)	X (105)	125	130	135	322.5
5	Gaston le Pût (FRA)	85	90	92.5	90	X (95)	95	115	120	125	312.5
6	Willy Hofmann (GER)	85	90	X (92.5)	90	95	X (100)	120	X (127.5)	X (130)	305
7	Hussein Mokhtar (EGY)	90	X (95)	X (95)	92.5	X (97.5)	X (97.5)	120	X (125)	X (125)	302.5
8	Jan Van Rompey (BEL)	X (77.5)	92.5	X (97.5)	X (82.5)	X (85)	85	X (115)	115	X (120)	292.5
9	Joop Zalm (NED)	87.5	92.5	X (95)	X (85)	85	X (90)	X (107.5)	X (107.5)	107.5	285
9	Alfredo Pianta (ARG)	70	X (75)	75	80	85	90	110	115	120	285
11	M. Van der Goten (BEL)	X (77.5)	77.5	X (82.5)	82.5	87.5	X (90)	110	115	X (120)	280
11	Jan Kostrba (TCH)	75	80	X (85)	80	85	X (90)	110	115	X (120)	280
13	Leonhard Kukk (EST)	82.5	X (87.5)	X (87.5)	X (85)	X (85)	85	110	X (125)	X (125)	277.5
13	Charles Attenborough (GBR)	77.5	82.5	87.5	77.5	82.5	85	102.5	107.5	110	277.5
15	Ernst Trinkler (SUI)	80	X (85)	X (87.5)	80	X (85)	X (85)	110	115	X (120)	275
15	Povilas Vitonis (LTU)	85	X (90)	X (90)	X (82.5)	X (85)	85	97.5	105	X (107.5)	275
17	Bohumil Sýkora (TCH)	70	X (75)	X (75)	80	X (85)	85	110	115	X (120)	270
18	John Tooley (GBR)	70	X (75)	X (75)	77.5	82.5	X (87.5)	105	110	X (115)	262.5
-	Hermann Eichholzer (SUI)	82.5	87.5	X (90)	90	95	X (100)	X (117.5)	X (117.5)	X (117.5)	-
-	Karl Hipfinger (AUT)	82.5	X (87.5)	X (87.5)	95	X (100)	X (100)	X (130)	X (130)	X (130)	-
-	Bertil Carlsson (SWE)	X (77.5)	X (82.5)	82.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	François Bremer (LUX)	X (70)	X (70)	X (70)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	Franz Nitterl (AUT)	X (80)	X (80)	X (80)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-