Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg

Men's middleweight weightlifting
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion
Date August 30
Competitors 10 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Henri Gance  France
2nd, silver medalist(s) Pietro Bianchi  Italy
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Albert Pettersson  Sweden
Weightlifting at the
1920 Summer Olympics
−60 kg men
−67.5 kg men
−75 kg men
−82.5 kg men
+82.5 kg men

The men's middleweight 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. Middleweight was the median category, including weightlifters weighing up to 75 kilograms.

A total of 10 weightlifters from 7 nations competed in the event, which was held on August 30, 1920.

Results

Place Weightlifter 1 2 3 Total,kilograms
 Henri Gance (FRA) 65.0 75.0 105.0 245.0
 Pietro Bianchi (ITA) 60.0 70.0 105.0 235.0
 Albert Pettersson (SWE) 55.0 75.0 105.0 235.0
4  Marinus Ringelberg (NED) 55.0 65.0 105.0 225.0
5  Paul Ledran (FRA) 55.0 65.0 100.0 220.0
6  Christian Jensen (DEN) 55.0 60.0 100.0 215.0
7  Marcel Marchand (BEL) 55.0 55.0 95.0 205.0
8  Pieter Belmer (NED) 0.0 65.0 100.0 165.0
 Georges de Proft (BEL) 55.0 65.0 DNF
 Ahmed Samy (EGY) 55.0 DNF

References

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