Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics

The weightlifting events at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles consisted of five weight classes, all for men only. The competitions were held on Saturday, July 30, 1932 and on Sunday, July 31, 1932.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
60 kg	Raymond Suvigny  France	Hans Wölpert  Germany	Anthony Terlazzo  United States
67.5 kg	René Duverger  France	Hans Haas  Austria	Gastone Pierini  Italy
75 kg'	Rudolf Ismayr  Germany	Carlo Galimberti  Italy	Karl Hipfinger  Austria
82.5 kg	Louis Hostin  France	Svend Olsen  Denmark	Henry Duey  United States
Over 82.5 kg	Jaroslav Skobla  Czechoslovakia	Václav Pšenička  Czechoslovakia	Josef Straßberger  Germany

Participating nations

A total of 28 weightlifters from eight nations competed at the Los Angeles Games:

•  Argentina (1)
•  Austria (2)
•  Czechoslovakia (2)
•  Denmark (1)
•  France (4)
•  Germany (4)
•  Italy (4)
•  United States (10)

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France (FRA)	3	0	0	3
2	Germany (GER)	1	1	1	3
3	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	1	0	2
4	Austria (AUT)	0	1	1	2
	Italy (ITA)	0	1	1	2
6	Denmark (DEN)	0	1	0	1
7	United States (USA)	0	0	2	2
Total		5	5	5	15

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-20. 

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