The men's light heavyweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 82.5 kilograms (181.5 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 ? Snatch 110.5 Jakob Vogt Munich (GER) 1927 Clean & Jerk ? Total 337.5 Jakob Vogt Koblenz (GER) 1928 Olympic Record Press 95 Leopold Friedrich Paris (FRA) 23 July 1924 Snatch 102.5 Charles Rigoulot Paris (FRA) 23 July 1924 Clean & Jerk 135 Charles Rigoulot Paris (FRA) 23 July 1924 Total 322.5(*) Charles Rigoulot Paris (FRA) 23 July 1924
(*) Originally a five lift competition.
All four Olympic records were improved in this competition. El Sayed Nosseir set a new world record in snatch with 112.5 kilograms and in the total of the three lifts with 355 kilograms.
Results
Rank Weightlifter Nation Press Snatch Clean & jerk Total #1 #2 #3 #1 #2 #3 #1 #2 #3 92.5 97.5 100 102.5 107.5 112.5 X (140) 140 142.5 355 95 100 X (102.5) 102.5 107.5 110 132.5 137.5 142.5 352.5 X (90) X (95) 95 105 X (110) X (110) 132.5 137.5 X (142.5) 337.5 4 100 X (102.5) X (105) 100 X (105) 105 130 X (135) X (135) 335 100 X (105) X (105) 100 105 X (110) 130 X (135) X (135) 335 6 85 90 95 90 95 X (100) 125 X (132.5) 132.5 322.5 7 X (95) 95 X (100) 95 X (100) X (100) 125 X (130) X (130) 315 75 X (80) X (80) 95 102.5 105 130 135 X (140) 315 90 95 X (100) 95 X (105) X (110) 120 125 - 315 10 82.5 X (87.5) X (87.5) 90 95 X (100) 125 130 X (132.5) 307.5 11 80 X (85) X (85) 90 95 X (100) 130 X (135) X (135) 305 12 X (80) 85 87.5 90 X (95) X (95) 115 120 X (125) 297.5 13 72.5 77.5 80 85 90 92.5 110 120 X (125) 292.5 14 80 85 X (90) 80 85 X (92.5) 105 X (110) - 275 15 75 X (80) X (80) 77.5 82.5 X (85) X (100) 100 X (105) 257.5
References
Sources Olympic Report