The men's lightweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 67.5 kilograms (148.8 pounds). The competition was held on Sunday, 2 August 1936. Sixteen weightlifters from twelve nations competed.

Medalists

Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.

World Record Press 106 Robert Fein Vienna (AUT) 1936 Snatch 110 Robert Fein Budapest (HUN) 1936 Clean & Jerk 141.5 Mohammed Attia Cairo (EGY) 1935 Total 335 Robert Fein Warsaw (POL) 1936 Olympic Record Press 97.5 René Duverger Los Angeles (USA) 30 July 1932 Snatch 102.5 Hans Haas Amsterdam (NED) 28 July 1928 102.5 René Duverger Los Angeles (USA) 30 July 1932 Clean & Jerk 135 Hans Haas Amsterdam (NED) 28 July 1928 135 Kurt Helbig Amsterdam (NED) 28 July 1928 Total 325 René Duverger Los Angeles (USA) 30 July 1932

Robert Fein set a new Olympic record in press with 105 kilograms. Anwar Mesbah set a new Olympic record in snatch with 105 kilograms. Anwar Mesbah also set a new world record in clean and jerk with 145 kilograms. Robert Fein and Anwar Mesbah both set a new world record in total with 342.5 kilograms.

Results

All figures in kilograms.

Place Weightlifter Body weight Press Snatch Clean & jerk Total 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1 66.1 87.5 92.5 - 92.5 100 105 132.5 142.5 145 342.5 WR 1 66.7 97.5 102.5 105 X (100) 100 X (105) 130 135 137.5 342.5 WR 3 66.6 87.5 95 X (97.5) 95 X (100) 100 125 132.5 X (137.5) 327.5 4 66.5 90 95 X (97.5) 95 X (100) 100 120 127.5 X (130) 322.5 5 67.0 92.5 97.5 X (100) 95 100 - X (125) 125 X (132.5) 322.5 6 67.4 85 90 X (92.5) 100 X (105) X (105) 125 130 132.5 322.5 7 66.6 90 95 97.5 X (95) 95 X (100) X (120) 120 125 317.5 8 59.0 85 X (90) X (90) 97.5 X (105) X (105) 120 X (130) 130 312.5 9 67.3 77.5 82.5 X (85) X (95) 95 X (100) 125 X (130) X (130) 302.5 10 66.8 87.5 92.5 95 X (87.5) 87.5 90 115 X (120) X (120) 300 11 66.8 70 75 X (77.5) 90 X (95) 95 115 X (120) X (120) 285 12 67.0 82.5 X (87.5) X (87.5) X (85) X (85) 85 110 115 X (120) 282.5 13 67.0 80 X (85) X (85) X (90) 90 X (95) X (110) X (110) 110 280 14 67.4 75 X (82.5) 82.5 80 X (90) X (90) 110 115 X (120) 277.5 15 64.0 X (82.5) 82.5 87.5 X (80) 80 82.5 X (105) X (105) 105 275 16 66.7 72.5 77.5 X (80) 75 X (85) X (85) X (100) X (100) X (100) 152.5

The bodyweight for all weightlifters is given as before the competition. An Austrian protest was upheld to reweigh the medalists after the event, when both Fein and Mesbah had the same bodyweight, both were awarded gold medals.

References

Sources Olympic Report