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Men's lightweight weightlifting at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Date	28 July
Competitors	16 from 11 nations
Medalists
Hans Haas  Austria Kurt Helbig  Germany Fernand Arnout  France
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The men's lightweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. 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 Saturday, 28 July 1928.^[1]

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

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World Record	Press	100	Hans Wölpert	Munich (GER)	1926
	Snatch	105	Kurt Helbig	Koblenz (GER)	1928
	Clean & Jerk	135	Hans Haas	Vienna (AUT)	1928
	Total	330	Kurt Helbig	Koblenz (GER)	1928
Olympic Record	Press	85	Eduard Vanaaseme	Paris (FRA)	22 July 1924
	Snatch	90	Bohumil Durdis	Paris (FRA)	22 July 1924
	Clean & Jerk	115	Edmond Decottignies	Paris (FRA)	22 July 1924
	Total	277.5(*)	Edmond Decottignies	Paris (FRA)	22 July 1924

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(*) Originally a five lift competition.

All four Olympic records were improved in this competition. Hans Haas and Kurt Helbig equalized the standing world record in clean and jerk.

All figures in kilograms.

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Rank	Weightlifter	Nation	Press			Snatch			Clean & jerk			Total
			1.	2.	3.	1.	2.	3.	1.	2.	3.
	Hans Haas	Austria	77.5	82.5	85	97.5	102.5	X (105)	130	135	X (137.5)	322.5
	Kurt Helbig	Germany	85	90	X (92.5)	90	95	97.5	125	130	135	322.5
	Fernand Arnout	France	80	X (85)	85	90	X (95)	97.5	115	120	X (125)	302.5
4	Albert Aeschmann	Switzerland	80	85	87.5	90	X (95)	X (95)	115	120	X (125)	297.5
5	Willi Reinfrank	Germany	X (85)	85	90	90	X (95)	X (95)	120	X (125)	X (125)	295
6	Jules Meese	France	85	90	X (92.5)	82.5	X (87.5)	87.5	110	X (115)	115	292.5
7	Anton Hangel	Austria	X (77.5)	X (77.5)	77.5	X (90)	90	X (97.5)	120	X (130)	X (130)	287.5
8	Gastone Pierini	Italy	85	90	X (92.5)	X (82.5)	X (82.5)	82.5	105	X (110)	110	282.5
9	Joseph Jaquenoud	Switzerland	75	80	X (82.5)	X (82.5)	82.5	X (87.5)	100	107.5	112.5	262.5
10	Cor Tabak	Netherlands	72.5	X (77.5)	77.5	77.5	82.5	X (85)	110	115	X (117.5)	270
11	Josef Matějček	Czechoslovakia	75	80	82.5	72.5	77.5	X (80)	100	X (107.5)	107.5	265
12	V. Van Hamme	Belgium	77.5	-	-	75	X (80)	80	105	X (107.5)	-	262.5
13	Menotti Pozzacchio	Luxembourg	70	75	X (77.5)	75	80	X (82.5)	X (105)	105	X (110)	260
14	Gerrit Roos	Netherlands	75	X (80)	X (80)	X (75)	75	X (80)	105	X (110)	X (110)	255
15	Helge Sjögren	Sweden	65	70	X (75)	77.5	X (82.5)	X (82.5)	X (105)	X (105)	105	252.5
16	Henry Nissen	Denmark	65	70	X (75)	70	75	X (80)	95	X (100)	105	245
–	J. Adriaenssens	Belgium	DNF
–	César Garibaldi	Argentina	DNF

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