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Men's heavyweight weightlifting at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Date	29 July
Competitors	17 from 11 nations
Medalists
Josef Straßberger  Germany Arnold Luhaäär  Estonia Jaroslav Skobla  Czechoslovakia
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The men's heavyweight or unlimited event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, and allowed weightlifters over 82.5 kilograms (181.5 pounds). The competition was held on Sunday, 29 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	?	Rudolf Schilberg	Vienna (AUT)	1928
	Snatch	126.5	Charles Rigoulot	Paris (FRA)	1926
	Clean & Jerk	161.5	Charles Rigoulot	Paris (FRA)	1925
	Total	380	Karl Morke	Stuttgart (GER)	1920
Olympic Record	Press	112.5	Giuseppe Tonani	Paris (FRA)	24 July 1924
		112.5	Franz Aigner	Paris (FRA)	24 July 1924
	Snatch	100	Giuseppe Tonani	Paris (FRA)	24 July 1924
		100	Louis Dannoux	Paris (FRA)	24 July 1924
		100	Claudius Dutriève	Paris (FRA)	24 July 1924
	Clean & Jerk	140	Harald Tammer	Paris (FRA)	24 July 1924
	Total	342.5(*)	Giuseppe Tonani	Paris (FRA)	24 July 1924

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(*) Originally a five lift competition.

All four Olympic records were improved in this competition. Josef Straßberger set a new world record in press with 122.5 kilograms.

All figures in kilograms.

More information Place, Weightlifter ...

Place	Weightlifter	Press			Snatch			Clean & jerk			Total
		1.	2.	3.	1.	2.	3.	1.	2.	3.
1	Josef Straßberger (GER)	115	120	122.5	102.5	107.5	X (110)	137.5	X (142.5)	142.5	372.5
2	Arnold Luhaäär (EST)	92.5	97.5	100	X (110)	110	X (115)	140	145	150	360
3	Jaroslav Skobla (TCH)	90	100	X (105)	97.5	X (107.5)	107.5	140	147.5	X (150)	357.5
4	Kārlis Leilands (LAT)	105	110	X (115)	105	X (110)	X (110)	X (140)	X (140)	140	355
5	Rudolf Schilberg (AUT)	X (115)	115	X (120)	97.5	105	X (107.5)	X (132.5)	135	X (137.5)	355
	Josef Leppelt (AUT)	95	100	105	100	110	X (115)	130	X (140)	140	355
7	Giuseppe Tonani (ITA)	112.5	117.5	X (120)	97.5	X (102.5)	X (102.5)	127.5	135	137.5	352.5
8	Hermann Volz (GER)	92.5	97.5	X (102.5)	102.5	107.5	110	127.5	132.5	X (137.5)	340
9	Claudius Dutriève (FRA)	90	97.5	X (100)	100	X (105)	X (105)	127.5	132.5	X (137.5)	330
10	Marcel Dumoulin (FRA)	87.5	92.5	X (95)	100	X (105)	X (105)	130	135	X (140)	327.5
	Francesco Mercoli (ITA)	102.5	X (107.5)	X (107.5)	X (100)	100	X (105)	125	X (130)	-	327.5
12	Minus Verheijen (NED)	90	95	100	90	X (95)	X (95)	X (120)	130	-	325
13	Harold Wood (GBR)	90	95	X (100)	X (95)	95	X (100)	120	125	X (130)	315
14	Franz Riederer (SUI)	X (85)	85	90	90	X (95)	X (95)	115	120	X (125)	300
15	Marcel Panen (BEL)	X (80)	80	85	X (77.5)	80	85	110	115	X (120)	280
16	Walter Gasser (SUI)	80	85	X (87.5)	77.5	X (82.5)	X (82.5)	105	X (110)	-	267.5
-	Hendrik Verheijen (NED)	95	102.5	X (105)	100	X (105)	X (105)	X (137.5)	-	-	-

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