Weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg

The men's featherweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 60 kilograms (132 pounds). The competition was held on Sunday, 2 August 1936. Twenty-one weightlifters from 13 nations competed.[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Anthony Terlazzo  United States	Saleh Soliman  Egypt	Ibrahim Shams  Egypt

Records

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

World Record	Press	95.5	Hans Wölpert	Benneckenstein (GER)	1936
	Snatch	>97.5	Georgi Popov
	Clean & Jerk	>125.5	?
	Total	>297	?
Olympic Record	Press	92.5	Hans Wölpert	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
		92.5	Giuseppe Conca	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
	Snatch	90	Franz Andrysek	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
		90	Pierino Gabetti	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
	Clean & Jerk	120	Franz Andrysek	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
	Total	287.5	Franz Andrysek	Amsterdam (NED)	28 July 1928
		287.5	Raymond Suvigny	Los Angeles (USA)	31 July 1932

Anthony Terlazzo and Georg Liebsch both equalized the standing Olympic record in press with 92.5 kilograms. Anthony Terlazzo and Anton Richter both improved the Olympic record in snatch with 97.5 kilograms. Saleh Soliman and Ibrahim Shams both bettered the Olympic record in clean and jerk with 125 kilograms, and Anthony Terlazzo set a new Olympic record in total with 312.5 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	Anthony Terlazzo (USA)	60.0	87.5	92.5	X (95)	90	95	97.5	122.5	X (127.5)	X (127.5)	312.5
2	Saleh Soliman (EGY)	59.5	77.5	82.5	85	87.5	X (92.5)	95	115	122.5	125	305
3	Ibrahim Shams (EGY)	59.5	72.5	77.5	80	90	95	X (97.5)	120	125	X (127.5)	300
4	Anton Richter (AUT)	59.8	72.5	77.5	80	90	95	97.5	120	X (125)	X (125)	297.5
5	Georg Liebsch (GER)	59.4	87.5	92.5	X (95)	85	X (90)	90	107.5	X (112.5)	X (112.5)	290
6	Attilio Bescapè (ITA)	60.0	80	85	X (87.5)	85	90	X (92.5)	X (110)	110	X (115)	287.5
7	John Terry (USA)	60.0	75	X (80)	X (80)	87.5	X (92.5)	92.5	115	X (120)	120	287.5
8	Max Walter (GER)	59.0	75	X (80)	X (80)	X (90)	X (90)	90	115	X (122.5)	X (122.5)	280
9	Umberto Brizzi (ITA)	60.0	80	85	X (87.5)	75	80	82.5	X (110)	110	X (115)	277.5
10	Marcel Baril (FRA)	60.0	70	75	X (77.5)	82.5	X (87.5)	87.5	110	112.5	X (115)	275
11	Antoine Verdu (FRA)	60.0	X (72.5)	77.5	X (80)	82.5	87.5	X (90)	X (110)	X (110)	110	275
12	Mathias Zahradka (AUT)	59.7	75	80	X (82.5)	82.5	X (87.5)	X (87.5)	105	X (110)	110	272.5
13	Erm Lund (EST)	59.8	67.5	72.5	X (75)	80	X (85)	85	107.5	112.5	X (117.5)	270
14	Alois Rigert (SUI)	59.9	75	85	X (87.5)	X (75)	75	80	100	X (105)	105	270
15	Norman Holroyd (GBR)	58.8	67.5	72.5	X (75)	70	75	80	105	X (112.5)	X (112.5)	262.5
16	Wong Seahkee (ROC)	58.6	65	70	X (72.5)	75	-	-	105	X (115)	X (115)	255
17	Jenő Kuti (HUN)	59.4	70	X (75)	75	70	75	77.5	90	95	100	252.5
18	František Šimůnek (TCH)	60.0	65	70	X (72.5)	X (75)	75	80	95	100	X (105)	250
19	Fred Marsh (GBR)	59.4	67.5	X (72.5)	X (72.5)	77.5	X (82.5)	X (82.5)	102.5	X (107.5)	X (110)	247.5
20	Seng Liang (ROC)	59.4	72.5	-	-	70	75	X (80)	X (90)	95	X (100)	247.5
21	Franz Conrad (LUX)	58.4	65	X (70)	X (72.5)	65	-	-	X (90)	X (90)	90	220

References

1. "Weightlifting at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Featherweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

Sources

• Olympic Report
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 31 October 2008.