Weightlifting at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 67.5 kg explained

The men's lightweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1924 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 22 July 1924.^[1]

Results

One hand snatch

Place	Weightlifter		one hand snatch
			align=center width=50	1.	align=center width=50	2.	align=center width=50	3.
1		66.3	67.5	72.5	75
2		66.0	65	70	X (72.5)
3		67.0	65	70	X (72.5)
		67.0	65	70	X (72.5)
5		64.5	65	X (70)	X (70)
6		66.0	60	65	X (67.5)
		66.0	65	X (70)	X (70)
8		66.3	60	X (65)	65
9		66.5	60	65	X (67.5)
10		67.5	65	X (70)	X (70)
		67.5	60	65	X (67.5)
12		65.9	62.5	X (67.5)	X (67.5)
13		66.2	55	60	62.5
14		66.5	62.5	X (67.5)	X (67.5)
15		67.5	55	62.5	X (65)
16		66.8	X (62.5)	62.5	X (67.5)
17		66.2	60	X (65)	X (65)
18		66.0	55	X (60)	X (60)
19		66.7	50	55	X (60)
20		65.9	47.5	X (52.5)	52.5
21		67.5	50	X (55)	X (55)
		67.5	50	X (55)	X (55)

One hand clean & jerk

Place	Weightlifter						Total
				align=center width=50	1.	align=center width=50		2.	align=center width=50	3.
1		67.0	70	85	95	X (100)	165
2		66.0	70	85	90	92.5	162.5
3		66.3	75	75	80	X (85)	155
4		67.0	70	X (82.5)	82.5	X (87.5)	152.5
5		64.5	65	80	X (85)	85	150
6		66.0	65	75	80	85	150
7		67.5	65	80	X (85)	85	150
8		66.0	65	70	75	77.5	142.5
9		66.5	65	70	77.5	X (85)	142.5
		66.5	62.5	72.5	77.5	80	142.5
11		66.3	65	70	75	X (80)	140
12		66.2	62.5	70	75	X (80)	137.5
13		67.5	62.5	75	X (80)	X (80)	137.5
14		66.8	62.5	70	X (75)	X (75)	132.5
15		66.2	60	65	X (70)	70	130
16		65.9	62.5	65	X (70)	X (70)	127.5
17		66.0	55	65	70	72.5	127.5
18		65.9	52.5	62.5	67.5	X (72.5)	120
19		66.7	55	60	65	X (70)	120
20		67.5	50	60	X (65)	65	115
21		67.5	50	60	X (65)	X (65)	110
22		67.5	65	X (80)	X (85)	X (85)	65

Press

Place	Weightlifter							Total
					align=center width=50	1.	align=center width=50		2.	align=center width=50	3.
1		66.0	70	92.5	72.5	77.5	X (80)	240
2		66.3	75	80	72.5	X (77.5)	77.5	232.5
3		67.0	70	95	60	65	X (67.5)	230
4		64.5	65	85	X (77.5)	77.5	X (82.5)	227.5
5		66.0	65	77.5	77.5	82.5	85	227.5
6		67.5	65	85	72.5	77.5	X (80)	227.5
7		67.0	70	82.5	70	72.5	X (77.5)	225
8		66.5	62.5	80	80	X (85)	X (85)	222.5
9		67.5	62.5	75	80	85	X (87.5)	222.5
10		66.0	65	85	70	X (75)	X (75)	220
11		66.5	65	77.5	72.5	X (77.5)	X (77.5)	215
12		66.3	65	75	70	-	72.5	212.5
13		66.2	60	70	72.5	77.5	80	210
14		66.0	55	72.5	75	80	X (85)	207.5
15		66.2	62.5	75	60	65	67.5	205
16		66.8	62.5	70	67.5	72.5	X (75)	205
17		65.9	62.5	65	67.5	72.5	X (75)	200
18		65.9	52.5	67.5	60	65	67.5	187.5
19		66.7	55	65	60	65	X (67.5)	185
20		67.5	50	65	60	65	X (67.5)	180
21		67.5	50	60	60	65	67.5	177.5
22		67.5	65	NM	65	70	75	140

The third try of Johny Grün is mark in the official report as missed, but his best try in the press event is shown as 67.5 kilograms, so it looks like that he was able to clear 67.5 kg also.

Two hand snatch

Place	Weightlifter								Total
						align=center width=50	1.	align=center width=50		2.	align=center width=50	3.
1		66.0	70	92.5	77.5	80	X (85)	85	325
2		66.3	75	80	77.5	77.5	82.5	X (85)	315
3		67.0	70	82.5	72.5	82.5	87.5	90	315
4		64.5	65	85	77.5	77.5	82.5	85	312.5
5		67.5	65	85	77.5	X (80)	80	85	312.5
6		66.0	65	77.5	85	70	77.5	80	307.5
7		66.5	62.5	80	80	X (77.5)	77.5	82.5	305
8		67.0	70	95	65	75	X (80)	X (80)	305
9		66.0	65	85	70	X (75)	X (75)	75	295
10		66.3	65	75	72.5	X (80)	80	82.5	295
11		67.5	62.5	75	85	72.5	X (77.5)	X (77.5)	295
12		66.5	65	77.5	72.5	70	75	X (77.5)	290
13		65.9	62.5	65	72.5	82.5	87.5	X (90)	287.5
14		66.0	55	72.5	80	72.5	77.5	80	287.5
15		66.2	60	70	80	72.5	77.5	X (80)	287.5
16		66.2	62.5	75	67.5	72.5	77.5	80	285
17		66.8	62.5	70	72.5	75	X (80)	80	285
18		65.9	52.5	67.5	67.5	65	70	X (72.5)	257.5
19		66.7	55	65	65	65	70	72.5	257.5
20		67.5	50	65	65	65	70	X (72.5)	250
21		67.5	50	60	67.5	60	X (65)	65	242.5
22		67.5	65	NM	75	X (80)	X (80)	80	220

Two hand clean & jerk

Final standing after the last event:

Place	Weightlifter									Total
							align=center width=50	1.	align=center width=50		2.	align=center width=50	3.
1		66.0	70	92.5	77.5	85	105	110	115	440
2		66.3	75	80	77.5	82.5	107.5	X (112.5)	112.5	427.5
3		67.0	70	82.5	72.5	90	110	X (117.5)	X (117.5)	425
4		67.5	65	85	77.5	85	X (112.5)	112.5	X (117.5)	425
5		64.5	65	85	77.5	85	105	X (110)	X (110)	417.5
6		66.0	65	77.5	85	80	100	105	107.5	415
7		66.5	62.5	80	80	82.5	105	X (110)	110	415
8		67.0	70	95	65	75	100	X (105)	105	410
9		66.0	65	85	70	75	X (110)	110	X (115)	405
10		66.3	65	75	72.5	82.5	105	X (110)	110	405
11		65.9	62.5	65	72.5	87.5	X (107.5)	107.5	112.5	400
12		66.0	55	72.5	80	80	100	105	X (107.5)	392.5
13		66.2	60	70	80	77.5	100	105	X (107.5)	392.5
14		66.2	62.5	75	67.5	80	95	100	105	390
15		66.5	65	77.5	72.5	75	95	100	X (105)	390
16		66.8	62.5	70	72.5	80	100	105	X (110)	390
17		66.7	55	65	65	72.5	95	X (100)	X (100)	352.5
18		65.9	52.5	67.5	67.5	70	87.5	92.5	X (97.5)	350
19		67.5	50	65	65	70	90	X (95)	95	345
20		67.5	50	60	67.5	65	85	90	X (95)	332.5
21		67.5	65	NM	75	80	100	105	-	325
22		67.5	62.5	75	85	72.5	X (105)	X (105)	-	295

Sources

• official report
• Web site: Wudarski . Pawel . 1999 . Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich . 3 April 2008. pl.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weightlifting at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Lightweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132518/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1924/WLT/mens-lightweight.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 17 December 2019.