Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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Weightlifting returned to the Olympic program at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, with competition in five weight classes, for men only. The sport had previously been contested at the Olympic Games in 1904.
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Featherweight –60 kg |
 Frans de HaesBelgium (BEL) |
 Alfred SchmidtEstonia (EST) |
 Eugène RytherSwitzerland (SUI) |
| Lightweight 60–67.5 kg |
Alfred Neuland Estonia (EST) |
Louis Williquet Belgium (BEL) |
Georges Rooms Belgium (BEL) |
| Middleweight 67.5–75 kg |
 Henri GanceFrance (FRA) |
 Pietro BianchiItaly (ITA) |
 Albert PetterssonSweden (SWE) |
| Light-heavyweight 75–82.5 kg |
Ernest Cadine France (FRA) |
Fritz Hünenberger Switzerland (SUI) |
Erik Pettersson Sweden (SWE) |
| Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
Filippo Bottino Italy (ITA) |
 Joseph AlzinLuxembourg (LUX) |
Louis Bernot France (FRA) |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Belgium (BEL) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Estonia (EST) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Italy (ITA) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Switzerland (SUI) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Luxembourg (LUX) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
[edit] Reference
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2006-12-20.
| Events at the 1920 Summer Olympics (Antwerp) |
|---|
| Archery • Athletics • Boxing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Figure skating • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Ice hockey • Modern pentathlon • Polo • Rowing • Rugby • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Tennis • Tug of war • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in weightlifting |
