Weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 67.5 kg


The men's lightweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 67.5 kilograms. The competition was held on Sunday, 2 August 1936. Sixteen weightlifters from twelve nations competed.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
World RecordPress106 Robert FeinVienna 1936
World RecordSnatch110 Robert FeinBudapest 1936
World RecordClean & Jerk141.5 Mohammed AttiaCairo 1935
World RecordTotal335 Robert FeinWarsaw 1936
Olympic RecordPress97.5 René DuvergerLos Angeles 30 July 1932
Olympic RecordSnatch102.5 Hans HaasAmsterdam 28 July 1928
Olympic RecordSnatch102.5 René DuvergerLos Angeles 30 July 1932
Olympic RecordClean & Jerk135 Hans HaasAmsterdam 28 July 1928
Olympic RecordClean & Jerk135 Kurt HelbigAmsterdam 28 July 1928
Olympic RecordTotal325 René DuvergerLos Angeles 30 July 1932

Robert Fein set a new Olympic record in press with 105 kilograms. Anwar Mesbah set a new Olympic record in snatch with 105 kilograms. Anwar Mesbah also set a new world record in clean and jerk with 145 kilograms. Robert Fein and Anwar Mesbah both set a new world record in total with 342.5 kilograms.

Results

All figures in kilograms.
The bodyweight for all weightlifters is given as before the competition. An Austrian protest was upheld to reweigh the medalists after the event, when both Fein and Mesbah had the same bodyweight, both were awarded gold medals.