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

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Record | Snatch | >97.5 | Georgi Popov | | |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | >125.5 | ? | | |
| World Record | Total | >297 | ? | | |
| Olympic Record | Press | 92.5 | Hans Wölpert | Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 |
| Olympic Record | Press | 92.5 | Giuseppe Conca | Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | 90 | Franz Andrysek | Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | 90 | Pierino Gabetti | Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 |
| Olympic Record | Clean & Jerk | 120 | Franz Andrysek | Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 |
| Olympic Record | Total | 287.5 | Franz Andrysek | Amsterdam (NED) | 28 July 1928 |
| Olympic Record | Total | 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 | Press | Press | Snatch | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Weightlifter | Body weight | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | Total |
| 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 |
