Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's +82.5 kg
# Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's +82.5 kg

The men's heavyweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, and allowed weightlifters over 82.5 kilograms (181.5 pounds). The competition was held on Sunday, 31 July 1932. Six weightlifters from four nations competed.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Jaroslav Skobla Czechoslovakia | Václav Pšenička Czechoslovakia | Josef Straßberger Germany |

## Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.

| World Record | Press | 133 | Rudolf Schilberg | Vienna (AUT) | 1931 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Record | Snatch | >126 | ? | | |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | 167 | El Sayed Nosseir | Luxembourg City (LUX) | 1931 |
| World Record | Total | 400 | El Sayed Nosseir | Cairo (EGY) | 1931 |
| Olympic Record | Press | 122.5 | Josef Straßberger | Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | 110 | Arnold Luhaäär | Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | 110 | Josef Leppelt | Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | 110 | Hermann Volz | Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 |
| Olympic Record | Clean & Jerk | 150 | Arnold Luhaäär | Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 |
| Olympic Record | Total | 372.5 | Josef Straßberger | Amsterdam (NED) | 29 July 1928 |

Josef Strassberger improved the standing Olympic record in press with 125 kilograms. Václav Pšenička bettered the Olympic record in snatch with 117.5 kilograms and Jaroslav Skobla set new Olympic records in clean and jerk with 152.5 kilograms and in total with 380 kilograms.

## Results

All figures in kilograms.

| Place | Weightlifter | Press | Press | Press | Snatch | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Weightlifter | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | Total |
| 1 | Jaroslav Skobla (TCH) | 107.5 | 112.5 | X (115) | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115 | 150 | 152.5 | - | 380 |
| 2 | Václav Pšenička (TCH) | 110 | 112.5 | - | 110 | 115 | 117.5 | X (147.5) | 147.5 | X (152.5) | 377.5 |
| 3 | Josef Straßberger (GER) | 115 | 120 | 125 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110 | 137.5 | X (142.5) | 142.5 | 377.5 |
| 4 | Marcel Dumoulin (FRA) | 90 | 95 | X (97.5) | 102.5 | 107.5 | X (110) | 135 | 140 | X (145) | 342.5 |
| 5 | Albert Manger (USA) | 90 | 95 | 100 | 87.5 | 92.5 | X (97.5) | 117.5 | 122.5 | X (127.5) | 315 |
| 6 | Howard Turbyfill (USA) | 77.5 | X (82.5) | X (82.5) | 95 | X (100) | X (100) | 127.5 | 132.5 | X (137.5) | 305 |
