# Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's +82.5 kg

The men's heavyweight or unlimited event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1928 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, 29 July 1928.

## Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | Press | ? | Rudolf Schilberg | Vienna (AUT) | 1928 |
| World Record | Snatch | 126.5 | Charles Rigoulot | Paris (FRA) | 1926 |
| World Record | Clean & Jerk | 161.5 | Charles Rigoulot | Paris (FRA) | 1925 |
| World Record | Total | 380 | Karl Morke | Stuttgart (GER) | 1920 |
| Olympic Record | Press | 112.5 | Giuseppe Tonani | Paris (FRA) | 24 July 1924 |
| Olympic Record | Press | 112.5 | Franz Aigner | Paris (FRA) | 24 July 1924 |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | 100 | Giuseppe Tonani | Paris (FRA) | 24 July 1924 |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | 100 | Louis Dannoux | Paris (FRA) | 24 July 1924 |
| Olympic Record | Snatch | 100 | Claudius Dutriève | Paris (FRA) | 24 July 1924 |
| Olympic Record | Clean & Jerk | 140 | Harald Tammer | Paris (FRA) | 24 July 1924 |
| Olympic Record | Total | 342.5(*) | Giuseppe Tonani | Paris (FRA) | 24 July 1924 |
(*) Originally a five lift competition.
All four Olympic records were improved in this competition. Josef Straßberger set a new world record in press with 122.5 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 | Josef Straßberger (GER) | 115 | 120 | 122.5 | 102.5 | 107.5 | X (110) | 137.5 | X (142.5) | 142.5 | 372.5 |
| 2 | Arnold Luhaäär (EST) | 92.5 | 97.5 | 100 | X (110) | 110 | X (115) | 140 | 145 | 150 | 360 |
| 3 | Jaroslav Skobla (TCH) | 90 | 100 | X (105) | 97.5 | X (107.5) | 107.5 | 140 | 147.5 | X (150) | 357.5 |
| 4 | Kārlis Leilands (LAT) | 105 | 110 | X (115) | 105 | X (110) | X (110) | X (140) | X (140) | 140 | 355 |
| 5 | Rudolf Schilberg (AUT) | X (115) | 115 | X (120) | 97.5 | 105 | X (107.5) | X (132.5) | 135 | X (137.5) | 355 |
| 5 | Josef Leppelt (AUT) | 95 | 100 | 105 | 100 | 110 | X (115) | 130 | X (140) | 140 | 355 |
| 7 | Giuseppe Tonani (ITA) | 112.5 | 117.5 | X (120) | 97.5 | X (102.5) | X (102.5) | 127.5 | 135 | 137.5 | 352.5 |
| 8 | Hermann Volz (GER) | 92.5 | 97.5 | X (102.5) | 102.5 | 107.5 | 110 | 127.5 | 132.5 | X (137.5) | 340 |
| 9 | Claudius Dutriève (FRA) | 90 | 97.5 | X (100) | 100 | X (105) | X (105) | 127.5 | 132.5 | X (137.5) | 330 |
| 10 | Marcel Dumoulin (FRA) | 87.5 | 92.5 | X (95) | 100 | X (105) | X (105) | 130 | 135 | X (140) | 327.5 |
| 10 | Francesco Mercoli (ITA) | 102.5 | X (107.5) | X (107.5) | X (100) | 100 | X (105) | 125 | X (130) | - | 327.5 |
| 12 | Minus Verheijen (NED) | 90 | 95 | 100 | 90 | X (95) | X (95) | X (120) | 130 | - | 325 |
| 13 | Harold Wood (GBR) | 90 | 95 | X (100) | X (95) | 95 | X (100) | 120 | 125 | X (130) | 315 |
| 14 | Franz Riederer (SUI) | X (85) | 85 | 90 | 90 | X (95) | X (95) | 115 | 120 | X (125) | 300 |
| 15 | Marcel Panen (BEL) | X (80) | 80 | 85 | X (77.5) | 80 | 85 | 110 | 115 | X (120) | 280 |
| 16 | Walter Gasser (SUI) | 80 | 85 | X (87.5) | 77.5 | X (82.5) | X (82.5) | 105 | X (110) | - | 267.5 |
| - | Hendrik Verheijen (NED) | 95 | 102.5 | X (105) | 100 | X (105) | X (105) | X (137.5) | - | - | - |