| Date | 30 August 1920 — 14:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen | |
| Participants | 10 from 7 countries | |
| Format | Total of best lifts in three phases determined placement. | |
Henri Gance of France won this event by 10 kg. Wallechinsky describes how the other medals were decided, in The Complete Book of the Olympics: “Both [Pietro] Bianchi and [Albert] Pettersson hoisted 107.5 kg. in a lift-off, using a two-handed jerk. They then drew lots to determine who would be awarded the silver medal.”
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Kilograms | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri Gance |  FRA | 245.0 | Gold | ||
| =2 | Pietro Bianchi |  ITA | 235.0 | Silver | 1 | |
| =2 | Albert Pettersson |  SWE | 235.0 | Bronze | 2 | |
| 4 | Tinus Ringelberg |  NED | 225.0 | |||
| 5 | Camille Ledran | FRA | 220.0 | |||
| 6 | Christian Jensen |  DEN | 215.0 | |||
| 7 | René Marchand |  BEL | 205.0 | |||
| 8 | Piet Belmer | NED | 165.0 | |||
| Georges De Proft | BEL | (120.0) | ||||
| Hamad Samy |  EGY | (55.0) |
