| Date | 23 July 1924 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Vélodrome d'Hiver, Paris | |
| Participants | 20 from 12 countries | |
| Format | Total of best lifts in one-hand snatch, one-hand clean & jerk, military press, two-hand snatch, and two-hand clean & jerk determined placement. | |
The light-heavyweight division was one of the closest contests in the weightlifting tournament. Favorites included Swiss lifter Fritz Hünenberger, the 1921 European Champion and silver medalist in Antwerp; Jaroslav Skobla, the 1923 World Champion; and Leopold Friedrich, the defending World Champion in the middleweight. They were joined by a young Frenchman, Charles Rigoulot. Rigoulot had a small lead after four events over Hünenberger, and then increased it by 10 kg in the last event. But matters could have been different. In the one-armed clean & jerk, the Swiss lifted 112.5 kg, a new World Record. However, to the anger of the crowd, the lift was ruled invalid by the judges, and he had to be content with his best result of 107.5 - still a World Record. One of his compatriots, Dr. Albert Schärer, also set a new World record, in the press.
Rigoulot soon turned professional, and had a very successful career. He later also became a racing driver, winning the Bol d’Or in 1937. A member of the French resistance in World War II, he supposedly once escaped imprisonment by breaking the bars with his bare hands.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Kilograms | Bodyweight | One-Hand Snatch | One-Hand Clean & Jerk | Military Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Rigoulot |  FRA | 502.5 | 81.6 | 87.5 (1) | 92.5 (6) | 85.0 (=9) | 102.5 (1) | 135.0 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Fritz Hünenberger |  SUI | 490.0 | 81.9 | 80.0 (=2) | 107.5 (1) | 80.0 (=15) | 97.5 (=2) | 125.0 (7) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Leopold Friedrich |  AUT | 490.0 | 82.0 | 75.0 (=5) | 95.0 (=2) | 95.0 (2) | 95.0 (=4) | 130.0 (=2) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Karl Freiberger | AUT | 487.5 | 81.5 | 75.0 (=5) | 95.0 (=2) | 92.5 (=3) | 95.0 (=4) | 130.0 (2) | |||
| 5 | Carlos Bergara |  ARG | 482.5 | 81.1 | 80.0 (=2) | 85.0 (=10) | 92.5 (=3) | 97.5 (=2) | 127.5 (=5) | |||
| 6 | Mario Giambelli |  ITA | 480.0 | 78.2 | 77.5 (4) | 95.0 (=2) | 82.5 (14) | 95.0 (=4) | 130.0 (=2) | |||
| 7 | Albert Schärer | SUI | 475.0 | 80.0 | 75.0 (=5) | 85.0 (=10) | 100.0 (1) | 95.0 (=4) | 120.0 (=8) | |||
| 8 | Jaroslav Skobla |  TCH | 470.0 | 82.5 | 70.0 (=11) | 95.0 (=2) | 92.5 (=3) | 85.0 (=14) | 127.5 (=5) | |||
| 9 | Saul Hallap |  EST | 465.0 | 78.5 | 75.0 (=5) | 95.0 (=2) | 90.0 (6) | 90.0 (=9) | 115.0 (=12) | |||
| 10 | Alfred Louncke | FRA | 460.0 | 81.7 | 70.0 (=11) | 90.0 (=7) | 85.0 (=9) | 95.0 (=4) | 120.0 (=8) | |||
| 11 | Hermann Glück | AUT | 452.5 | 82.0 | 75.0 (=5) | 80.0 (13) | 87.5 (=7) | 90.0 (=9) | 120.0 (=8) | |||
| 12 | Jan Verheijen |  NED | 447.5 | 79.0 | 72.5 (10) | 77.5 (14) | 87.5 (=7) | 90.0 (=9) | 120.0 (=8) | |||
| 13 | Bertil R. Carlsson |  SWE | 445.0 | 81.2 | 65.0 (=14) | 90.0 (=7) | 85.0 (=9) | 90.0 (=9) | 115.0 (=12) | |||
| =14 | André Rolet | FRA | 430.0 | 77.0 | 62.5 (=16) | 87.5 (9) | 80.0 (=15) | 87.5 (13) | 112.5 (=14) | |||
| =14 | Ernests Reihmanis |  LAT | 430.0 | 80.7 | 65.0 (=14) | 82.5 (12) | 85.0 (=9) | 85.0 (=14) | 112.5 (=14) | |||
| 16 | Giuseppe Merlin | ITA | 405.0 | 80.2 | 62.5 (=16) | 65.0 (=16) | 85.0 (=9) | 82.5 (16) | 110.0 (16) | |||
| 17 | Fred Verdonck |  BEL | 380.0 | 80.0 | 60.0 (=18) | 70.0 (=15) | 70.0 (18) | 80.0 (17) | 100.0 (=17) | |||
| 18 | Armando Tugnoli | ITA | 375.0 | 81.5 | 55.0 (20) | 70.0 (=15) | 75.0 (17) | 75.0 (18) | 100.0 (=17) | |||
| Henri Lehnen |  LUX | – | 81.2 | 60.0 (=18) | 65.0 (=16) | – ( | – | – | ||||
| Bedřich Stiný | TCH | – | 82.0 | 70.0 (=11) | – ( | – ( | – | – |
