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Heavyweight (>82½ kilograms), Men

Date23 July 1924
StatusOlympic
LocationVélodrome d'Hiver, Paris
Participants19 from 12 countries
FormatTotal of best lifts in one-hand snatch, one-hand clean & jerk, military press, two-hand snatch, and two-hand clean & jerk determined placement.

Heavily favoured in this event was Austria’s Franz Aigner, the reigning World Champion. Some competition was expected from the Baltic athletes, notably Harold Tammer and Kārlis Leilands. But as in the featherweight and middleweight, an Italian lifter proved stronger than the favourites. Giuseppe Tonani, who had competed in tug-of-war at the 1920 Olympics, proved to be evenly matched with Aigner, finishing equal in three of the five events. Behind these two, the competition for bronze was also close. Three competitors, Tammer, Leilands and a Frenchman, finished ex aequo with 497.5 kg. The tie was resolved with a “lift-off” in the double-handed clean & jerk, which Tammer won with 142.5 kg, ahead of Dannoux with 140. It is not known if Leilands also participated in the tie-break.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCK
1Giuseppe TonaniITA517.5ORGold
2Franz AignerAUT515.0Silver
3Harald TammerEST497.5Bronze
4Louis DannouxFRA497.5
5Kārlis LeilandsLAT497.5
6Filippo BottinoITA495.0
7Kaljo RaagEST490.0
8Claudius DutrièveFRA467.5
9Gustaaf BernartBEL465.0
10Gustav BeckerAUT460.0
=11Salvatore EpicocoITA455.0
=11Josef LeppeltAUT455.0
13Rikard BrunnSWE452.5
14Ab OordNED447.5
15René DupontFRA440.0
16František FišerTCH435.0
17Harold WoodGBR417.5
DNFEugène PeneySUI
DNFJos AlzinLUX