Light-Heavyweight (≤82½ kilograms), Men

There were no European or World Championships between 1924 and 1928 so it was difficult to choose a favorite. The class was wide-open as no Olympic medalist from 1920 or 1924 was competing. There was a four-way tie after the press with 100.0 kg, but Egypt’s Sayed Nosseir moved ahead with a snatch of 112.5 kg. He and France’s Louis Hostin both set world records in the clean & jerk with 142.5 kg, giving Nosseir the gold and Hostin the silver medal.

Nosseir drew attention by raising his arms to the sky prior to each lift and asking for assistance from Allah. He later won the 1930 and 1931 European Championships as a heavyweight, and set nine world records in light-heavyweight and unlimited classes, with four each in the snatch, clean & jerk and the total. Hostin would return to win the Olympic gold medal in this event in both 1932 and 1936, and win the 1930 European title.