Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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Weightlifting returned to the Olympic program at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, with competition in five weight classes, for men only. The sport had previously been contested at the Olympic Games in 1904.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Featherweight –60 kg details	Frans De Haes Belgium (BEL)	Alfred Schmidt Estonia (EST)	Eugène Ryther Switzerland (SUI)
Lightweight –67.5 kg details	Alfred Neuland Estonia (EST)	Louis Williquet Belgium (BEL)	Florimond Rooms Belgium (BEL)
Middleweight –75 kg details	Henri Gance France (FRA)	Pietro Bianchi Italy (ITA)	Albert Pettersson Sweden (SWE)
Light-heavyweight –82.5 kg details	Ernest Cadine France (FRA)	Fritz Hünenberger Switzerland (SUI)	Erik Pettersson Sweden (SWE)
Heavyweight +82.5 kg details	Filippo Bottino Italy (ITA)	Joseph Alzin Luxembourg (LUX)	Louis Bernot France (FRA)

Participating nations

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France (FRA)	2	0	1	3
2	Belgium (BEL)	1	1	1	3
3	Estonia (EST)	1	1	0	2
	Italy (ITA)	1	1	0	2
5	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	1	2
6	Luxembourg (LUX)	0	1	0	1
7	Sweden (SWE)	0	0	2	2

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2006-12-20.

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