| Date | 28 – 29 July 1928 — 18:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Krachtsportgebouw, Amsterdam | |
| Participants | 21 from 13 countries | |
| Format | Total of best lifts in military press, snatch, and clean & jerk determined placement. | |
There were no European or World Championships between 1924 and 1928, so it was difficult to choose a favorite. The defending champion was Italy’s Pierino Gabetti and he was back in Amsterdam, and would win the silver medal this time. The gold would go, in a major upset, to Austria’s Franz Andrysek, who had been only 18th in Paris. Andrysek was only fourth after the snatch, but his world record clean & jerk of 120.0 kg brought him the gold medal. Andrysek went on to win the 1929 European title and won a bronze at that event in 1934. The Olympic bronze was won by German Hans Wölpert, who was European Champion in 1921 and would win that title again in 1933.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Kilograms | Military Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franz Andrysek |  AUT | 287.5 | 77.5 (=7) | 90.0 (=1) | 120.0 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Pierino Gabetti |  ITA | 282.5 | 80.0 (=5) | 90.0 (=1) | 112.5 (3) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Hans Wölpert |  GER | 282.5 | 92.5 (=1) | 82.5 (=4) | 107.5 (=5) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Giuseppe Conca | ITA | 277.5 | 92.5 (=1) | 80.0 (=7) | 105.0 (=8) | |||
| 5 | Arthur Reinmann |  SUI | 275.0 | 82.5 (4) | 82.5 (=4) | 110.0 (4) | |||
| 6 | Andreas Stadler | AUT | 267.5 | 72.5 (=12) | 80.0 (=7) | 115.0 (2) | |||
| 7 | Henri Baudrand |  FRA | 265.0 | 77.5 (=7) | 80.0 (=7) | 107.5 (=5) | |||
| =8 | Cemal Erçman |  TUR | 262.5 | 85.0 (3) | 75.0 (=14) | 102.5 (12) | |||
| =8 | Josef Vacek |  TCH | 262.5 | 80.0 (=5) | 82.5 (=4) | 100.0 (13) | |||
| 10 | Henri Rivière | FRA | 260.0 | 67.5 (19) | 85.0 (3) | 107.5 (=5) | |||
| =11 | Ferdinand Renier |  BEL | 255.0 | 72.5 (12) | 77.5 (=12) | 105.0 (=8) | |||
| =11 | Eugen Mühlberger | GER | 255.0 | 70.0 (=17) | 80.0 (=7) | 105.0 (=8) | |||
| =11 | António Pereira |  POR | 255.0 | 70.0 (=17) | 80.0 (=7) | 105.0 (=8) | |||
| =14 | Aleksander Kask |  EST | 250.0 | 75.0 (=9) | 75.0 (=14) | 100.0 (=13) | |||
| =14 | Justin Tissot | SUI | 250.0 | 72.5 (=12) | 77.5 (=12) | 100.0 (=13) | |||
| =16 | Albert Maes | BEL | 247.5 | 72.5 (=12) | 75.0 (=14) | 100.0 (=13) | |||
| =16 | Hendrik de Wolf |  NED | 247.5 | 72.5 (=12) | 75.0 (=14) | 100.0 (=13) | |||
| 18 | Alfred Baxter |  GBR | 240.0 | 75.0 (=9) | 67.5 (=20) | 97.5 (18) | |||
| 19 | Cornelis Compter | NED | 237.5 | 75.0 (=9) | 70.0 (19) | 92.5 (21) | |||
| 20 | Alfred Hopkins | GBR | 227.5 | 60.0 (=20) | 72.5 (18) | 95.0 (=19) | |||
| 21 | Casimiro Vega |  ARG | 222.5 | 60.0 (=20) | 67.5 (=20) | 95.0 (=19) | |||
| František Vitašek | TCH | – | – | – | – | 1 |
