Start date 1936 | ||
The men's featherweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 60 kilograms (132 pounds). The competition was held on Sunday, August 2, 1936.
Contents
Twenty-one weightlifters from 13 nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Anthony Terlazzo and Georg Liebsch both equalized the standing Olympic record in press with 92.5 kilograms. Anthony Terlazzo and Anton Richter both improved the Olympic record in snatch with 97.5 kilograms. Saleh Soliman and Ibrahim Shams both bettered the Olympic record in clean and jerk with 125 kilograms. And Anthony Terlazzo set a new Olympic record in total with 312.5 kilograms.Although they won as men, there was a young woman named Liselotte "Charlotte" Rickert, who also competed and was given a special gold medal as she lifted more than any man in this class. She was billed as the strongest woman in the world.
Results
All figures in kilograms.