The men's middleweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. The weight class was the third-lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 75 kilograms (165 pounds). The competition was held on Wednesday, 5 August 1936.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Khadr El-Touni Khedr Sayed El Touny ( ar, خضر التوني; December 15, 1916 – September 22, 1956) was an Egyptian weightlifter. He was ranked number one on the list of history's 50 greatest weightlifters issued by the International Weightliftin ...

set a new Olympic record in press, snatch and in clean and jerk.

Results

All figures in kilograms.

References

Sources

Olympic Report
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