Ancient Olympic pentathlon Ancient Olympic pentathlon The Ancient Olympic pentathlon () was an athletic contest at the Ancient Olympic Games, and other Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece. The name derives from Greek, combining the words "pente" (five) and "athlon" (competition). Five events were contested over one day, starting with the "stadion" (a short foot race) followed by the Javelin throw, Discus throw, Long jump (the order of these three events is still unclear), and ending with wrestling. While Pentathletes were considered to be inferior to the specialized athletes in a certain event, they were superior in overall development and were some of the
Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg The men's light-heavyweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 82.5 kilograms (181.5 pounds). The competition was held on Saturday, July 30, 1932. Four weightlifters from three nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics. Louis Hostin and Svend Olsen both improved the standing Olympic record in press with 102.5 kilograms. Louis Hostin also equalized the Olympic record in snatch with 112.5