The men's lightweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 67.5 kilograms (148.8 pounds).
Anwar Mesbah also set a new world record in clean and jerk with 145 kilograms.
Robert Fein and Anwar Mesbah both set a new world record in total with 342.5 kilograms.
An Austrian protest was upheld to reweigh the medalists after the event, when both Fein and Mesbah had the same bodyweight, both were awarded gold medals.