The men's middleweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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.
[1] These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Khadr El-Touni set a new Olympic record in press, snatch and in clean and jerk.