Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. Two new weight classes were introduced at these Games (flyweight and super heavyweight), marking the first changes to the Olympic program since 1952. This was the last year that the Clean and press was included as one of the lifts.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland
|
Lajos Szűcs Hungary
|
Sándor Holczreiter Hungary
|
| Bantamweight 52–56 kg |
Imre Földi Hungary
|
Mohammad Nassiri Iran
|
Gennadi Chetin Soviet Union
|
| Featherweight 56–60 kg |
Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria
|
Dito Shanidze Soviet Union
|
Janos Benedek Hungary
|
| Lightweight 60–67.5 kg |
Mukharby Kirzhinov Soviet Union
|
Mladen Kutchev Bulgaria
|
Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland
|
| Middleweight 67.5–75 kg |
Yordan Bikov Bulgaria
|
Mohamed Traboulsi Lebanon
|
Anselmo Silvino Italy
|
| Light-heavyweight 75–82.5 kg |
Leif Jenssen Norway
|
Norbert Ozimek Poland
|
György Horvath Hungary
|
| Middle-heavyweight 82.5–90 kg |
Andon Nikolov Bulgaria
|
Atanas Shopov Bulgaria
|
Hans Bettembourg Sweden
|
| Heavyweight 90-110 kg |
Jaan Talts Soviet Union
|
Aleksandr Kraichev Bulgaria
|
Stefan Grützner East Germany
|
| Super heavyweight +110 kg |
Vasiliy Alekseyev Soviet Union
|
Rudolf Mang West Germany
|
Gerd Bonk East Germany
|
Medal table
| 1 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Hungary (HUN) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Poland (POL) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Norway (NOR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Iran (IRI) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Lebanon (LIB) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 West Germany (FRG) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  East Germany (GDR) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  Italy (ITA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
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References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
