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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg |
 Zygmunt Smalcerz (POL)
|
 Lajos Szűcs (HUN)
|
Sándor Holczreiter (HUN)
|
| 56 kg |
Imre Földi (HUN)
|
 Mohammad Nassiri (IRI)
|
 Gennadi Chetin (URS)
|
| 60 kg |
 Norair Nurikyan (BUL)
|
Dito Shanidze (URS)
|
János Benedek (HUN)
|
| 67.5 kg |
Mukharby Kirzhinov (URS)
|
Mladen Kutchev (BUL)
|
Zbigniew Kaczmarek (POL)
|
| 75 kg |
Yordan Bikov (BUL)
|
 Mohamed Traboulsi (LIB)
|
 Anselmo Silvino (ITA)
|
| 82.5 kg |
 Leif Jenssen (NOR)
|
Norbert Ozimek (POL)
|
György Horvath (HUN)
|
| 90 kg |
Andon Nikolov Bulgaria
|
Atanas Shopov Bulgaria
|
Hans Bettembourg Sweden
|
| 110 kg |
Jaan Talts Soviet Union
|
Aleksandr Kraichev Bulgaria
|
Stefan Grützner East Germany
|
| +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 |
|---|
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
