Olympics · August to September 1972
Weightlifting at the 1972 Olympic Games
Weightlifting at the 1972 Olympic Games ran in Munich, West Germany, from 27 August to 6 September 1972. This page lists the medallists in its nine classes. Gold went to Zygmunt Smalcerz (52 kg), Imre Földi (56 kg), Norair Nurikyan (60 kg), Mukharby Kirzhinov (67.5 kg), Yordan Bikov (75 kg), Leif Jenssen (82.5 kg), Andon Nikolov (90 kg), Jaan Talts (110 kg) and Vasily Alekseyev (+110 kg).
- Medallists
- 27
- Classes
- 9
- Start date
- 27 Aug 1972
Medallists by class
Each class lists its medallists and the nation each lifted for. Up to and including 1972 a total was made of more lifts than today's two: from 1928 the third was the press, in which the bar is pushed overhead from the shoulders with the arms alone, and the Games of 1920 and 1924 also counted one-hand lifts. Those totals are not shown.
Men's 52 kg, 1972 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Zygmunt Smalcerz Poland
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| 2 |
 Lajos Szűcs Hungary
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| 3 |
Sándor Holczreiter Hungary
|
Men's 56 kg, 1972 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Imre Földi Hungary
|
| 2 |
 Mohammad Nassiri Iran
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| 3 | Gennady Chetin Soviet Union |
Men's 60 kg, 1972 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria
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| 2 | Dito Shanidze Soviet Union |
| 3 |
János Benedek Hungary
|
Men's 67.5 kg, 1972 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mukharby Kirzhinov Soviet Union |
| 2 |
Mladen Kuchev Bulgaria
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| 3 |
Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland
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Men's 75 kg, 1972 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Yordan Bikov Bulgaria
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| 2 |
 Mohamed Tarabulsi Lebanon
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| 3 |
 Anselmo Silvino Italy
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Men's 82.5 kg, 1972 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
 Leif Jenssen Norway
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| 2 |
Norbert Ozimek Poland
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| 3 |
György Horváth Hungary
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Men's 90 kg, 1972 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Andon Nikolov Bulgaria
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| 2 |
Atanas Shopov Bulgaria
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| 3 |
 Hans Bettembourg Sweden
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Men's 110 kg, 1972 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jaan Talts Soviet Union |
| 2 |
Aleksandar Kraychev Bulgaria
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| 3 | Stefan Grützner East Germany |
Men's +110 kg, 1972 Olympic Games
| Place | Athlete |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vasily Alekseyev Soviet Union |
| 2 | Rudolf Mang West Germany |
| 3 | Gerd Bonk East Germany |