1972 World Weightlifting Championships

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1972 Men's World Championships
Host city Havana, Cuba
Dates27 August-6 September 1972
  1971
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The 1972 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Munich, West Germany from August 27 to September 6, 1972. There were 188 men in action from 54 nations.

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This tournament was a part of 1972 Summer Olympics but counted as World Weightlifting Championships too. Only total medals counted for Olympic Games while Snatch and Clean & Jerk medals counted for the World Weightlifting Championships.

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
52 kg
Press Zygmunt Smalcerz
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
112.5 kg Sándor Holczreiter
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
112.5 kg Lajos Szűcs
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
107.5 kg
Snatch Aung Gyi
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma
105.0 kg
WR
Zygmunt Smalcerz
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
100.0 kg Tetsuhide Sasaki
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
97.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Pak Dong-geun
Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea
130.0 kg Lajos Szűcs
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
127.5 kg Zygmunt Smalcerz
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
125.0 kg
Total Zygmunt Smalcerz
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
337.5 kg Lajos Szűcs
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
330.0 kg Sándor Holczreiter
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
327.5 kg
56 kg
Press Imre Földi
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
127.5 kg Mohammad Nassiri
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran
127.5 kg Henryk Trębicki
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
122.5 kg
Snatch Koji Miki
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
112.5 kg Gennady Chetin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
107.5 kg Henryk Trębicki
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
107.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Imre Földi
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
142.5 kg Mohammad Nassiri
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran
142.5 kg Gennady Chetin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
140.0 kg
Total Imre Földi
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
377.5 kg
WR
Mohammad Nassiri
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran
370.0 kg Gennady Chetin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
367.5 kg
60 kg
Press Ymer Pampuri
Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania
127.5 kg Dito Shanidze
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
127.5 kg Norair Nurikyan
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
127.5 kg
Snatch Jan Wojnowski
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
120.0 kg Yoshinobu Miyake
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
120.0 kg Dito Shanidze
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
120.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Norair Nurikyan
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
157.5 kg
WR
Dito Shanidze
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
152.5 kg Yoshinobu Miyake
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
145.0 kg
Total Norair Nurikyan
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
402.5 kg Dito Shanidze
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
400.0 kg János Benedek
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
390.0 kg
67.5 kg
Press Mladen Kuchev
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
157.5 kg
WR
Nasrollah Dehnavi
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran
150.0 kg Mukharby Kirzhinov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
147.5 kg
Snatch Mukharby Kirzhinov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
135.0 kg Waldemar Baszanowski
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
130.0 kg Won Shin-hee
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
130.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Mukharby Kirzhinov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
177.5 kg
WR
Mladen Kuchev
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
167.5 kg Zbigniew Kaczmarek
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
167.5 kg
Total Mukharby Kirzhinov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
460.0 kg
WR
Mladen Kuchev
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
450.0 kg Zbigniew Kaczmarek
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
437.5 kg
75 kg
Press Vladimir Kanygin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
165.0 kg Mohamed Tarabulsi
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
160.0 kg Yordan Bikov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
160.0 kg
Snatch Ondrej Hekel
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
142.5 kg Aimé Terme
Flag of France.svg  France
142.5 kg Mohamed Tarabulsi
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
140.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Yordan Bikov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
185.0 kg Gábor Szarvas
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
175.0 kg Anselmo Silvino
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
175.0 kg
Total Yordan Bikov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
485.0 kg
WR
Mohamed Tarabulsi
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
472.5 kg Anselmo Silvino
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
470.0 kg
82.5 kg
Press Leif Jenssen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
172.5 kg Christos Iakovou
Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece
170.0 kg Rolf Milser
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
160.0 kg
Snatch Leif Jenssen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
150.0 kg Bernhard Radtke
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
145.0 kg Mike Karchut
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
145.0 kg
Clean & Jerk György Horváth
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
192.5 kg Norbert Ozimek
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
187.5 kg Leif Jenssen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
185.0 kg
Total Leif Jenssen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
507.5 kg Norbert Ozimek
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
497.5 kg György Horváth
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
495.0 kg
90 kg
Press David Rigert
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
187.5 kg Hans Bettembourg
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
182.5 kg Andon Nikolov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
180.0 kg
Snatch Andon Nikolov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
155.0 kg Jaakko Kailajärvi
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
150.0 kg Pierre Gourrier
Flag of France.svg  France
147.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Rick Holbrook
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
197.5 kg Phil Grippaldi
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
195.0 kg Atanas Shopov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
192.5 kg
Total Andon Nikolov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
525.0 kg Atanas Shopov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
517.5 kg Hans Bettembourg
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
512.5 kg
110 kg
Press Jaan Talts
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
210.0 kg Aleksandar Kraychev
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
197.5 kg Roberto Vezzani
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
192.5 kg
Snatch Rainer Dörrzapf
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
165.0 kg Kauko Kangasniemi
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
165.0 kg Jaan Talts
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
165.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Stefan Grützner
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
207.5 kg Helmut Losch
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
205.0 kg Jaan Talts
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
205.0 kg
Total Jaan Talts
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
580.0 kg Aleksandar Kraychev
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
562.5 kg Stefan Grützner
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
555.0 kg
+110 kg
Press Vasily Alekseyev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
235.0 kg Rudolf Mang
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
225.0 kg Ken Patera
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
212.5 kg
Snatch Vasily Alekseyev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
175.0 kg Rudolf Mang
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
170.0 kg Kalevi Lahdenranta
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
165.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Vasily Alekseyev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
230.0 kg Gerd Bonk
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
217.5 kg Rudolf Mang
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
215.0 kg
Total Vasily Alekseyev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
640.0 kg Rudolf Mang
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
610.0 kg Gerd Bonk
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
572.5 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 3306
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 3115
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1135
4Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 1113
5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1001
6State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran 0101
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 0101
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 0101
9Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 0022
10Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0011
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0011
Totals (11 entries)99927

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Press, Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 114621
2Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 75416
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 44412
4Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 34512
5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3014
6Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1326
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1326
8Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1124
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1124
10Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania 1001
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma 1001
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1001
Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 1001
14State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran 0404
15Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0213
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 0213
17Flag of France.svg  France 0112
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0112
19Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece 0101
20Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0033
21Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 0011
Totals (21 entries)363636108

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