Weightlifting at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Messegelände |
Dates | 27 August - 6 September 1972 |
Competitors | 188 from 54 nations |
Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
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Men | |
52 kg | |
56 kg | |
60 kg | |
67.5 kg | |
75 kg | |
82.5 kg | |
90 kg | |
110 kg | |
+110 kg | |
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. [1]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 | |
Totals (11 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
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