Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg

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56 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Weightlifting pictogram.svg
Venue Weightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle
Dates28 August
Competitors24 from 20 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Imre Földi
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Silver medal icon.svg Mohammad Nassiri
State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran
Bronze medal icon.svg Gennady Chetin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1968
1976  

The favorites in the event were the same lifters that made up the first four places at the 1968 Summer Olympics. The snatch was won by Koji Miki of Japan with a lift of 112.5 kg. But in an out-of-competition attempt to break the world record, he improved his own mark from 113.5 kg to 114.0 kg. The lifter placing 12th, Soviet-born Israeli Ze'ev Friedman, would become one of the victims of the kidnapping by the Palestinian Black September group. Friedman was killed in the firefight at Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base. [1]

Results

Total of best lifts in military press, snatch and jerk. Ties are broken by the lightest bodyweight.

Final

RankNameNationalityBody weightMilitary press (kg)Snatch (kg)Jerk (kg)Total (kg)
123Result123Result123Result
Gold medal icon.svg Imre Földi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 55.70120.0127.5 127.5127.5 = OR102.5107.5110.0 107.5137.5142.5 142.5142.5377.5 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Mohammad Nassiri State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran 55.90120.0125.0127.5127.5 OR 100.0105.0 105.0 100.0142.5152.5 152.5 142.5370.0
Bronze medal icon.svg Gennady Chetin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 55.65115.0120.0 120.0120.0100.0105.0107.5107.5140.0150.0 150.0 140.0367.5
4 Henryk Trębicki Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 55.70117.5 117.5122.5122.5102.5107.5 107.5107.5135.0140.0 140.0 135.0365.0
5 Atanas Kirov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 55.70112.5117.5120.0 117.597.5102.5105.0105.0135.0140.0145.0 140.0362.5
6 George Vassiliadis Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 55.60110.0115.0120.0 115.097.5102.5 102.5102.5132.5137.5 137.5137.5355.0
7 Hiroshi Ono Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 55.85105.0110.0115.0115.0105.0 105.0 105.0105.0130.0135.0140.0 135.0355.0
8 Georgi Todorov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 55.80110.0115.0 115.0 110.0100.0105.0 105.0 100.0132.5140.0147.5 140.0350.0
9 Precious McKenzie Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 55.20110.0115.0117.5 115.092.597.5100.0 97.5125.0130.0132.5 130.0342.5
10 Koji Miki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 55.80100.0105.0 105.0105.0107.5112.5115.0 112.5120.0125.0130.0 125.0342.5
11 Victor Rusu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 55.80105.0 105.0110.0 105.090.095.0 95.095.0127.5132.5 132.5132.5332.5
12 Ze'ev Friedman Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 55.8097.5 97.5102.5102.597.5 97.5102.5102.5120.0125.0130.0 125.0330.0
13 Fernando Báez Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 55.90110.0 110.0120.0120.085.092.5 92.5 85.0122.5 122.5127.5 122.5327.0
14 Miguel Angel Medina Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 55.95112.5 112.5 112.5112.592.5 92.597.597.5110.0115.0 115.0115.0325.0
15 Zulyn Dalkhjav Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia 55.75115.0 115.0 115.0115.082.587.590.0 87.5120.0125.0 125.0 120.0322.5
16 Gaetano Tosto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 55.80100.0 100.0105.0 100.095.0 95.0100.0 95.0125.0130.0 130.0 125.0320.0
17 Siyannyambuugiin Dorjkhand Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia 55.85105.0 105.0 105.0105.092.5 92.597.5 92.5115.0120.0 122.5 115.0312.5
18 Arturo del Rosario Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 55.8092.597.5 97.5 92.587.5 87.592.5 87.5122.5132.5 132.5 122.5302.5
19 Roberto Lindeborg Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 55.80100.0105.0 105.0 100.085.090.0 92.5 85.0110.0115.0 115.0115.0300.0
20 Samson Sabit Wanni Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 56.00100.0105.0107.5107.575.080.0 80.0 75.0105.0 105.0110.0110.0292.5
21 Raúl Diniz Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 55.3085.0 85.098.095.070.077.582.5 77.5105.0112.5117.5 112.5285.0
Grzegorz Cziura Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 55.25115.0120.0125.0 120.0102.5 102.5 102.5102.5137.5 137.5 137.5 NVL DNF
Anthony Phillips Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 55.8597.5 97.5 97.5 NVL DNF
Jesús Conde Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 55.95112.5 112.5 112.5 NVL DNF

Key: WR = world record; OR = Olympic record; DNF = did not finish; NVL = no valid lift

References

  1. "Weightlifting at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.