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| 75 kg at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Weightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle | |||||||||
| Dates | 31 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 22 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 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 | |
In an out-of-competition attempt to break the world record in the snatch, both Aimé Terme of France and Mohamed Tarabulsi of Lebanon attempted to lift 146.5 kg to break the world record, both competitors failed the lift. Yossef Romano of Israel was one of the victims of the 5 September 1972, Munich Massacre. [1]
