Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg

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75 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Weightlifting pictogram.svg
Venue Weightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle
Dates31 August
Competitors26 from 22 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Yordan Bikov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Silver medal icon.svg Mohamed Tarabulsi
Flag of Lebanon (1943-1995).svg  Lebanon
Bronze medal icon.svg Anselmo Silvino
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
  1968
1976  

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]

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 Yordan Bikov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 74.50150.0155.0160.0160.0135.0140.0142.5 140.0177.5185.0185.0485.0 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Mohamed Tarabulsi Flag of Lebanon (1943-1995).svg  Lebanon 74.05150.0155.0160.0160.0140.0145.0 145.0 140.0167.5 167.5172.5172.5472.5
Bronze medal icon.svg Anselmo Silvino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 74.85150.0155.0160.0 155.0135.0 135.0 140.0140.0175.0180.0 180.0 175.0470.0
4 Ondrej Hekel Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 73.90140.0150.0 150.0150.0137.5142.5145.0 142.5170.0175.0 175.0 170.0462.5
5 Franklin Zielecke Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 74.50145.0150.0152.5 150.0135.0 135.0140.0140.0170.0 170.0175.0 170.0460.0
6 Gábor Szarvas Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 74.80145.0150.0 150.0150.0135.0140.0 140.0 135.0175.0180.0 180.0 175.0460.0
7 András Stark Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 74.85147.5152.5155.0 152.5132.5137.5140.0 137.5170.0175.0 175.0 170.0460.0
8 Russ Knipp Flag of the United States.svg  United States 74.50160.0167.5 167.5 160.0127.5132.5 132.5 127.5170.0 170.0175.0 170.0457.5
9 Frederick Lowe Flag of the United States.svg  United States 74.85135.0142.5147.5147.5130.0135.0137.5 135.0170.0 175.0 175.0175.0457.5
10T Salvatore Laudani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 74.90147.5152.5155.0155.0115.0120.0 120.0120.0160.0165.0 165.0165.0440.0
10T Tore Bjørnsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 74.90145.0 145.0150.0 145.0130.0135.0 135.0 130.0165.0170.0 170.0 165.0440.0
12 Panagiotis Spyrou Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece 74.50140.0145.0 145.0145.0112.5 112.5117.5117.5162.5 162.5167.5167.5430.0
13 Arvo Ala-Pöntiö Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 74.70135.0140.0145.0145.0122.5127.5 127.5 122.5160.0167.5 167.5 160.0427.5
14 Erling Johansen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 74.50132.5137.5142.5 137.5122.5127.5132.5 127.5152.5160.0 160.0160.0425.0
15 Aimé Terme Flag of France.svg  France 74.70117.5122.5127.5127.5137.5142.5 142.5142.5 OR 150.0155.0 155.0155.0425.0
16 İsmail Bayram Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 74.90130.0135.0137.5137.5117.5122.5125.0 122.5147.5152.5155.0 152.5412.5
17 Tony Ebert Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 74.90137.5 137.5142.5 137.5117.5125.0 125.0 117.5155.0160.0 160.0 155.0410.0
18 Natsagiin Ser-Od Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia 74.55130.0 130.0135.0 130.0115.0 115.0122.5122.5142.5147.5147.5400.0
19 Mohammad Malik Arshad Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 74.40117.5 117.5 117.5117.5107.5112.5 115.0 107.5147.5155.0 155.0 147.5372.5
Keith Adams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 74.55137.5145.0 145.0 137.5115.0 115.0 115.0 NVL DNF
Leopold Pichler Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 74.65145.0150.0 150.0 145.0NVL DNF
Vladimir Kanygin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 74.80160.0165.0167.5 165.0 OR 137.5 137.5 137.5 NVL DNF
Uwe Kliche Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 74.60145.0150.0 150.0 145.0122.5127.5 127.5 122.5NVL DNF
Alfonso Rodríguez Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 73.00127.5 127.5 127.5 NVL DNF
Yossef Romano Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 73.80137.5 137.5 137.5 NVL DNF
Werner Dittrich Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 74.40150.0 150.0 150.0 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 Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.