The weightlifting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

 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

Clean and press

The clean and press is a weight training exercise, and was part of the sport of weightlifting in the Olympics until 1972. It was removed from Olympic weightlifting due to difficulties in judging proper technique....

was included as one of the lifts.

Medal summary

Flyweight –52 kg
Bantamweight 52–56 kg
Featherweight 56–60 kg
Lightweight 60–67.5 kg
Middleweight 67.5–75 kg
Light-heavyweight 75–82.5 kg
Middle-heavyweight 82.5–90 kg
Heavyweight 90-110 kg
Super heavyweight +110 kg

Medal table

1		3	3	0	6
2		3	1	1	5
3		1	1	3	5
4		1	1	1	3
5		1	0	0	1
6		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
9		0	0	2	2
10		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
	Total	9	9	9	27