1972 World Weightlifting Championships

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1972 Men's World Championships
Host cityMunich, West Germany
Dates27 August-6 September 1972
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The 1972 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Munich, West Germany from August 27 to September 6, 1972. There were 188 men in action from 54 nations.

This tournament was a part of 1972 Summer Olympics but counted as World Weightlifting Championships too. Only total medals counted for Olympic Games while Snatch and Clean & Jerk medals counted for the World Weightlifting Championships.

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
52 kg
Press Zygmunt Smalcerz
 Poland
112.5 kg Sándor Holczreiter
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
112.5 kg Lajos Szűcs
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
107.5 kg
Snatch Aung Gyi
File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma
105.0 kg
WR
Zygmunt Smalcerz
 Poland
100.0 kg Tetsuhide Sasaki
File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
97.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Pak Dong-geun
File:Flag of North Korea (1948–1992).svg North Korea
130.0 kg Lajos Szűcs
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
127.5 kg Zygmunt Smalcerz
 Poland
125.0 kg
Total Zygmunt Smalcerz
 Poland
337.5 kg Lajos Szűcs
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
330.0 kg Sándor Holczreiter
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
327.5 kg
56 kg
Press Imre Földi
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
127.5 kg Mohammad Nassiri
File:State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Iran
127.5 kg Henryk Trębicki
 Poland
122.5 kg
Snatch Koji Miki
File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
112.5 kg Gennady Chetin
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
107.5 kg Henryk Trębicki
 Poland
107.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Imre Földi
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
142.5 kg Mohammad Nassiri
File:State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Iran
142.5 kg Gennady Chetin
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
140.0 kg
Total Imre Földi
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
377.5 kg
WR
Mohammad Nassiri
File:State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Iran
370.0 kg Gennady Chetin
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
367.5 kg
60 kg
Press Ymer Pampuri
File:Flag of Albania (1970s–1980s).svg Albania
127.5 kg Dito Shanidze
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
127.5 kg Norair Nurikyan
File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria
127.5 kg
Snatch Jan Wojnowski
 Poland
120.0 kg Yoshinobu Miyake
File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
120.0 kg Dito Shanidze
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
120.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Norair Nurikyan
File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria
157.5 kg
WR
Dito Shanidze
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
152.5 kg Yoshinobu Miyake
File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
145.0 kg
Total Norair Nurikyan
File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria
402.5 kg Dito Shanidze
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
400.0 kg János Benedek
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
390.0 kg
67.5 kg
Press Mladen Kuchev
File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria
157.5 kg
WR
Nasrollah Dehnavi
File:State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Iran
150.0 kg Mukharby Kirzhinov
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
147.5 kg
Snatch Mukharby Kirzhinov
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
135.0 kg Waldemar Baszanowski
 Poland
130.0 kg Won Shin-hee
File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea
130.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Mukharby Kirzhinov
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
177.5 kg
WR
Mladen Kuchev
File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria
167.5 kg Zbigniew Kaczmarek
 Poland
167.5 kg
Total Mukharby Kirzhinov
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
460.0 kg
WR
Mladen Kuchev
File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria
450.0 kg Zbigniew Kaczmarek
 Poland
437.5 kg
75 kg
Press Vladimir Kanygin
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
165.0 kg Mohamed Tarabulsi
File:Flag of Lebanon (1943-1990).svg Lebanon
160.0 kg Yordan Bikov
File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria
160.0 kg
Snatch Ondrej Hekel
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
142.5 kg Aimé Terme
File:Flag of France.svg France
142.5 kg Mohamed Tarabulsi
File:Flag of Lebanon (1943-1990).svg Lebanon
140.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Yordan Bikov
File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria
185.0 kg Gábor Szarvas
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
175.0 kg Anselmo Silvino
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
175.0 kg
Total Yordan Bikov
File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria
485.0 kg
WR
Mohamed Tarabulsi
File:Flag of Lebanon (1943-1990).svg Lebanon
472.5 kg Anselmo Silvino
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
470.0 kg
82.5 kg
Press Leif Jenssen
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
172.5 kg Christos Iakovou
File:Flag of Greece (1970–1975).svg Greece
170.0 kg Rolf Milser
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
160.0 kg
Snatch Leif Jenssen
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
150.0 kg Bernhard Radtke
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
145.0 kg Mike Karchut
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
145.0 kg
Clean & Jerk György Horváth
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
192.5 kg Norbert Ozimek
 Poland
187.5 kg Leif Jenssen
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
185.0 kg
Total Leif Jenssen
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
507.5 kg Norbert Ozimek
 Poland
497.5 kg György Horváth
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
495.0 kg
90 kg
Press David Rigert
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
187.5 kg Hans Bettembourg
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
182.5 kg Andon Nikolov
File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria
180.0 kg
Snatch Andon Nikolov
File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria
155.0 kg Jaakko Kailajärvi
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
150.0 kg Pierre Gourrier
File:Flag of France.svg France
147.5 kg
Clean & Jerk Rick Holbrook
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
197.5 kg Phil Grippaldi
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
195.0 kg Atanas Shopov
File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria
192.5 kg
Total Andon Nikolov
File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria
525.0 kg Atanas Shopov
File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria
517.5 kg Hans Bettembourg
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
512.5 kg
110 kg
Press Jaan Talts
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
210.0 kg Aleksandar Kraychev
File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria
197.5 kg Roberto Vezzani
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
192.5 kg
Snatch Rainer Dörrzapf
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
165.0 kg Kauko Kangasniemi
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
165.0 kg Jaan Talts
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
165.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Stefan Grützner
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
207.5 kg Helmut Losch
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
205.0 kg Jaan Talts
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
205.0 kg
Total Jaan Talts
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
580.0 kg Aleksandar Kraychev
File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria
562.5 kg Stefan Grützner
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
555.0 kg
+110 kg
Press Vasily Alekseyev
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
235.0 kg Rudolf Mang
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
225.0 kg Ken Patera
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
212.5 kg
Snatch Vasily Alekseyev
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
175.0 kg Rudolf Mang
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
170.0 kg Kalevi Lahdenranta
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
165.0 kg
Clean & Jerk Vasily Alekseyev
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
230.0 kg Gerd Bonk
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
217.5 kg Rudolf Mang
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
215.0 kg
Total Vasily Alekseyev
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
640.0 kg Rudolf Mang
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
610.0 kg Gerd Bonk
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
572.5 kg

Medal table

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Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria3306
2File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union3115
3File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary1135
4 Poland1113
5File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway1001
6File:State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Iran0101
File:Flag of Lebanon (1943-1990).svg Lebanon0101
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany0101
9File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany0022
10File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy0011
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden0011
Totals (11 entries)99927

Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Press, Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union114621
2File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria75416
3File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary44412
4 Poland34512
5File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway3014
6File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany1326
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany1326
8File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan1124
File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States1124
10File:Flag of Albania (1970s–1980s).svg Albania1001
File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma1001
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia1001
File:Flag of North Korea (1948–1992).svg North Korea1001
14File:State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Iran0404
15File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland0213
File:Flag of Lebanon (1943-1990).svg Lebanon0213
17File:Flag of France.svg France0112
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden0112
19File:Flag of Greece (1970–1975).svg Greece0101
20File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy0033
21File:Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg South Korea0011
Totals (21 entries)363636108

See also

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References

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