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 52 kgPress 112.5 kg 112.5 kg 107.5 kgSnatch 105.0 kg 100.0 kg 97.5 kgClean & Jerk 130.0 kg 127.5 kg 125.0 kgTotal 337.5 kg 330.0 kg 327.5 kg56 kgPress 127.5 kg 127.5 kg 122.5 kgSnatch 112.5 kg 107.5 kg 107.5 kgClean & Jerk 142.5 kg 142.5 kg 140.0 kgTotal 377.5 kg 370.0 kg 367.5 kg60 kgPress 127.5 kg 127.5 kg 127.5 kgSnatch 120.0 kg 120.0 kg 120.0 kgClean & Jerk 157.5 kg 152.5 kg 145.0 kgTotal 402.5 kg 400.0 kg 390.0 kg67.5 kgPress 157.5 kg 150.0 kg 147.5 kgSnatch 135.0 kg 130.0 kg 130.0 kgClean & Jerk 177.5 kg 167.5 kg 167.5 kgTotal 460.0 kg 450.0 kg 437.5 kg75 kgPress 165.0 kg 160.0 kg 160.0 kgSnatch 142.5 kg 142.5 kg 140.0 kgClean & Jerk 185.0 kg 175.0 kg 175.0 kgTotal 485.0 kg 472.5 kg 470.0 kg82.5 kgPress 172.5 kg 170.0 kg 160.0 kgSnatch 150.0 kg 145.0 kg 145.0 kgClean & Jerk 192.5 kg 187.5 kg 185.0 kgTotal 507.5 kg 497.5 kg 495.0 kg90 kgPress 187.5 kg 182.5 kg 180.0 kgSnatch 155.0 kg 150.0 kg 147.5 kgClean & Jerk 197.5 kg 195.0 kg 192.5 kgTotal 525.0 kg 517.5 kg 512.5 kg110 kgPress 210.0 kg 197.5 kg 192.5 kgSnatch 165.0 kg 165.0 kg 165.0 kgClean & Jerk 207.5 kg 205.0 kg 205.0 kgTotal 580.0 kg 562.5 kg 555.0 kg+110 kgPress 235.0 kg 225.0 kg 212.5 kgSnatch 175.0 kg 170.0 kg 165.0 kgClean & Jerk 230.0 kg 217.5 kg 215.0 kgTotal 640.0 kg 610.0 kg 572.5 kg
Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Press, Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
See also Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
References Results (Sport 123) Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics