The favorites in the event were the same lifters that made up the first four places at the 1968 Summer Olympics. The snatch was won by Koji Miki of Japan with a lift of 112.5 kg. But in an out-of-competition attempt to break the world record, he improved his own mark from 113.5 kg to 114.0 kg. The lifter placing 12th, Soviet-born Israeli Ze'ev Friedman, would become one of the victims of the kidnapping by the Palestinian Black September group. Friedman was killed in the firefight at Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base.

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) 1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result Imre Földi 55.70 120.0 127.5 127.5 127.5 = OR 102.5 107.5 110.0 107.5 137.5 142.5 142.5 142.5 377.5 WR Mohammad Nassiri 55.90 120.0 125.0 127.5 127.5 OR 100.0 105.0 105.0 100.0 142.5 152.5 152.5 142.5 370.0 Gennady Chetin 55.65 115.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 100.0 105.0 107.5 107.5 140.0 150.0 150.0 140.0 367.5 4 Henryk Trębicki 55.70 117.5 117.5 122.5 122.5 102.5 107.5 107.5 107.5 135.0 140.0 140.0 135.0 365.0 5 Atanas Kirov 55.70 112.5 117.5 120.0 117.5 97.5 102.5 105.0 105.0 135.0 140.0 145.0 140.0 362.5 6 George Vassiliadis 55.60 110.0 115.0 120.0 115.0 97.5 102.5 102.5 102.5 132.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 355.0 7 Hiroshi Ono 55.85 105.0 110.0 115.0 115.0 105.0 105.0 105.0 105.0 130.0 135.0 140.0 135.0 355.0 8 Georgi Todorov 55.80 110.0 115.0 115.0 110.0 100.0 105.0 105.0 100.0 132.5 140.0 147.5 140.0 350.0 9 Precious McKenzie 55.20 110.0 115.0 117.5 115.0 92.5 97.5 100.0 97.5 125.0 130.0 132.5 130.0 342.5 10 Koji Miki 55.80 100.0 105.0 105.0 105.0 107.5 112.5 115.0 112.5 120.0 125.0 130.0 125.0 342.5 11 Victor Rusu 55.80 105.0 105.0 110.0 105.0 90.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 127.5 132.5 132.5 132.5 332.5 12 Ze'ev Friedman 55.80 97.5 97.5 102.5 102.5 97.5 97.5 102.5 102.5 120.0 125.0 130.0 125.0 330.0 13 Fernando Báez 55.90 110.0 110.0 120.0 120.0 85.0 92.5 92.5 85.0 122.5 122.5 127.5 122.5 327.0 14 Miguel Angel Medina 55.95 112.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 92.5 92.5 97.5 97.5 110.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 325.0 15 Zulyn Dalkhjav 55.75 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 82.5 87.5 90.0 87.5 120.0 125.0 125.0 120.0 322.5 16 Gaetano Tosto 55.80 100.0 100.0 105.0 100.0 95.0 95.0 100.0 95.0 125.0 130.0 130.0 125.0 320.0 17 Siyannyambuugiin Dorjkhand 55.85 105.0 105.0 105.0 105.0 92.5 92.5 97.5 92.5 115.0 120.0 122.5 115.0 312.5 18 Arturo del Rosario 55.80 92.5 97.5 97.5 92.5 87.5 87.5 92.5 87.5 122.5 132.5 132.5 122.5 302.5 19 Roberto Lindeborg 55.80 100.0 105.0 105.0 100.0 85.0 90.0 92.5 85.0 110.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 300.0 20 Samson Sabit Wanni 56.00 100.0 105.0 107.5 107.5 75.0 80.0 80.0 75.0 105.0 105.0 110.0 110.0 292.5 21 Raúl Diniz 55.30 85.0 85.0 98.0 95.0 70.0 77.5 82.5 77.5 105.0 112.5 117.5 112.5 285.0 – Grzegorz Cziura 55.25 115.0 120.0 125.0 120.0 102.5 102.5 102.5 102.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 NVL DNF – Anthony Phillips 55.85 97.5 97.5 97.5 NVL DNF – Jesús Conde 55.95 112.5 112.5 112.5 NVL DNF Key: WR = world record; OR = Olympic record; DNF = did not finish; NVL = no valid lift

References

External links Official report