Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's +110 kg

+110 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Weightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle
Dates September 6, 1972
Competitors 13 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Vasiliy Alekseyev
 Soviet Union
2nd, silver medalist(s) Rudolf Mang
 West Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Gerd Bonk
 East Germany

This was the first time that the super heavyweight weight class was competed at an Olympics. The event was delayed one day due to the ongoing Munich massacre.

Results

Total of best lifts in military press, snatch and jerk. Ties are broken by the lightest bodyweight.

Final

Rank Name Nationality Body weight Military press (kg) Snatch (kg) Jerk (kg) Total (kg)
1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result 1 2 3 Result
1st, gold medalist(s)Vasiliy Alekseyev Soviet Union152.80225.0230.0235.0235.0 OR 170.0175.0180.0 175 OR 225.0 225.0230.0230.0 OR 640.0 OR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Rudolf Mang West Germany129.75222.5 222.5 225.0225.0 170.0180.0 180.0 170.0 215.0232.5 232.5 215.0 610.0
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Gerd Bonk East Germany142.30190.0 190.0200.0200.0 150.0155.0160.0 155.0 210.0217.5 217.5217.5 572.5
4Jouko Leppä Finland144.80190.0200.0205.0205.0 150.0157.5162.5 157.5 200.0205.0210.0210.0 572.5
5Manfred Rieger East Germany125.55185.0190.0192.5 190.0 162.5 162.5170.0 162.5 200.0205.0207.5 205.0 557.5
6Petr Pavlásek Czechoslovakia150.25185.0192.5197.5 192.5 155.0160.0165.0165.0 200.0205.0 205.0 200.0 557.5
7Kalevi Lahdenranta Finland134.30180.0190.0195.0 190.0 165.0 165.0170.0 165.0 200.0 200.0205.0 200.0 555.0
8Fernando Bernal Cuba125.85190.0200.0 200.0 190.0 147.5 147.5152.5 147.5 200.0207.5212.5 207.5 545.0
9Ove Johansson Sweden127.95200.0 200.0205.0 200.0 145.0150.0 150.0 145.0 200.0 200.0 200.0200.0 545.0
10Terry Perdue Great Britain146.85180.0185.0- 185.0147.5152.5 152.5 147.5 180.0185.0 -180.0 512.5
11Thamer Chaim Brazil114.10175.0182.5 182.5 175.0 135.0142.5 142.5 135.0 180.0190.0 -180.0 490.0
-Ken Patera United States145.80212.5227.5 230.0 212.5 165.0 165.0 170.0 NVL DNF
-Serge Reding Belgium139.45222.5 222.5 225.0 NVL DNF

Key: OR = Olympic record; DNF = did not finish; NVL = no valid lift

References

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