Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg

75 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Weightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle
Competitors 26 from 22 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Yordan Bikov
 Bulgaria
2nd, silver medalist(s) Mohamed Tarabulsi
 Lebanon
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Anselmo Silvino
 Italy

In an out of competition attempt to break the world in the snatch, both Aimé Terme of France and Mohamed Tarabulsi of Lebanon attempted to lift 146.5 kg to break the world record, both competitors failed the lift. Yossef Romano of Israel was one of the victims of the September 5, 1972, Munich Massacre.[1]

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)Yordan Bikov Bulgaria74.50150.0155.0160.0160.0 135.0140.0142.5 140.0 177.5185.0–185.0 485.0 WR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Mohamed Tarabulsi Lebanon74.05150.0155.0160.0160.0 140.0145.0 145.0 140.0 167.5 167.5172.5172.5 472.5
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Anselmo Silvino Italy74.85150.0155.0160.0 155.0 135.0 135.0 140.0140.0 175.0180.0 180.0 175.0 470.0
4Ondrej Hekel Czechoslovakia73.90140.0150.0 150.0150.0 137.5142.5145.0 142.5 170.0175.0 175.0 170.0 462.5
5Franklin Zielecke East Germany74.50145.0150.0152.5 150.0 135.0 135.0140.0140.0 170.0 170.0175.0 170.0 460.0
6Gábor Szarvas Hungary74.80145.0150.0 150.0150.0 135.0140.0 140.0 135.0 175.0180.0 180.0 175.0 460.0
7András Stark Hungary74.85147.5152.5155.0 152.5 132.5137.5140.0 137.5 170.0175.0 175.0 170.0 460.0
8Russ Knipp United States74.50160.0167.5 167.5 160.0 127.5132.5 132.5 127.5 170.0 170.0175.0 170.0 457.5
9Frederick Lowe United States74.85135.0142.5147.5147.5 130.0135.0137.5 135.0 170.0 175.0 175.0175.0 457.5
10TSalvatore Laudani Italy74.90147.5152.5155.0155.0 115.0120.0 120.0120.0 160.0165.0 165.0165.0 440.0
10TTore Bjørnsen Norway74.90145.0 145.0150.0 145.0 130.0135.0 135.0 130.0 165.0170.0 170.0 165.0 440.0
12Panagiotis Spyrou Greece74.50140.0145.0 145.0145.0 112.5 112.5117.5117.5 162.5 162.5167.5167.5 430.0
13Arvo Ala-Pöntiö Finland74.70135.0140.0145.0145.0 122.5127.5 127.5 122.5 160.0167.5 167.5 160.0 427.5
14Erling Johansen Denmark74.50132.5137.5142.5 137.5 122.5127.5132.5 127.5 152.5160.0 160.0160.0 425.0
15Aimé Terme France74.70117.5122.5127.5127.5 137.5142.5 142.5142.5 OR 150.0155.0 155.0155.0 425.0
16İsmail Bayram Turkey74.90130.0135.0137.5137.5 117.5122.5125.0 122.5 147.5152.5155.0 152.5 412.5
17Tony Ebert New Zealand74.90137.5 137.5142.5 137.5 117.5125.0 125.0 117.5 155.0160.0 160.0 155.0 410.0
18Natsagiin Ser-Od Mongolia74.55130.0 130.0135.0 130.0 115.0 115.0122.5122.5 142.5147.5–147.5 400.0
19Mohammad Malik Arshad Pakistan74.40117.5 117.5 117.5117.5 107.5112.5 115.0 107.5 147.5155.0 155.0 147.5 372.5
–Keith Adams Canada74.55137.5145.0 145.0 137.5 115.0 115.0 115.0 NVL DNF
–Leopold Pichler Austria74.65145.0150.0 150.0 145.0 –––NVL DNF
–Vladimir Kanygin Soviet Union74.80160.0165.0167.5 165.0 OR 137.5 137.5 137.5 NVL DNF
–Uwe Kliche West Germany74.60145.0150.0 150.0 145.0 122.5127.5 127.5 122.5 –––NVL DNF
–Alfonso Rodríguez Puerto Rico73.00127.5 127.5 127.5 NVL DNF
–Yossef Romano Israel73.80137.5 137.5 137.5 NVL DNF
–Werner Dittrich East Germany74.40150.0 150.0 150.0 NVL DNF

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

References

  1. ↑ Sports Reference. "Weightlifting at the 1972 München Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Retrieved 2012-05-15.
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