The 1972 Men's World Weightlifting Championships

World Weightlifting Championships

World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation .It has been held since 1891. In March 1891, competing against champions from Brussels, Hamburg, England, Vienna, Italy, and Berlin in a three-day event, Edward Lawrence Levy of England won the first...

were held in Munich

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, West Germany

West Germany

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 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

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

 but counted as World Weightlifting Championships too. Only total medals counted for Olympic Games while Snatch and Clean & Jerk medals counts for World Weightlifting Championships.

Medal summary

52 kg
Press		112.5 kg	| 112.5 kg	| 107.5 kg
Snatch		105.0 kg WR	| 100.0 kg	| 97.5 kg
Clean & Jerk		130.0 kg		127.5 kg		125.0 kg
Total		337.5 kg	| 330.0 kg		327.5 kg
56 kg
Press		127.5 kg	| 127.5 kg	| 122.5 kg
Snatch		112.5 kg	| 107.5 kg	| 107.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	| 142.5 kg	| 142.5 kg	| 140.0 kg
Total	| 377.5 kg WR	| 370.0 kg		367.5 kg
60 kg
Press		127.5 kg	| 127.5 kg	| 127.5 kg
Snatch		120.0 kg	| 120.0 kg	| 120.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	| 157.5 kg WR	| 152.5 kg	| 145.0 kg
Total	| 402.5 kg	| 400.0 kg		390.0 kg
67.5 kg
Press		157.5 kg WR	| 155.0 kg	| 147.5 kg
Snatch	| 135.0 kg		130.0 kg	| 130.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	| 177.5 kg WR		167.5 kg	| 167.5 kg
Total	| 460.0 kg WR		450.0 kg	| 437.5 kg
75 kg
Press		165.0 kg	| 160.0 kg	| 160.0 kg
Snatch		142.5 kg	| 142.5 kg	| 140.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	| 185.0 kg		175.0 kg	| 175.0 kg
Total	| 485.0 kg WR	| 472.5 kg		470.0 kg
82.5 kg
Press		172.5 kg	| 170.0 kg	| 160.0 kg
Snatch		150.0 kg	| 145.0 kg	| 145.0 kg
Clean & Jerk		192.5 kg	| 187.5 kg	| 185.0 kg
Total		507.5 kg	| 497.5 kg	| 495.0 kg
90 kg
Press		187.5 kg	| 182.5 kg	| 180.0 kg
Snatch	| 155.0 kg		150.0 kg	| 147.5 kg
Clean & Jerk	| 197.5 kg	| 195.0 kg	| 192.5 kg
Total	| 525.0 kg	| 517.5 kg	| 512.5 kg
110 kg
Press		210.0 kg	| 197.5 kg	| 192.5 kg
Snatch		165.0 kg	| 165.0 kg	| 165.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	| 207.5 kg	| 205.0 kg	| 205.0 kg
Total	| 580.0 kg	| 562.5 kg	| 555.0 kg
+110 kg
Press		235.0 kg	| 225.0 kg	| 212.5 kg
Snatch		175.0 kg	| 170.0 kg	| 165.0 kg
Clean & Jerk	| 230.0 kg	| 217.5 kg	| 215.0 kg
Total	| 640.0 kg	| 610.0 kg	| 572.5 kg

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals

1	Bulgaria	3	3	0	6
2	Soviet Union	3	1	1	5
3		1	1	3	5
4		1	1	1	3
5		1	0	0	1
6	Iran	0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
9		0	0	2	2
10		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
Total		9	9	9	27

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

1	Soviet Union	11	4	6	21
2	Bulgaria	7	5	4	16
3		4	4	4	12
4		3	4	5	12
5		3	0	1	4
6		1	3	2	6
		1	3	2	6
8		1	1	2	4
		1	1	2	4
10	Albania	1	0	0	1
	Myanmar	1	0	0	1
		1	0	0	1
		1	0	0	1
14	Iran	0	4	0	4
15		0	2	1	3
		0	2	1	3
17		0	1	1	2
		0	1	1	2
19	Greece	0	1	0	1
20		0	0	3	3
21		0	0	1	1
Total		36	36	36	108