Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 52 kg

The flyweight division has been added as the lightest weight category for the 1972 Summer Olympics. It had been contested international since 1969. Only men competed in all the weight classes.[1]

52 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueWeightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle
Dates27 August
Competitors17 from 13 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zygmunt Smalcerz
 Poland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lajos Szűcs
 Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sándor Holczreiter
 Hungary
1976 →

Results edit

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

Final edit

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
  Zygmunt Smalcerz   Poland 51.60 107.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 =OR 95.0 100.0 102.5 100.0 125.0 130.0 130.0 125.0 337.5 OR
  Lajos Szűcs   Hungary 51.40 102.5 107.5 112.5 107.5 90.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 122.5 127.5 135.0 127.5 330.0
  Sándor Holczreiter   Hungary 51.75 112.5 112.5 120.0 112.5 OR 92.5 92.5 97.5 92.5 122.5 122.5 127.5 122.5 327.5
4 Tetsuhide Sasaki   Japan 51.80 97.5 102.5 105.0 105.0 90.0 95.0 97.5 97.5 120.0 125.0 125.0 120.0 322.5
5 Gyi Aung Maung   Burma 51.50 85.0 90.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 100.0 105.0 105.0 WR 115.0 120.0 125.0 120.0 320.0
6 Pak Dong-geun   North Korea 52.00 92.5 97.5 100.0 97.5 90.0 90.0 90.0 90.0 122.5 127.5 130.0 130.0 OR 317.5
7 Chaiya Sukchinda   Thailand 51.40 95.0 100.0 105.0 100.0 92.5 92.5 97.5 92.5 120.0 120.0 127.5 120.0 312.5
8 Ion Hortopan   Romania 51.70 90.0 95.0 97.5 97.5 90.0 95.0 97.5 95.0 110.0 15.0 117.5 117.5 310.0
9 Charles Depthios   Indonesia 51.95 95.0 100.0 100.0 95.0 90.0 90.0 95.0 90.0 125.0 125.0 125.0 125.0 310.0
10 Lester Francel   Colombia 52.00 95.0 100.0 105.0 100.0 80.0 80.0 85.0 85.0 112.5 117.5 120.0 117.5 302.5
11 Anil Mondal   India 51.65 85.0 90.0 95.0 95.0 80.0 85.0 90.0 85.0 107.5 112.5 117.5 117.5 297.5
12 Kyujiro Saito   Japan 51.80 95.0 95.0 100.0 95.0 90.0 95.0 97.5 90.0 110.0 122.5 122.5 110.0 295.0
13 Chun Hon Chan   Canada 52.00 87.5 92.5 92.5 92.5 87.5 87.5 92.5 87.5 107.5 112.5 115.0 112.5 292.5
14 Nigel Trance   Philippines 51.80 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 90.0 92.5 90.0 115.0 120.0 122.5 115.0 290.0
Mohammad Reza Nasehi   Iran 51.95 95.0 100.0 100.0 95.0 90.0 95.0 95.0 90.0 115.0 120.0 122.5 120.0 DQ
[305.0]
[2]
Salvador del Rosario   Philippines 51.55 92.5 97.5 97.5 97.5 90.0 90.0 95.0 95.0 120.0 120.0 122.5 NVL DNF
Waldemar Korcz   Poland 51.80 102.5 102.5 107.5 102.5 92.5 97.5 97.5 92.5 125.0 125.0 127.5 NVL DNF

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Flyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. ^ Mohammad Reza Nasehi originally placed 10th but was disqualified after he tested positive for ephedrine.

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