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

In an out-of-competition attempt to break the world record 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 5 September 1972, Munich Massacre.[1]

75 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueWeightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle
Dates31 August
Competitors26 from 22 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yordan Bikov
 Bulgaria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mohamed Tarabulsi
 Lebanon
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anselmo Silvino
 Italy
← 1968
1976 →

Results

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

Final

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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
  Yordan Bikov   Bulgaria 74.50 150.0 155.0 160.0 160.0 135.0 140.0 142.5 140.0 177.5 185.0 185.0 485.0 WR
  Mohamed Tarabulsi   Lebanon 74.05 150.0 155.0 160.0 160.0 140.0 145.0 145.0 140.0 167.5 167.5 172.5 172.5 472.5
  Anselmo Silvino   Italy 74.85 150.0 155.0 160.0 155.0 135.0 135.0 140.0 140.0 175.0 180.0 180.0 175.0 470.0
4 Ondrej Hekel   Czechoslovakia 73.90 140.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 137.5 142.5 145.0 142.5 170.0 175.0 175.0 170.0 462.5
5 Franklin Zielecke   East Germany 74.50 145.0 150.0 152.5 150.0 135.0 135.0 140.0 140.0 170.0 170.0 175.0 170.0 460.0
6 Gábor Szarvas   Hungary 74.80 145.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 135.0 140.0 140.0 135.0 175.0 180.0 180.0 175.0 460.0
7 András Stark   Hungary 74.85 147.5 152.5 155.0 152.5 132.5 137.5 140.0 137.5 170.0 175.0 175.0 170.0 460.0
8 Russ Knipp   United States 74.50 160.0 167.5 167.5 160.0 127.5 132.5 132.5 127.5 170.0 170.0 175.0 170.0 457.5
9 Frederick Lowe   United States 74.85 135.0 142.5 147.5 147.5 130.0 135.0 137.5 135.0 170.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 457.5
10T Salvatore Laudani   Italy 74.90 147.5 152.5 155.0 155.0 115.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 160.0 165.0 165.0 165.0 440.0
10T Tore Bjørnsen   Norway 74.90 145.0 145.0 150.0 145.0 130.0 135.0 135.0 130.0 165.0 170.0 170.0 165.0 440.0
12 Panagiotis Spyrou   Greece 74.50 140.0 145.0 145.0 145.0 112.5 112.5 117.5 117.5 162.5 162.5 167.5 167.5 430.0
13 Arvo Ala-Pöntiö   Finland 74.70 135.0 140.0 145.0 145.0 122.5 127.5 127.5 122.5 160.0 167.5 167.5 160.0 427.5
14 Erling Johansen   Denmark 74.50 132.5 137.5 142.5 137.5 122.5 127.5 132.5 127.5 152.5 160.0 160.0 160.0 425.0
15 Aimé Terme   France 74.70 117.5 122.5 127.5 127.5 137.5 142.5 142.5 142.5 OR 150.0 155.0 155.0 155.0 425.0
16 İsmail Bayram   Turkey 74.90 130.0 135.0 137.5 137.5 117.5 122.5 125.0 122.5 147.5 152.5 155.0 152.5 412.5
17 Tony Ebert   New Zealand 74.90 137.5 137.5 142.5 137.5 117.5 125.0 125.0 117.5 155.0 160.0 160.0 155.0 410.0
18 Natsagiin Ser-Od   Mongolia 74.55 130.0 130.0 135.0 130.0 115.0 115.0 122.5 122.5 142.5 147.5 147.5 400.0
19 Mohammad Malik Arshad   Pakistan 74.40 117.5 117.5 117.5 117.5 107.5 112.5 115.0 107.5 147.5 155.0 155.0 147.5 372.5
Keith Adams   Canada 74.55 137.5 145.0 145.0 137.5 115.0 115.0 115.0 NVL DNF
Leopold Pichler   Austria 74.65 145.0 150.0 150.0 145.0 NVL DNF
Vladimir Kanygin   Soviet Union 74.80 160.0 165.0 167.5 165.0 OR 137.5 137.5 137.5 NVL DNF
Uwe Kliche   West Germany 74.60 145.0 150.0 150.0 145.0 122.5 127.5 127.5 122.5 NVL DNF
Alfonso Rodríguez   Puerto Rico 73.00 127.5 127.5 127.5 NVL DNF
Yossef Romano   Israel 73.80 137.5 137.5 137.5 NVL DNF
Werner Dittrich   East Germany 74.40 150.0 150.0 150.0 NVL DNF

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

References

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  1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
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