In an out of competition attempt to break the world record, in the military press, Khristos Iakovou of Greece attempted a lift of 179.0 kg, his attempt failed. David Berger of Israel was one of the victims of the 5 September 1972, Munich Massacre.[1]
| 82.5 kg at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Weightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle | |||||||||
| Dates | 2 September 1972 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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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 | |||||
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Leif Jenssen |  Norway |
81.10 | 172.5 | 172.5 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 OR | 180.0 | 185.0 | 185.0 | 507.5 OR | ||||
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Norbert Ozimek |  Poland |
82.0 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 182.5 | 187.5 | 187.5 | 497.5 | |||
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György Horváth |  Hungary |
82.45 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 185.0 | 192.5 | 192.5 OR | 495.0 | ||||
| 4 | Bernhard Radtke |  East Germany |
81.50 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 185.0 | 492.5 | ||
| 5 | Khristos Iakovou |  Greece |
82.15 | 162.5 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 175.0 | 182.5 | 187.5 | 187.5 | 490.0 | |||
| 6 | Kaarlo Kangasniemi |  Finland |
82.25 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 180.0 | 185.0 | 185.0 | 480.0 | |||||
| 7 | Rolf Milser |  West Germany |
81.70 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 180.0 | 180.0 | 477.5 | |||||
| 8 | Juhani Avellan | Finland |
82.40 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 182.5 | 182.5 | 467.5 | |||||
| 9 | Dino Turcato |  Italy |
82.20 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 170.0 | – | – | 170.0 | 455.0 | ||||
| 10 | Reinhold Platzer |  Austria |
81.85 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 442.5 | |||||
| 11 | Mike Pearman |  Great Britain |
82.05 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 435.0 | |||||
| 12 | Brian Marsden |  New Zealand |
82.15 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 165.0 | 172.5 | 172.5 | 435.0 | |||||
| 13 | Anthony Ford | Great Britain |
82.25 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 162.5 | 172.5 | 172.5 | 435.0 | ||||
| 14 | Ib Bergmann |  Denmark |
81.70 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 427.5 | |||||
| 15 | Luiz de Almeida |  Brazil |
81.40 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 425.0 | |||||
| 16 | Jože Urankar |  Yugoslavia |
81.55 | 135.0 | 142.5 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 425.0 | ||||
| 17 | Emilio Berroa |  Dominican Republic |
81.15 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 112.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 147.5 | 157.5 | 157.5 | 407.5 | |||
| – | Walter Hauser |  Switzerland |
81.95 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 147.5 | NVL | DNF | ||||||||
| – | David Berger |  Israel |
81.80 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 122.5 | 122.5 | NVL | DNF | |||||||
| – | Mike Karchut |  United States |
81.60 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | – | – | NVL | DNF | |||
| – | Víctor Ángel Pagán |  Puerto Rico |
80.80 | NVL | ||||||||||||
| – | Abel López |  Cuba |
81.85 | NVL | ||||||||||||
| – | Boris Pavlov |  Soviet Union |
81.85 | NVL | ||||||||||||
| – | Valery Shary | Soviet Union |
82.00 | NVL | ||||||||||||
Key: OR = Olympic record; DNF = did not finish; NVL = no valid lift
References edit
- ^ "Weightlifting at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Light-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.