Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 67.5 kg

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67.5 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Weightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle
Dates30 August 1972
Competitors22 from 18 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Mukharby Kirzhinov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Mladen Kuchev
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Bronze medal icon.svg Zbigniew Kaczmarek
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
  1968
1976  

Total of best lifts in military press, snatch and jerk. Ties were broken by the lightest bodyweight. [1]

Final

RankNameNationalityBody weightMilitary press (kg)Snatch (kg)Jerk (kg)Total (kg)
123Result123Result123Result
Gold medal icon.svg Mukharby Kirzhinov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 66.80142.5147.5 147.5147.5130.0135.0 135.0135.0 =OR167.5172.5177.5177.5 WR 460.0 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Mladen Kuchev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 66.90150.0157.5 157.5157.5 WR 125.0 125.0130.0 125.0162.5167.5175.0 167.5450.0
Bronze medal icon.svg Zbigniew Kaczmarek Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 67.10145.0 145.0150.0 145.0125.0130.0 130.0 125.0167.5172.5 167.5437.5
4 Waldemar Baszanowski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 66.90142.5 142.5 142.5142.5130.0135.0 135.0 130.0162.5167.5 167.5 162.5435.0
5 Nasrollah Dehnavi State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran 67.30142.5147.5150.0150.0125.0 125.0130.0 125.0160.0165.0 165.0 160.0435.0
6 Jenő Ambrózi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 66.90137.5142.5147.5 142.5120.0125.0 125.0 120.0165.0170.0 172.5 165.0427.5
7 Won Sin-Hui Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea 67.20127.5132.5135.0 132.5125.0130.0132.5 130.0165.0170.0 170.0 165.0427.5
8 Masao Kato Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 66.40132.5137.5140.0140.0120.0 120.0125.0 120.0160.0165.0170.0 160.0425.0
9 Dan Cantore Flag of the United States.svg  United States 67.10132.5 132.5140.0140.0117.5122.5 122.5 117.5155.0160.0 162.5162.5420.0
10 Yusaku Ono Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 66.60130.0135.0140.0 135.0120.0125.0127.5 125.0157.5 157.5167.5 157.5417.5
11 Wolfgang Faber Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 67.00132.5137.5140.0 137.5115.0 115.0 115.0115.0152.5157.5 157.5 152.5405.0
12 Werner Schraut Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 67.10127.5 127.5132.5 127.5120.0125.0 125.0125.0150.0155.0 155.0 150.0402.5
13 Leopold Herenčić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 67.20137.5 137.5142.5142.5115.0120.0 120.0 115.0142.5147.5 147.5 142.5400.0
14 Francisco Mateos Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 66.60127.5132.5 132.5132.5112.5 112.5117.5117.5147.5152.5 152.5 147.5397.5
15 George Newton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 67.50127.5 127.5132.5132.5117.5122.5 122.5 117.5135.0145.0 145.0145.0395.0
16 José Martínez Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 67.10132.5137.5 137.5 132.5102.5 102.5107.5 102.5140.0145.0150.0 145.0380.0
17 Eleftherios Stefanoudakis Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece 67.20110.0117.5122.5 117.5115.0120.0122.5 120.0142.5147.5 147.5 142.5380.0
18 Ieuan Owen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 66.70117.5122.5127.5 122.5107.5 107.5 107.5107.5145.0150.0 155.0 145.0375.0
19 Ildefonso Lee Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 66.70115.0120.0 120.0120.0105.0110.0112.5 110.0135.0140.0 140.0 135.0365.0
20 Walter Legel Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 67.40127.5 127.5132.5 127.5110.0115.0117.5117.5145.0150.0155.0 150.0DQ
[395.0] [2]
21 Radnaasediin Amgaased Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1992).svg  Mongolia 67.30125.0 125.0130.0 125.0105.0110.0 110.0 105.0NVL DNF
22 Pietro Masala Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 67.20137.5 137.5 137.5 NVL DNF

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

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References

  1. "Weightlifting at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. Walter Legel originally placed 15th, but was disqualified after he tested positive for amphetamine.