Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's +110 kg

This was the first time that the super heavyweight weight class was competed at an Olympics. The event was delayed one day due to the ongoing Munich massacre.

+110 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueWeightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle
Dates6 September 1972
Competitors13 from 11 nations
Medalists
Vasiliy Alekseyev
 Soviet Union
Rudolf Mang
 West Germany
Gerd Bonk
 East Germany

Results

The results were determined by adding the points for best lifts in military press, snatch and jerk, with any ties broken by the minimum bodyweight.[1]

Final

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
Vasiliy Alekseyev Soviet Union152.80225.0230.0235.0235.0 OR 170.0175.0180.0175 OR225.0225.0230.0230.0 OR640.0 OR
Rudolf Mang West Germany129.75222.5222.5225.0225.0170.0180.0180.0170.0215.0232.5232.5215.0610.0
Gerd Bonk East Germany142.30190.0190.0200.0200.0150.0155.0160.0155.0210.0217.5217.5217.5572.5
4Jouko Leppä Finland144.80190.0200.0205.0205.0150.0157.5162.5157.5200.0205.0210.0210.0572.5
5Manfred Rieger East Germany125.55185.0190.0192.5190.0162.5162.5170.0162.5200.0205.0207.5205.0557.5
6Petr Pavlásek Czechoslovakia150.25185.0192.5197.5192.5155.0160.0165.0165.0200.0205.0205.0200.0557.5
7Kalevi Lahdenranta Finland134.30180.0190.0195.0190.0165.0165.0170.0165.0200.0200.0205.0200.0555.0
8Fernando Bernal Cuba125.85190.0200.0200.0190.0147.5147.5152.5147.5200.0207.5212.5207.5545.0
9Ove Johansson Sweden127.95200.0200.0205.0200.0145.0150.0150.0145.0200.0200.0200.0200.0545.0
10Terry Perdue Great Britain146.85180.0185.0-185.0147.5152.5152.5147.5180.0185.0-180.0512.5
11Thamer Chaim Brazil114.10175.0182.5182.5175.0135.0142.5142.5135.0180.0190.0-180.0490.0
-Ken Patera United States145.80212.5227.5230.0212.5165.0165.0170.0NVLDNF
-Serge Reding Belgium139.45222.5222.5225.0NVLDNF

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

References

  1. "Weightlifting at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Super-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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