Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 90 kg

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

90 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueWeightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle
Dates3 September 1972
Competitors23 from 19 nations
Medalists
Andon Nikolov
 Bulgaria
Atanas Shopov
 Bulgaria
Hans Bettembourg
 Sweden
Weightlifting at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Men
52 kg
56 kg
60 kg
67.5 kg
75 kg
82.5 kg
90 kg
110 kg
+110 kg

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
Andon Nikolov Bulgaria89.00172.5177.5180.0180.0147.5152.5155.0155.0185.0190.0 190.0190.0525.0 OR
Atanas Shopov Bulgaria89.80172.5177.5180.0180.0140.0145.0 145.0145.0192.5 192.5202.5 192.5517.5
Hans Bettembourg Sweden88.95175.0182.5 182.5182.5145.0 145.0 145.0145.0185.0192.5 192.5 185.0512.5
4Phil Grippaldi United States87.90170.0 170.0177.5 170.0140.0 140.0145.0 140.0187.5195.0202.5 195.0505.0
5Rick Holbrook United States88.50157.5162.5 162.5162.5145.0 145.0 145.0145.0190.0197.5-197.5 OR 505.0
6Nick Ciancio Australia88.85170.0175.0 175.0 170.0145.0150.0 150.0 145.0185.0190.0 190.0190.0505.0
7Juan Curbelo Cuba89.20165.0172.5 172.5172.5135.0140.0 140.0140.0175.0182.5187.5 182.5495.0
8Jaakki Kailajärvi Finland88.85150.0 150.0 150.0150.0150.0155.0 155.0 150.0187.5195.0 195.0 187.5487.5
9Dietrich Leh West Germany89.85165.0170.0 170.0170.0140.0145.0 145.0 140.0177.5 177.5-177.5487.5
10Pierre Gourrier France89.60145.0152.5 152.5 145.0142.5147.5152.5 147.5180.0190.0 190.0 180.0472.5
11Nikos Iliadis Greece87.60155.0162.5 162.5 155.0122.5130.0135.0135.0175.0 175.0180.0180.0470.0
12Aimo Nieminen Finland89.65150.0155.0 155.0 150.0140.0 140.0145.0 140.0170.0 170.0 170.0170.0460.0
13Guðmundur Sigurðsson Iceland88.60142.5147.5 147.5 142.5130.0135.0137.5 135.0170.0177.5182.5 177.5455.0
14Rudolf Litsch Austria88.75147.5 147.5152.5152.5130.0135.0 135.0 130.0172.5 172.5 172.5172.5455.0
15TOsman Mert Turkey89.85152.5 152.5160.0160.0122.5127.5 127.5127.5155.0162.5167.5167.5455.0
15TPeter Arthur Great Britain89.85150.0155.0 155.0 150.0130.0135.0 135.0 130.0170.0175.0177.5 175.0455.0
17Wayne Wilson Canada89.70137.5 137.5 137.5137.5120.0127.5132.5 127.5170.0177.5 177.5 170.0435.0
18César Gaudin Puerto Rico89.95137.5145.0 145.0 137.5115.0120.0122.5122.5165.0 165.0 165.0165.0425.0
-David Rigert Soviet Union88.60180.0 180.0187.5187.5 OR 160.0 160.0 160.0 NVL DNF
-Frank Rothwell Ireland87.60132.5 132.5 132.5 NVL DNF
-Ryoichi Goto Japan89.60162.5 162.5 162.5 NVL DNF
-Rudolf Hill Austria89.65160.0 160.0 160.0 NVL DNF
-John Bolton New Zealand89.65165.0 165.0 167.5 NVL DNF

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

After setting an Olympic record with 187.5 kg in the press, Rigert failed in all three attempts at 160 kg in the snatch, despite holding the world record at 167.5 kg.[2] Rigert was so upset that he literally pulled his hair out and banged his head against a well. He was restrained by his colleagues, but the next day threw another fit and had to be sent home.[2]

References
  1. "Weightlifting at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Middle-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book To The Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 483. ISBN 0140066322.
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