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Host City: München, West Germany
Venue(s): Weightlifting Hall, Exhibition Lands (Hall 7), München
Date Started: September 2, 1972
Date Finished: September 2, 1972
| Gold: | Leif Jensen |
| Silver: | Norbert Ozimek |
| Bronze: | György Horváth |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | György Horváth | 28 | Hungary | HUN | 192.5 | OR |
| 2 | Norbert Ozimek | 27 | Poland | POL | 187.5 | |
| 3T | Leif Jensen | 24 | Norway | NOR | 185.0 | |
| 3T | Bernhard Radtke | 23 | East Germany | GDR | 185.0 | |
| 3T | Kaarlo Kangasniemi | 31 | Finland | FIN | 185.0 | |
| 6T | Khristos Iakovou | 24 | Greece | GRE | 182.5 | |
| 6T | Juhani Avellan | 26 | Finland | FIN | 182.5 | |
| 8 | Rolf Milser | 21 | West Germany | FRG | 180.0 | |
| 9T | Brian Marsden | 24 | New Zealand | NZL | 172.5 | |
| 9T | Anthony Ford | 33 | Great Britain | GBR | 172.5 | |
| 11 | Dino Turcato | 26 | Italy | ITA | 170.0 | |
| 12 | Reinhold Platzer | 33 | Austria | AUT | 167.5 | |
| 13T | Mike Pearman | 31 | Great Britain | GBR | 165.0 | |
| 13T | Luiz de Almeida | 31 | Brazil | BRA | 165.0 | |
| 15 | Jože Urankar | 32 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 160.0 | |
| 16 | Emilio Berroa | 25 | Dominican Republic | DOM | 157.5 | |
| 17 | Ib Bergmann | 23 | Denmark | DEN | 155.0 | |
| AC | Mike Karchut | 28 | United States | USA | NVL | |
| AC | David Berger | 28 | Israel | ISR | NVL |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | S/F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | György Horváth | 28 | Hungary | HUN | 185.0 | o | |
| AC | Norbert Ozimek | 27 | Poland | POL | 182.5 | o | |
| AC | Juhani Avellan | 26 | Finland | FIN | 182.5 | o | |
| AC | Leif Jensen | 24 | Norway | NOR | 180.0 | o | |
| AC | Kaarlo Kangasniemi | 31 | Finland | FIN | 180.0 | o | |
| AC | Rolf Milser | 21 | West Germany | FRG | 180.0 | o | |
| AC | Bernhard Radtke | 23 | East Germany | GDR | 175.0 | o | |
| AC | Khristos Iakovou | 24 | Greece | GRE | 175.0 | o | |
| AC | Dino Turcato | 26 | Italy | ITA | 170.0 | o | |
| AC | Mike Pearman | 31 | Great Britain | GBR | 165.0 | o | |
| AC | Brian Marsden | 24 | New Zealand | NZL | 165.0 | o | |
| AC | Luiz de Almeida | 31 | Brazil | BRA | 165.0 | o | |
| AC | Reinhold Platzer | 33 | Austria | AUT | 162.5 | o | |
| AC | Anthony Ford | 33 | Great Britain | GBR | 162.5 | o | |
| AC | Jože Urankar | 32 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 160.0 | o | |
| AC | Ib Bergmann | 23 | Denmark | DEN | 155.0 | o | |
| AC | Emilio Berroa | 25 | Dominican Republic | DOM | 147.5 | o | |
| AC | Mike Karchut | 28 | United States | USA | 185.0 | x | |
| AC | David Berger | 28 | Israel | ISR | 165.0 | x |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | S/F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | György Horváth | 28 | Hungary | HUN | 192.5 | o | OR |
| AC | Norbert Ozimek | 27 | Poland | POL | 187.5 | o | |
| AC | Leif Jensen | 24 | Norway | NOR | 185.0 | o | |
| AC | Khristos Iakovou | 24 | Greece | GRE | 182.5 | o | |
| AC | Bernhard Radtke | 23 | East Germany | GDR | 180.0 | o | |
| AC | Brian Marsden | 24 | New Zealand | NZL | 172.5 | o | |
| AC | Anthony Ford | 33 | Great Britain | GBR | 172.5 | o | |
| AC | Reinhold Platzer | 33 | Austria | AUT | 167.5 | o | |
| AC | Juhani Avellan | 26 | Finland | FIN | 190.0 | x | |
| AC | Kaarlo Kangasniemi | 31 | Finland | FIN | 185.0 | x | |
| AC | Rolf Milser | 21 | West Germany | FRG | 185.0 | x | |
| AC | Luiz de Almeida | 31 | Brazil | BRA | 175.0 | x | |
| AC | Mike Pearman | 31 | Great Britain | GBR | 170.0 | x | |
| AC | Jože Urankar | 32 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 165.0 | x | |
| AC | David Berger | 28 | Israel | ISR | 165.0 | x | |
| AC | Ib Bergmann | 23 | Denmark | DEN | 162.5 | x | |
| AC | Emilio Berroa | 25 | Dominican Republic | DOM | 155.0 | x |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | S/F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | Bernhard Radtke | 23 | East Germany | GDR | 185.0 | o | |
| AC | Kaarlo Kangasniemi | 31 | Finland | FIN | 185.0 | o | |
| AC | Emilio Berroa | 25 | Dominican Republic | DOM | 157.5 | o | |
| AC | György Horváth | 28 | Hungary | HUN | 197.5 | x | |
| AC | Norbert Ozimek | 27 | Poland | POL | 192.5 | x | |
| AC | Leif Jensen | 24 | Norway | NOR | 190.0 | x | |
| AC | Juhani Avellan | 26 | Finland | FIN | 190.0 | x | |
| AC | Khristos Iakovou | 24 | Greece | GRE | 187.5 | x | |
| AC | Rolf Milser | 21 | West Germany | FRG | 185.0 | x | |
| AC | Brian Marsden | 24 | New Zealand | NZL | 182.5 | x | |
| AC | Anthony Ford | 33 | Great Britain | GBR | 175.0 | x | |
| AC | Luiz de Almeida | 31 | Brazil | BRA | 175.0 | x | |
| AC | Reinhold Platzer | 33 | Austria | AUT | 170.0 | x | |
| AC | Mike Pearman | 31 | Great Britain | GBR | 170.0 | x | |
| AC | Jože Urankar | 32 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 165.0 | x | |
| AC | David Berger | 28 | Israel | ISR | 165.0 | x | |
| AC | Ib Bergmann | 23 | Denmark | DEN | 162.5 | x |