Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Games: Next Summer Games
Host City: München, West Germany
Venue(s): Weightlifting Hall, Exhibition Lands (Hall 7), München
Date Started: September 6, 1972
Date Finished: September 6, 1972
| Gold: | Vasily Alekseyev |
| Silver: | Rudolf Mang |
| Bronze: | Gerd Bonk |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasily Alekseyev | 30 | Soviet Union | URS | 235.0 | OR |
| 2 | Rudolf Mang | 22 | West Germany | FRG | 225.0 | |
| 3 | Ken Patera | 28 | United States | USA | 212.5 | |
| 4 | Jouko Leppä | 29 | Finland | FIN | 205.0 | |
| 5T | Gerd Bonk | 21 | East Germany | GDR | 200.0 | |
| 5T | Ove Johansson | 28 | Sweden | SWE | 200.0 | |
| 7 | Petr Pavlásek | 25 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 192.5 | |
| 8T | Manfred Rieger | 31 | East Germany | GDR | 190.0 | |
| 8T | Kalevi Lahdenranta | 30 | Finland | FIN | 190.0 | |
| 8T | Fernando Bernal | 31 | Cuba | CUB | 190.0 | |
| 11 | Terry Perdue | 31 | Great Britain | GBR | 185.0 | |
| 12 | Thamer Chaim | 27 | Brazil | BRA | 175.0 | |
| AC | Serge Reding | 30 | Belgium | BEL | NVL |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | S/F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | Vasily Alekseyev | 30 | Soviet Union | URS | 225.0 | o | |
| AC | Ken Patera | 28 | United States | USA | 212.5 | o | |
| AC | Jouko Leppä | 29 | Finland | FIN | 190.0 | o | |
| AC | Fernando Bernal | 31 | Cuba | CUB | 190.0 | o | |
| AC | Manfred Rieger | 31 | East Germany | GDR | 185.0 | o | |
| AC | Petr Pavlásek | 25 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 185.0 | o | |
| AC | Kalevi Lahdenranta | 30 | Finland | FIN | 180.0 | o | |
| AC | Terry Perdue | 31 | Great Britain | GBR | 180.0 | o | |
| AC | Thamer Chaim | 27 | Brazil | BRA | 175.0 | o | |
| AC | Rudolf Mang | 22 | West Germany | FRG | 222.5 | x | |
| AC | Serge Reding | 30 | Belgium | BEL | 222.5 | x | |
| AC | Ove Johansson | 28 | Sweden | SWE | 200.0 | x | |
| AC | Gerd Bonk | 21 | East Germany | GDR | 190.0 | x |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | S/F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | Vasily Alekseyev | 30 | Soviet Union | URS | 230.0 | o | |
| AC | Jouko Leppä | 29 | Finland | FIN | 200.0 | o | |
| AC | Ove Johansson | 28 | Sweden | SWE | 200.0 | o | |
| AC | Petr Pavlásek | 25 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 192.5 | o | |
| AC | Gerd Bonk | 21 | East Germany | GDR | 190.0 | o | |
| AC | Manfred Rieger | 31 | East Germany | GDR | 190.0 | o | |
| AC | Kalevi Lahdenranta | 30 | Finland | FIN | 190.0 | o | |
| AC | Terry Perdue | 31 | Great Britain | GBR | 185.0 | o | |
| AC | Ken Patera | 28 | United States | USA | 227.5 | x | |
| AC | Rudolf Mang | 22 | West Germany | FRG | 222.5 | x | |
| AC | Serge Reding | 30 | Belgium | BEL | 222.5 | x | |
| AC | Fernando Bernal | 31 | Cuba | CUB | 200.0 | x | |
| AC | Thamer Chaim | 27 | Brazil | BRA | 182.5 | x |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | K | S/F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | Vasily Alekseyev | 30 | Soviet Union | URS | 235.0 | o | OR |
| AC | Rudolf Mang | 22 | West Germany | FRG | 225.0 | o | |
| AC | Jouko Leppä | 29 | Finland | FIN | 205.0 | o | |
| AC | Gerd Bonk | 21 | East Germany | GDR | 200.0 | o | |
| AC | Ken Patera | 28 | United States | USA | 230.0 | x | |
| AC | Serge Reding | 30 | Belgium | BEL | 225.0 | x | |
| AC | Ove Johansson | 28 | Sweden | SWE | 205.0 | x | |
| AC | Fernando Bernal | 31 | Cuba | CUB | 200.0 | x | |
| AC | Petr Pavlásek | 25 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 197.5 | x | |
| AC | Kalevi Lahdenranta | 30 | Finland | FIN | 195.0 | x | |
| AC | Manfred Rieger | 31 | East Germany | GDR | 192.5 | x | |
| AC | Thamer Chaim | 27 | Brazil | BRA | 182.5 | x |