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

Event:+110 kg
Games:1972 Summer
Venue:Weightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle
Dates:6 September 1972
Competitors:13
Nations:11
Longnames:yes
Gold:Vasiliy Alekseyev
Goldnoc:URS
Silver:Rudolf Mang
Silvernoc:FRG
Bronze:Gerd Bonk
Bronzenoc:GDR
Next:1976

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.

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

RankNameNationalityBody weight Military press (kg)Snatch (kg)Jerk (kg)Total (kg)
123Result123Result123Result
152.80 225.0 230.0 235.0 235.0 OR 170.0 175.0 180.0 175 OR 225.0 225.0 230.0 230.0 OR 640.0 OR
129.75 222.5 222.5 225.0 225.0 170.0 180.0 180.0 170.0 215.0 232.5 232.5 215.0 610.0
142.30 190.0 190.0 200.0 200.0 150.0 155.0 160.0 155.0 210.0 217.5 217.5 217.5 572.5
4 144.80 190.0 200.0 205.0 205.0 150.0 157.5 162.5 157.5 200.0 205.0 210.0 210.0 572.5
5 125.55 185.0 190.0 192.5 190.0 162.5 162.5 170.0 162.5 200.0 205.0 207.5 205.0 557.5
6 150.25 185.0 192.5 197.5 192.5 155.0 160.0 165.0 165.0 200.0 205.0 205.0 200.0 557.5
7 134.30 180.0 190.0 195.0 190.0 165.0 165.0 170.0 165.0 200.0 200.0 205.0 200.0 555.0
8 125.85 190.0 200.0 200.0 190.0 147.5 147.5 152.5 147.5 200.0 207.5 212.5 207.5 545.0
9 127.95 200.0 200.0 205.0 200.0 145.0 150.0 150.0 145.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 545.0
10 146.85 180.0 185.0 - 185.0 147.5 152.5 152.5 147.5 180.0 185.0 - 180.0 512.5
11 114.10 175.0 182.5 182.5 175.0 135.0 142.5 142.5 135.0 180.0 190.0 - 180.0 490.0
- 145.80 212.5 227.5 230.0 212.5 165.0 165.0 170.0 NVL DNF
- 139.45 222.5 222.5 225.0 NVL DNF
Key: OR = Olympic record; DNF = did not finish; NVL = no valid lift

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weightlifting at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Super-Heavyweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418021053/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/WLT/mens-super-heavyweight.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 8 January 2020.