Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 kg

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56 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue
Weightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle
Dates28 August
Competitors24 from 20 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Imre Földi
 Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mohammad Nassiri
 Iran
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gennady Chetin
 Soviet Union
← 1968
1976 →
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

The favorites in the event were the same lifters that made up the first four places at the

Black September group. Friedman was killed in the firefight at Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base.[1]

Results

Total of best lifts in

jerk
. Ties are broken by the lightest bodyweight.

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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Imre Földi  Hungary 55.70 120.0 127.5 127.5 127.5 = OR 102.5 107.5 110.0 107.5 137.5 142.5 142.5 142.5 377.5 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mohammad Nassiri  Iran 55.90 120.0 125.0 127.5 127.5 OR 100.0 105.0 105.0 100.0 142.5 152.5 152.5 142.5 370.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gennady Chetin  Soviet Union 55.65 115.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 100.0 105.0 107.5 107.5 140.0 150.0 150.0 140.0 367.5
4 Henryk Trębicki  Poland 55.70 117.5 117.5 122.5 122.5 102.5 107.5 107.5 107.5 135.0 140.0 140.0 135.0 365.0
5 Atanas Kirov  Bulgaria 55.70 112.5 117.5 120.0 117.5 97.5 102.5 105.0 105.0 135.0 140.0 145.0 140.0 362.5
6 George Vassiliadis  Australia 55.60 110.0 115.0 120.0 115.0 97.5 102.5 102.5 102.5 132.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 355.0
7 Hiroshi Ono  Japan 55.85 105.0 110.0 115.0 115.0 105.0 105.0 105.0 105.0 130.0 135.0 140.0 135.0 355.0
8 Georgi Todorov  Bulgaria 55.80 110.0 115.0 115.0 110.0 100.0 105.0 105.0 100.0 132.5 140.0 147.5 140.0 350.0
9 Precious McKenzie  Great Britain 55.20 110.0 115.0 117.5 115.0 92.5 97.5 100.0 97.5 125.0 130.0 132.5 130.0 342.5
10 Koji Miki  Japan 55.80 100.0 105.0 105.0 105.0 107.5 112.5 115.0 112.5 120.0 125.0 130.0 125.0 342.5
11 Victor Rusu  Romania 55.80 105.0 105.0 110.0 105.0 90.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 127.5 132.5 132.5 132.5 332.5
12 Ze'ev Friedman  Israel 55.80 97.5 97.5 102.5 102.5 97.5 97.5 102.5 102.5 120.0 125.0 130.0 125.0 330.0
13 Fernando Báez  Puerto Rico 55.90 110.0 110.0 120.0 120.0 85.0 92.5 92.5 85.0 122.5 122.5 127.5 122.5 327.0
14 Miguel Angel Medina  Mexico 55.95 112.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 92.5 92.5 97.5 97.5 110.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 325.0
15 Zulyn Dalkhjav  Mongolia 55.75 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 82.5 87.5 90.0 87.5 120.0 125.0 125.0 120.0 322.5
16 Gaetano Tosto  Italy 55.80 100.0 100.0 105.0 100.0 95.0 95.0 100.0 95.0 125.0 130.0 130.0 125.0 320.0
17 Siyannyambuugiin Dorjkhand  Mongolia 55.85 105.0 105.0 105.0 105.0 92.5 92.5 97.5 92.5 115.0 120.0 122.5 115.0 312.5
18 Arturo del Rosario  Philippines 55.80 92.5 97.5 97.5 92.5 87.5 87.5 92.5 87.5 122.5 132.5 132.5 122.5 302.5
19 Roberto Lindeborg  Netherlands Antilles 55.80 100.0 105.0 105.0 100.0 85.0 90.0 92.5 85.0 110.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 300.0
20 Samson Sabit Wanni  Sudan 56.00 100.0 105.0 107.5 107.5 75.0 80.0 80.0 75.0 105.0 105.0 110.0 110.0 292.5
21 Raúl Diniz  Portugal 55.30 85.0 85.0 98.0 95.0 70.0 77.5 82.5 77.5 105.0 112.5 117.5 112.5 285.0
– Grzegorz Cziura  Poland 55.25 115.0 120.0 125.0 120.0 102.5 102.5 102.5 102.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 NVL DNF
– Anthony Phillips  Barbados 55.85 97.5 97.5 97.5 NVL DNF
– Jesús Conde  Mexico 55.95 112.5 112.5 112.5 NVL DNF

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

References

  1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

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