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

56 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueWeightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle
DatesAugust 28
Competitors24 from 20 nations
Medalists
 
 
 
Weightlifting at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Weight classes
  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 1968 Summer Olympics. The snatch was won by Koji Miki of Japan with a lift of 112.5 kg. But in an out-of-competition attempt to break the world record, he improved his own mark from 113.5 kg to 114.0 kg. The lifter placing 12th, Soviet-born Israeli Ze'ev Friedman, would become one of the victims of the kidnapping by the Palestinian Black September group. Friedman was killed in the firefight at Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base.[1]

Results

Total of best lifts in military press, snatch and 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 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 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 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 Kiroy 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. ↑ Sports Reference. "Weightlifting at the 1972 München Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Retrieved 05-10-2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)