Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg
| 60 kg at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |||||||
| Venue | Weightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle | ||||||
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| Dates | August 29 | ||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 11 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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| Weight classes | ||||
| 52 kg | ||||
| 56 kg | ||||
| 60 kg | ||||
| 67.5 kg | ||||
| 75 kg | ||||
| 82.5 kg | ||||
| 90 kg | ||||
| 110 kg | ||||
| +110 kg | ||||
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) | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | |||||
 | Norair Nurikyan | .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria | 59.70 | 122.5 | 127.5 | | 127.5 OR | 112.5 | | 117.5 | 117.5 | 147.5 | 157.5 | – | 157.5 WR | 402.5 =WR |
 | Dito Shanidze | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union | 59.60 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 127.5 | 127.5 OR | 115.0 | | 120.0 | 120.0 | 147.5 | 152.5 | | 152.5 | 400.0 |
 | János Benedek |  Hungary | 59.85 | 120.0 | 125.0 | | 125.0 | 115.0 | | 120.0 | 120.0 | 145.0 | | | 145.0 | 390.0 |
| 4 | Yoshinobu Miyake |  Japan | 59.60 | 120.0 | | | 120.0 | 115.0 | | 120.0 | 120.0 | 145.0 | | | 145.0 | 385.0 |
| 5 | Kurt Pittner |  Austria | 59.60 | 120.0 | | 125.0 | 125.0 | 112.5 | | | 112.5 | 145.0 | | | 145.0 | 382.5 |
| 6 | Rolando Chang |  Cuba | 58.90 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 137.5 | | 142.5 | 142.5 | 377.5 |
| 7 | Mieczysław Nowak |  Poland | 59.85 | | 120.0 | | 120.0 | | 110.0 | | 110.0 | | 145.0 | | 145.0 | 375.0 |
| 8 | Peppino Tanti |  Italy | 60.00 | 120.0 | | | 120.0 | | 102.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 140.0 | | | 140.0 | 367.5 |
| 9 | Ymer Pampuri | .svg.png){kind=small} Albania | 59.35 | | 125.0 | 127.5 | 127.5 OR | 85.0 | 90.0 | – | 90.0 | 125.0 | | | 125.0 | 342.5 |
| 10 | Chen Kue-Sen |  Republic of China | 59.80 | 100.0 | | 110.0 | 110.0 | 92.5 | | | 92.5 | 120.0 | 125.0 | | 125.0 | 327.5 |
| 11 | Julio Martínez | .svg.png){kind=small} Puerto Rico | 59.80 | 92.5 | | | 92.5 | 100.0 | 105.0 | | 105.0 | 127.5 | | | 127.5 | 325.0 |
| – | Jan Wojnowski | Poland | 59.30 | 120.0 | | | 120.0 | 115.0 | 120.0 | | 120.0 | | | | NVL | DNF |
| – | Kenkichi Ando | Japan | 59.30 | | | | NVL | DNF | ||||||||
Key: WR = world record; =WR = equaled world record; OR = Olympic record; DNF = did not finish; NVL = no valid lift
References
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