The 1972
Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
,
West Germany
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from August 27 to September 6, 1972. There were 188 men in action from 54 nations.
This tournament was a part of
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
but counted as World Weightlifting Championships too. Only total medals counted for Olympic Games while Snatch and Clean & Jerk medals counted for the World Weightlifting Championships.
Medal summary
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Press, Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
See also
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Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. Two new weight classes were introduced at these Games (flyweight and super heavyweight), marking the first changes to the Oly ...
References
Results(Sport 123)
Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics
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World Weightlifting Championships
The World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The first competition, held in March 1891, was won by Edward Lawrence Levy of England.
Athletes compete in a total of 20 weight categorie ...
World Weightlifting Championships
International weightlifting competitions hosted by Germany
1972 in German sport
International sports competitions hosted by West Germany