The
flyweight
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb).
Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of bo ...
division has been added as the lightest weight category for the
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. ...
. It had been contested international since 1969. Only men competed in all the weight classes.
Results
Total of best lifts in
military press
The overhead press is an upper-body weight training exercise in which the trainee presses a weight overhead while seated or standing. It is mainly used to develop the anterior deltoid muscles of the shoulder. The standing version was once a compone ...
,
snatch and
jerk. Ties are broken by the lightest bodyweight.
Final
Key: WR = world record; OR = Olympic record; =OR = equaled Olympic record; DNF = did not finish; DQ = disqualified; NVL = no valid lift
References
External links
Official report
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 52 kg
Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics