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Weightlifting At The 1972 Summer Olympics
The Olympic weightlifting, 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 Olympic program since 1952. This was the last year that the clean and press was included as one of the lifts. Medal summary Medal table References Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Events at the 1972 Summer Olympics Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics, 1972 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mladen Kutchev
Mladen Kuchev (; born 29 January 1947) is a Bulgarian former weightlifter who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the .... References 1947 births Living people Bulgarian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Bulgaria Weightlifters at the 1968 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria Olympic medalists in weightlifting Sportspeople from Pleven Province Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen 21st-century Bulgarian people {{Bulgaria-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Stefan Grützner
Stefan Grützner (born 29 June 1948 in Chemnitz) is an East German former weightlifter who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the .... References 1948 births Living people German male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for East Germany East German male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Chemnitz 20th-century German sportsmen Sportspeople from Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt {{Germany-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aleksandr Kraichev
Aleksandar Kraychev () (born 28 October 1951) is a Bulgarian former Olympicweightlifter who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the .... and won silver medal. It was the first ever Olympic medal for the city of Sliven, Bulgaria. References 1951 births Living people Bulgarian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Bulgaria Weightlifters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria Olympic medalists in weightlifting Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen 21st-century Bulgarian people {{Bulgaria-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jaan Talts
Jaan Talts (born 19 May 1944) is a former Estonian weightlifter. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver and a gold medal, respectively. Throughout his career, Talts won two world and four European titles and set approximately 40 world records. Biography As a teenager Talts trained in athletics, in throwing events. He took up weightlifting while studying at the Tihemetsa Technical College of Agriculture and Forestry. In 1967 he became the first middle-heavyweight weightlifter to break the 500 kg barrier in the total, and hence was named the best Soviet athlete of the year. After retiring from competitions Talts coached weightlifters in Estonia, and starting from 2007 headed the Estonian national weightlifting team. Between 1981 and 1988 he served as rector of the Estonian Sports Academy. Since 1989 he works with the Estonian National Olympic Committee in various positions. In 1995–1996 Talts was member of the Estonian parliament Riig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hans Bettembourg
Hansjörg "Hans" Bettembourg (born 28 March 1944) is a Swedish former weightlifter who won a bronze medal in the 90 kg division at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the .... At the world championships he placed eighth in 1969 and sixth in 1971. Between 1969 and 1972 he set 11 world records in the press. chidlovski.net Bettembourg was born in Germany in 1944, and moved to Sweden in 1963. References External links * * * 1944 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Atanas Shopov
Atanas Shopov (; born 4 October 1951) of Bulgaria is a former weightlifter who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics. Biography He was born October 4, 1951, in Dobrovnitsa village near Pazardzhik. He won the silver medal in the 90 kg category at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the bronze at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal .... He also won the bronze at the 1971 European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia, the silver at the 1972 European Championships, and the bronze at the 1973 European Championships. He began training in 1964. Until 1972 he competed for Benkovski Pazardzhik. Then until 1974 for CSKA Sofia, and then until 1976 again for Benkovski. He has set 15 world records for juniors. References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Andon Nikolov
Andon Nikolov ( Bulgarian: Андон Николов) (born 15 June 1951) is a former Bulgarian weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can .... He became Olympic Champion in 1972 in the Middle Heavyweight class.Profile: "Andon Nikolov" – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 31 December 2007) – (Retrieved on 31 December 2007) References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
György Horváth
György Horvath (21 December 1943 – 17 October 1988) was a Hungarian weightlifter who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the .... References 1943 births 1988 deaths Hungarian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Hungary Weightlifters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Norbert Ozimek
Norbert Wojciech Ozimek (born 24 January 1945) is a Polish former weightlifter who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the .... References 1945 births Living people Polish male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Poland Weightlifters at the 1968 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Poland Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Olympic medalists in weightlifting Sportspeople from Warsaw Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics 20th-century Polish sportsmen 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Leif Jenssen
Leif Gøran Jenssen (born 19 March 1948) is a former Norwegian weightlifter. He became Olympic Champion in 1972 in the light-heavyweight class.Profile: "Leif Jenssen" - ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 26 December 2007) - (Retrieved on 26 December 2007) He obtained silver medal three times in the World Championships, in 1970s, and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Anselmo Silvino
Anselmo Silvino (born 23 November 1945) is a retired Italian middleweight weightlifter. He won bronze medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ..., 1971 and 1972 world championships, and 1972 European Championships. chidlovski.net References External links * * * * 1945 births Living people It ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |