Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 52 kg

52 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueWeightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle
Dates27 August
Competitors17 from 13 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zygmunt Smalcerz
 Poland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lajos Szűcs
 Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sándor Holczreiter
 Hungary
1976 →
Weightlifting at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Men
52 kg
56 kg
60 kg
67.5 kg
75 kg
82.5 kg
90 kg
110 kg
+110 kg

The flyweight division has been added as the lightest weight category for the 1972 Summer Olympics. It had been contested international since 1969. Only men competed in all the weight classes.[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 place, gold medalist(s) Zygmunt Smalcerz  Poland 51.60 107.5 112.5 112.5 112.5 =OR 95.0 100.0 102.5 100.0 125.0 130.0 130.0 125.0 337.5 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lajos Szűcs  Hungary 51.40 102.5 107.5 112.5 107.5 90.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 122.5 127.5 135.0 127.5 330.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sándor Holczreiter  Hungary 51.75 112.5 112.5 120.0 112.5 OR 92.5 92.5 97.5 92.5 122.5 122.5 127.5 122.5 327.5
4 Tetsuhide Sasaki  Japan 51.80 97.5 102.5 105.0 105.0 90.0 95.0 97.5 97.5 120.0 125.0 125.0 120.0 322.5
5 Gyi Aung Maung  Burma 51.50 85.0 90.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 100.0 105.0 105.0 WR 115.0 120.0 125.0 120.0 320.0
6 Pak Dong-geun  North Korea 52.00 92.5 97.5 100.0 97.5 90.0 90.0 90.0 90.0 122.5 127.5 130.0 130.0 OR 317.5
7 Chaiya Sukchinda  Thailand 51.40 95.0 100.0 105.0 100.0 92.5 92.5 97.5 92.5 120.0 120.0 127.5 120.0 312.5
8 Ion Hortopan  Romania 51.70 90.0 95.0 97.5 97.5 90.0 95.0 97.5 95.0 110.0 15.0 117.5 117.5 310.0
9 Charles Depthios  Indonesia 51.95 95.0 100.0 100.0 95.0 90.0 90.0 95.0 90.0 125.0 125.0 125.0 125.0 310.0
10 Lester Francel  Colombia 52.00 95.0 100.0 105.0 100.0 80.0 80.0 85.0 85.0 112.5 117.5 120.0 117.5 302.5
11 Anil Mondal  India 51.65 85.0 90.0 95.0 95.0 80.0 85.0 90.0 85.0 107.5 112.5 117.5 117.5 297.5
12 Kyujiro Saito  Japan 51.80 95.0 95.0 100.0 95.0 90.0 95.0 97.5 90.0 110.0 122.5 122.5 110.0 295.0
13 Chun Hon Chan  Canada 52.00 87.5 92.5 92.5 92.5 87.5 87.5 92.5 87.5 107.5 112.5 115.0 112.5 292.5
14 Nigel Trance  Philippines 51.80 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 90.0 92.5 90.0 115.0 120.0 122.5 115.0 290.0
– Mohammad Reza Nasehi  Iran 51.95 95.0 100.0 100.0 95.0 90.0 95.0 95.0 90.0 115.0 120.0 122.5 120.0 DQ
[305.0] [2]
– Salvador del Rosario  Philippines 51.55 92.5 97.5 97.5 97.5 90.0 90.0 95.0 95.0 120.0 120.0 122.5 NVL DNF
– Waldemar Korcz  Poland 51.80 102.5 102.5 107.5 102.5 92.5 97.5 97.5 92.5 125.0 125.0 127.5 NVL DNF

Key: WR = world record; OR = Olympic record; =OR = equaled Olympic record; DNF = did not finish; DQ = disqualified; NVL = no valid lift

References

  1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Flyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. ^ Mohammad Reza Nasehi originally placed 10th but was disqualified after he tested positive for ephedrine.