Competitors 26 from 22 nations Venue Messegelände | Location Messegelände | |
In an out of competition attempt to break the world in the snatch, both Aimé Terme of France and Mohamed Tarabulsi of Lebanon attempted to lift 146.5 kg to break the world record, both competitors failed the lift. Yossef Romano of Israel was one of the victims of the September 5, 1972, Munich Massacre.
Contents
Results
Total of best lifts in military press, snatch and jerk. Ties are broken by the lightest bodyweight.
Final
Key: WR = world record; OR = Olympic record; DNF = did not finish; NVL = no valid lift
References
Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA