Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 90 kg

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90 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueWeightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle
Dates3 September 1972
Competitors23 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Andon Nikolov
 Bulgaria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Atanas Shopov
 Bulgaria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hans Bettembourg
 Sweden
← 1968
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

Total of best lifts in military press, snatch, and jerk. Ties are broken by the lightest body weight.[1]

Final[edit]

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) Andon Nikolov  Bulgaria 89.00 172.5 177.5 180.0 180.0 147.5 152.5 155.0 155.0 185.0 190.0 190.0 190.0 525.0 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Atanas Shopov  Bulgaria 89.80 172.5 177.5 180.0 180.0 140.0 145.0 145.0 145.0 192.5 192.5 202.5 192.5 517.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hans Bettembourg  Sweden 88.95 175.0 182.5 182.5 182.5 145.0 145.0 145.0 145.0 185.0 192.5 192.5 185.0 512.5
4 Phil Grippaldi  United States 87.90 170.0 170.0 177.5 170.0 140.0 140.0 145.0 140.0 187.5 195.0 202.5 195.0 505.0
5 Rick Holbrook  United States 88.50 157.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 145.0 145.0 145.0 145.0 190.0 197.5 - 197.5 OR 505.0
6 Nick Ciancio  Australia 88.85 170.0 175.0 175.0 170.0 145.0 150.0 150.0 145.0 185.0 190.0 190.0 190.0 505.0
7 Juan Curbelo  Cuba 89.20 165.0 172.5 172.5 172.5 135.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 175.0 182.5 187.5 182.5 495.0
8 Jaakko Kailajärvi  Finland 88.85 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 155.0 155.0 150.0 187.5 195.0 195.0 187.5 487.5
9 Dietrich Leh  West Germany 89.85 165.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 140.0 145.0 145.0 140.0 177.5 177.5 - 177.5 487.5
10 Pierre Gourrier  France 89.60 145.0 152.5 152.5 145.0 142.5 147.5 152.5 147.5 180.0 190.0 190.0 180.0 472.5
11 Nikos Iliadis  Greece 87.60 155.0 162.5 162.5 155.0 122.5 130.0 135.0 135.0 175.0 175.0 180.0 180.0 470.0
12 Aimo Nieminen  Finland 89.65 150.0 155.0 155.0 150.0 140.0 140.0 145.0 140.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 460.0
13 Guðmundur Sigurðsson  Iceland 88.60 142.5 147.5 147.5 142.5 130.0 135.0 137.5 135.0 170.0 177.5 182.5 177.5 455.0
14 Rudolf Litsch  Austria 88.75 147.5 147.5 152.5 152.5 130.0 135.0 135.0 130.0 172.5 172.5 172.5 172.5 455.0
15T Osman Mert  Turkey 89.85 152.5 152.5 160.0 160.0 122.5 127.5 127.5 127.5 155.0 162.5 167.5 167.5 455.0
15T Peter Arthur  Great Britain 89.85 150.0 155.0 155.0 150.0 130.0 135.0 135.0 130.0 170.0 175.0 177.5 175.0 455.0
17 Wayne Wilson  Canada 89.70 137.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 120.0 127.5 132.5 127.5 170.0 177.5 177.5 170.0 435.0
18 César Gaudin  Puerto Rico 89.95 137.5 145.0 145.0 137.5 115.0 120.0 122.5 122.5 165.0 165.0 165.0 165.0 425.0
- David Rigert  Soviet Union 88.60 180.0 180.0 187.5 187.5 OR 160.0 160.0 160.0 NVL DNF
- Frank Rothwell  Ireland 87.60 132.5 132.5 132.5 NVL DNF
- Ryoichi Goto  Japan 89.60 162.5 162.5 162.5 NVL DNF
- Rudolf Hill  Austria 89.65 160.0 160.0 160.0 NVL DNF
- John Bolton  New Zealand 89.65 165.0 165.0 167.5 NVL DNF

Key: OR = Olympic record; DNF = did not finish; NVL = no valid lift

After setting an Olympic record with 187.5 kg in the press, Rigert failed in all three attempts at 160 kg in the snatch, despite holding the world record at 167.5 kg.[2] Rigert was so upset that he literally pulled his hair out and banged his head against a well. He was restrained by his colleagues, but the next day threw another fit and had to be sent home.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Weightlifting at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Middle-Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book To The Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 483. ISBN 0140066322.

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