# Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg

In an out-of-competition attempt to break the world record 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 5 September 1972, Munich Massacre.

## 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) | Military press (kg) | Military press (kg) | Military press (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Jerk (kg) | Jerk (kg) | Jerk (kg) | Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Total (kg) |
| | Yordan Bikov | Bulgaria | 74.50 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 142.5 | 140.0 | 177.5 | 185.0 | – | 185.0 | 485.0 WR |
| | Mohamed Tarabulsi | Lebanon | 74.05 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 140.0 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 172.5 | 472.5 |
| | Anselmo Silvino | Italy | 74.85 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 155.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 180.0 | 175.0 | 470.0 |
| 4 | Ondrej Hekel | Czechoslovakia | 73.90 | 140.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 145.0 | 142.5 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 175.0 | 170.0 | 462.5 |
| 5 | Franklin Zielecke | East Germany | 74.50 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 152.5 | 150.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 170.0 | 460.0 |
| 6 | Gábor Szarvas | Hungary | 74.80 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 135.0 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 180.0 | 175.0 | 460.0 |
| 7 | András Stark | Hungary | 74.85 | 147.5 | 152.5 | 155.0 | 152.5 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 140.0 | 137.5 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 175.0 | 170.0 | 460.0 |
| 8 | Russ Knipp | United States | 74.50 | 160.0 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 160.0 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 | 127.5 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 170.0 | 457.5 |
| 9 | Frederick Lowe | United States | 74.85 | 135.0 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 137.5 | 135.0 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 175.0 | 175.0 | 457.5 |
| 10T | Salvatore Laudani | Italy | 74.90 | 147.5 | 152.5 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 440.0 |
| 10T | Tore Bjørnsen | Norway | 74.90 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 145.0 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 130.0 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 165.0 | 440.0 |
| 12 | Panagiotis Spyrou | Greece | 74.50 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 430.0 |
| 13 | Arvo Ala-Pöntiö | Finland | 74.70 | 135.0 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 122.5 | 160.0 | 167.5 | 167.5 | 160.0 | 427.5 |
| 14 | Erling Johansen | Denmark | 74.50 | 132.5 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 137.5 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 132.5 | 127.5 | 152.5 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 425.0 |
| 15 | Aimé Terme | France | 74.70 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 OR | 150.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 425.0 |
| 16 | İsmail Bayram | Turkey | 74.90 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 117.5 | 122.5 | 125.0 | 122.5 | 147.5 | 152.5 | 155.0 | 152.5 | 412.5 |
| 17 | Tony Ebert | New Zealand | 74.90 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 137.5 | 117.5 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 117.5 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 155.0 | 410.0 |
| 18 | Natsagiin Ser-Od | Mongolia | 74.55 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 135.0 | 130.0 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 122.5 | 122.5 | 142.5 | 147.5 | – | 147.5 | 400.0 |
| 19 | Mohammad Malik Arshad | Pakistan | 74.40 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115.0 | 107.5 | 147.5 | 155.0 | 155.0 | 147.5 | 372.5 |
| – | Keith Adams | Canada | 74.55 | 137.5 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 137.5 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 115.0 | NVL | | | | | DNF |
| – | Leopold Pichler | Austria | 74.65 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 145.0 | – | – | – | NVL | | | | | DNF |
| – | Vladimir Kanygin | Soviet Union | 74.80 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 167.5 | 165.0 OR | 137.5 | 137.5 | 137.5 | NVL | | | | | DNF |
| – | Uwe Kliche | West Germany | 74.60 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 145.0 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 122.5 | – | – | – | NVL | DNF |
| – | Alfonso Rodríguez | Puerto Rico | 73.00 | 127.5 | 127.5 | 127.5 | NVL | | | | | | | | | DNF |
| – | Yossef Romano | Israel | 73.80 | 137.5 | 137.5 | 137.5 | NVL | | | | | | | | | DNF |
| – | Werner Dittrich | East Germany | 74.40 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | NVL | | | | | | | | | DNF |
Key: WR = world record; OR = Olympic record; DNF = did not finish; NVL = no valid lift