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Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's +110 kg

+110 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Weightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle
Dates September 6, 1972
Competitors 13 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Vasiliy Alekseyev
 Soviet Union
2nd, silver medalist(s) Rudolf Mang
 West Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Gerd Bonk
 East Germany
1976 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Vasiliy Alekseyev
 Soviet Union
2nd, silver medalist(s) Rudolf Mang
 West Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Gerd Bonk
 East Germany

This was the first time that the super heavyweight weight class was competed at an Olympics. The event was delayed one day due to the tragedy of September 5, 1972.

Total of best lifts in military press, snatch and jerk. Ties are broken by the lightest bodyweight.

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


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