+110 kg at the Games of the XX Olympiad
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Venue | Weightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle | |||||||||
Dates | September 6, 1972 | |||||||||
Competitors | 13 from 11 nations | |||||||||
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Vasiliy Alekseyev Soviet Union |
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Rudolf Mang West Germany |
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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