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Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg

60 kg
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Weightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle
Dates August 29
Competitors 13 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Norair Nurikyan
 Bulgaria
2nd, silver medalist(s) Dito Shanidze
 Soviet Union
3rd, bronze medalist(s) János Benedek
 Hungary
← 1968
1976 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Norair Nurikyan
 Bulgaria
2nd, silver medalist(s) Dito Shanidze
 Soviet Union
3rd, bronze medalist(s) János Benedek
 Hungary

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

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


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