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

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 ongoing Munich massacre.

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

The results were determined by adding the points for best lifts in military press, snatch and jerk, with any ties broken by the minimum bodyweight.^[1]

Final

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
	Vasiliy Alekseyev	Soviet Union	152.80	225.0	230.0	235.0	235.0 OR	170.0	175.0	180.0	175 OR	225.0	225.0	230.0	230.0 OR	640.0 OR
	Rudolf Mang	West Germany	129.75	222.5	222.5	225.0	225.0	170.0	180.0	180.0	170.0	215.0	232.5	232.5	215.0	610.0
	Gerd Bonk	East Germany	142.30	190.0	190.0	200.0	200.0	150.0	155.0	160.0	155.0	210.0	217.5	217.5	217.5	572.5
4	Jouko Leppä	Finland	144.80	190.0	200.0	205.0	205.0	150.0	157.5	162.5	157.5	200.0	205.0	210.0	210.0	572.5
5	Manfred Rieger	East Germany	125.55	185.0	190.0	192.5	190.0	162.5	162.5	170.0	162.5	200.0	205.0	207.5	205.0	557.5
6	Petr Pavlásek	Czechoslovakia	150.25	185.0	192.5	197.5	192.5	155.0	160.0	165.0	165.0	200.0	205.0	205.0	200.0	557.5
7	Kalevi Lahdenranta	Finland	134.30	180.0	190.0	195.0	190.0	165.0	165.0	170.0	165.0	200.0	200.0	205.0	200.0	555.0
8	Fernando Bernal	Cuba	125.85	190.0	200.0	200.0	190.0	147.5	147.5	152.5	147.5	200.0	207.5	212.5	207.5	545.0
9	Ove Johansson	Sweden	127.95	200.0	200.0	205.0	200.0	145.0	150.0	150.0	145.0	200.0	200.0	200.0	200.0	545.0
10	Terry Perdue	Great Britain	146.85	180.0	185.0	-	185.0	147.5	152.5	152.5	147.5	180.0	185.0	-	180.0	512.5
11	Thamer Chaim	Brazil	114.10	175.0	182.5	182.5	175.0	135.0	142.5	142.5	135.0	180.0	190.0	-	180.0	490.0
-	Ken Patera	United States	145.80	212.5	227.5	230.0	212.5	165.0	165.0	170.0	NVL					DNF
-	Serge Reding	Belgium	139.45	222.5	222.5	225.0	NVL									DNF

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