Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg
| 75 kg at the Games of the XX Olympiad
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| Venue | Weightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle | |||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 22 nations | |||||||||
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Yordan Bikov Bulgaria
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Mohamed Tarabulsi Lebanon
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Anselmo Silvino Italy
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In an out of competition attempt to break the world 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 September 5, 1972, Munich Massacre.
Total of best lifts in military press, snatch and jerk. Ties are broken by the lightest bodyweight.
Key: WR = world record; OR = Olympic record; DNF = did not finish; NVL = no valid lift
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