The 1972 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in

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from August 27 to September 6, 1972. There were 188 men in action from 54 nations. This tournament was a part of

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but counted as World Weightlifting Championships too. Only total medals counted for Olympic Games while Snatch and Clean & Jerk medals counted for the World Weightlifting Championships.

Medal summary

Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Press, Snatch and Clean & Jerk)

References

Results
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Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics
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Medal summary

Medal table

See also

References