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
Norair Nurikyan Bulgaria   Dito Shanidze Soviet Union   János Benedek Hungary

Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Weight classes
	52 kg
	56 kg
	60 kg
	67.5 kg
	75 kg
	82.5 kg
	90 kg
	110 kg
	+110 kg

Results

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

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
	Norair Nurikyan	Bulgaria	59.70	122.5	127.5	130.0	127.5 OR	112.5	117.5	117.5	117.5	147.5	157.5	–	157.5 WR	402.5 =WR
	Dito Shanidze	Soviet Union	59.60	120.0	125.0	127.5	127.5 OR	115.0	120.0	120.0	120.0	147.5	152.5	155.0	152.5	400.0
	János Benedek	Hungary	59.85	120.0	125.0	130.0	125.0	115.0	120.0	120.0	120.0	145.0	150.0	150.0	145.0	390.0
4	Yoshinobu Miyake	Japan	59.60	120.0	125.0	125.0	120.0	115.0	120.0	120.0	120.0	145.0	150.0	150.0	145.0	385.0
5	Kurt Pittner	Austria	59.60	120.0	125.0	125.0	125.0	112.5	117.5	117.5	112.5	145.0	150.0	152.5	145.0	382.5
6	Rolando Chang	Cuba	58.90	112.5	117.5	120.0	120.0	107.5	112.5	115.0	115.0	137.5	142.5	142.5	142.5	377.5
7	Mieczysław Nowak	Poland	59.85	120.0	120.0	125.0	120.0	110.0	110.0	115.0	110.0	145.0	145.0	155.0	145.0	375.0
8	Peppino Tanti	Italy	60.00	120.0	125.0	125.0	120.0	102.5	102.5	107.5	107.5	140.0	145.0	145.0	140.0	367.5
9	Ymer Pampuri	Albania	59.35	120.0	125.0	127.5	127.5 OR	85.0	90.0	–	90.0	125.0	130.0	130.0	125.0	342.5
10	Chen Kue-Sen	Republic of China	59.80	100.0	110.0	110.0	110.0	92.5	100.0	100.0	92.5	120.0	125.0	130.0	125.0	327.5
11	Julio Martínez	Puerto Rico	59.80	92.5	100.0	100.0	92.5	100.0	105.0	110.0	105.0	127.5	135.0	135.0	127.5	325.0
–	Jan Wojnowski	Poland	59.30	120.0	125.0	125.0	120.0	115.0	120.0	125.0	120.0	147.5	147.5	147.5	NVL	DNF
–	Kenkichi Ando	Japan	59.30	125.0	125.0	125.0	NVL									DNF

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

References

• Sports Reference
• Official report