Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 90 kg

90 kg at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue	Weightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle
Dates	September 3, 1972
Competitors	23 from 19 nations
Medalists
Andon Nikolov Bulgaria   Atanas Shopov Bulgaria   Hans Bettembourg Sweden

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
	Andon Nikolov	Bulgaria	89.00	172.5	177.5	180.0	180.0	147.5	152.5	155.0	155.0	185.0	190.0	190.0	190.0	525.0 OR
	Atanas Shopov	Bulgaria	89.80	172.5	177.5	180.0	180.0	140.0	145.0	145.0	145.0	192.5	192.5	202.5	192.5	517.5
	Hans Bettembourg	Sweden	88.95	175.0	182.5	182.5	182.5	145.0	145.0	145.0	145.0	185.0	192.5	192.5	185.0	512.5
4	Phil Grippaldi	United States	87.90	170.0	170.0	177.5	170.0	140.0	140.0	145.0	140.0	187.5	195.0	202.5	195.0	505.0
5	Rick Holbrook	United States	88.50	157.5	162.5	162.5	162.5	145.0	145.0	145.0	145.0	190.0	197.5	-	197.5 OR	505.0
6	Nick Ciancio	Australia	88.85	170.0	175.0	175.0	170.0	145.0	150.0	150.0	145.0	185.0	190.0	190.0	190.0	505.0
7	Juan Curbelo	Cuba	89.20	165.0	172.5	172.5	172.5	135.0	140.0	140.0	140.0	175.0	182.5	187.5	182.5	495.0
8	Jaakki Kailajärvi	Finland	88.85	150.0	150.0	150.0	150.0	150.0	155.0	155.0	150.0	187.5	195.0	195.0	187.5	487.5
9	Dietrich Leh	West Germany	89.85	165.0	170.0	170.0	170.0	140.0	145.0	145.0	140.0	177.5	177.5	-	177.5	487.5
10	Pierre Gourrier	France	89.60	145.0	152.5	152.5	145.0	142.5	147.5	152.5	147.5	180.0	190.0	190.0	180.0	472.5
11	Nikos Ilidis	Greece	87.60	155.0	162.5	162.5	155.0	122.5	130.0	135.0	135.0	175.0	175.0	180.0	180.0	470.0
12	Aimo Nieminen	Finland	89.65	150.0	155.0	155.0	150.0	140.0	140.0	145.0	140.0	170.0	170.0	170.0	170.0	460.0
13	Guðmundur Sigurðsson	Iceland	88.60	142.5	147.5	147.5	142.5	130.0	135.0	137.5	135.0	170.0	177.5	182.5	177.5	455.0
14	Rudolf Litsch	Austria	88.75	147.5	147.5	152.5	152.5	130.0	135.0	135.0	130.0	172.5	172.5	172.5	172.5	455.0
15T	Osman Mert	Turkey	89.85	152.5	152.5	160.0	160.0	122.5	127.5	127.5	127.5	155.0	162.5	167.5	167.5	455.0
15T	Peter Arthur	Great Britain	89.85	150.0	155.0	155.0	150.0	130.0	135.0	135.0	130.0	170.0	175.0	177.5	175.0	455.0
17	Wayne Wilson	Canada	89.70	137.5	137.5	137.5	137.5	120.0	127.5	132.5	127.5	170.0	177.5	177.5	170.0	435.0
18	César Gaudin	Puerto Rico	89.95	137.5	145.0	145.0	137.5	115.0	120.0	122.5	122.5	165.0	165.0	165.0	165.0	425.0
-	David Rigert	Soviet Union	88.60	180.0	180.0	187.5	187.5 OR	160.0	160.0	160.0	NVL					DNF
-	Frank Rothwell	Ireland	87.60	132.5	132.5	132.5	NVL									DNF
-	Ryoichi Goto	Japan	89.60	162.5	162.5	162.5	NVL									DNF
-	Rudolf Hill	Austria	89.65	160.0	160.0	160.0	NVL									DNF
-	John Bolton	New Zealand	89.65	165.0	165.0	167.5	NVL									DNF

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

References

• Sports Reference
• Official report