Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 52 kg

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{{short description|Weightlifting at the Olympics}}

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = 52 kg

|games = 1972 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Weightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle

|dates = 27 August

|competitors = 17

|nations = 13

|longnames = yes

|gold = Zygmunt Smalcerz

|goldNOC = POL

|silver = Lajos Szűcs

|silverNOC = HUN

|bronze = Sándor Holczreiter

|bronzeNOC = HUN

|prev=

|next=1976

}}

{{WeightliftingAt1972SummerOlympics}}

The flyweight division has been added as the lightest weight category for the 1972 Summer Olympics. It had been contested international since 1969. Only men competed in all the weight classes.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/WLT/mens-flyweight.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132225/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/WLT/mens-flyweight.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Weightlifting at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Flyweight |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=5 January 2020}}

Results

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

=Final=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan=2|Rank

! rowspan=2|Name

! rowspan=2|Nationality

! rowspan=2|Body weight

!colspan=4|Military press (kg)

!colspan=4|Snatch (kg)

!colspan=4|Jerk (kg)

!rowspan=2|Total (kg)

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! 3

! Result

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! Result

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! Result

{{Gold1}}align=left| Zygmunt Smalcerzalign=left| {{FlagIOC|POL|1972 Summer}}51.60107.5112.5112.5112.5 =OR95.0100.0102.5100.0125.0130.0130.0125.0337.5 OR
{{Silver2}}align=left| Lajos Szűcsalign=left| {{FlagIOC|HUN|1972 Summer}}51.40102.5107.5112.5107.590.095.095.095.0122.5127.5135.0127.5330.0
{{Bronze3}}align=left| Sándor Holczreiteralign=left| {{FlagIOC|HUN|1972 Summer}}51.75112.5112.5120.0112.5 OR92.592.597.592.5122.5122.5127.5122.5327.5
4align=left| Tetsuhide Sasakialign=left| {{FlagIOC|JPN|1972 Summer}}51.8097.5102.5105.0105.090.095.097.597.5120.0125.0125.0120.0322.5
5align=left| Gyi Aung Maungalign=left| {{FlagIOC|BIR|1972 Summer}}51.5085.090.095.095.095.0100.0105.0105.0 WR115.0120.0125.0120.0320.0
6align=left| Pak Dong-geunalign=left| {{FlagIOC|PRK|1972 Summer}}52.0092.597.5100.097.590.090.090.090.0122.5127.5130.0130.0 OR317.5
7align=left| Chaiya Sukchindaalign=left| {{FlagIOC|THA|1972 Summer}}51.4095.0100.0105.0100.092.592.597.592.5120.0120.0127.5120.0312.5
8align=left| Ion Hortopanalign=left| {{FlagIOC|ROU|1972 Summer}}51.7090.095.097.597.590.095.097.595.0110.015.0117.5117.5310.0
9align=left| Charles Depthiosalign=left| {{FlagIOC|INA|1972 Summer}}51.9595.0100.0100.095.090.090.095.090.0125.0125.0125.0125.0310.0
10align=left| Lester Francelalign=left| {{FlagIOC|COL|1972 Summer}}52.0095.0100.0105.0100.080.080.085.085.0112.5117.5120.0117.5302.5
11align=left| Anil Mondalalign=left| {{FlagIOC|IND|1972 Summer}}51.6585.090.095.095.080.085.090.085.0107.5112.5117.5117.5297.5
12align=left| Kyujiro Saitoalign=left| {{FlagIOC|JPN|1972 Summer}}51.8095.095.0100.095.090.095.097.590.0110.0122.5122.5110.0295.0
13align=left| Chun Hon Chanalign=left| {{FlagIOC|CAN|1972 Summer}}52.0087.592.592.592.587.587.592.587.5107.5112.5115.0112.5292.5
14align=left| Nigel Trancealign=left| {{FlagIOC|PHI|1972 Summer}}51.8085.085.085.085.085.090.092.590.0115.0120.0122.5115.0290.0
align=left| Mohammad Reza Nasehialign=left| {{FlagIOC|IRI|1972 Summer}}51.9595.0100.0100.095.090.095.095.090.0115.0120.0122.5120.0DQ
[305.0]
Mohammad Reza Nasehi originally placed 10th but was disqualified after he tested positive for ephedrine.
align=left| Salvador del Rosarioalign=left| {{FlagIOC|PHI|1972 Summer}}51.5592.597.597.597.590.090.095.095.0120.0120.0122.5NVL DNF
align=left| Waldemar Korczalign=left| {{FlagIOC|POL|1972 Summer}}51.80102.5102.5107.5102.592.597.597.592.5125.0125.0127.5NVL DNF

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

References

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