Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg

82.5 kg at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue	Weightlifting Hall 7, Gewichtheberhalle
Dates	2 September 1972
Competitors	24 from 20 nations
Medalists
Leif Jenssen  Norway Norbert Ozimek  Poland György Horváth  Hungary

Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
	Men
	52 kg
	56 kg
	60 kg
	67.5 kg
	75 kg
	90 kg
	110 kg
	+110 kg

In an out of competition attempt to break the world record, in the military press, Khristos Iakovou of Greece attempted a lift of 179.0 kg, his attempt failed. David Berger of Israel was one of the victims of the 5 September 1972, Munich Massacre.^[1]

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

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
	Leif Jenssen	Norway	81.10	172.5	172.5	177.5	172.5	145.0	150.0	150.0	150.0 OR	180.0	185.0	190.0	185.0	507.5 OR
	Norbert Ozimek	Poland	82.0	160.0	160.0	165.0	165.0	140.0	145.0	147.5	145.0	182.5	187.5	192.5	187.5	497.5
	György Horváth	Hungary	82.45	160.0	165.0	167.5	160.0	137.5	142.5	142.5	142.5	185.0	192.5	197.5	192.5 OR	495.0
4	Bernhard Radtke	East Germany	81.50	157.5	162.5	165.0	162.5	140.0	145.0	150.0	145.0	175.0	180.0	185.0	185.0	492.5
5	Khristos Iakovou	Greece	82.15	162.5	170.0	175.0	170.0	137.5	137.5	142.5	137.5	175.0	182.5	187.5	187.5	490.0
6	Kaarlo Kangasniemi	Finland	82.25	150.0	160.0	160.0	150.0	145.0	150.0	152.5	145.0	180.0	185.0	185.0	185.0	480.0
7	Rolf Milser	West Germany	81.70	160.0	165.0	170.0	165.0	132.5	132.5	137.5	132.5	180.0	185.0	185.0	180.0	477.5
8	Juhani Avellan	Finland	82.40	135.0	140.0	145.0	140.0	140.0	145.0	145.0	145.0	182.5	190.0	190.0	182.5	467.5
9	Dino Turcato	Italy	82.20	160.0	160.0	165.0	160.0	125.0	125.0	130.0	125.0	170.0	–	–	170.0	455.0
10	Reinhold Platzer	Austria	81.85	145.0	145.0	145.0	145.0	130.0	137.5	137.5	130.0	162.5	167.5	170.0	167.5	442.5
11	Mike Pearman	Great Britain	82.05	140.0	145.0	147.5	145.0	125.0	125.0	130.0	125.0	165.0	170.0	170.0	165.0	435.0
12	Brian Marsden	New Zealand	82.15	137.5	142.5	147.5	142.5	120.0	127.5	127.5	120.0	165.0	172.5	182.5	172.5	435.0
13	Anthony Ford	Great Britain	82.25	137.5	137.5	137.5	137.5	120.0	125.0	127.5	125.0	162.5	172.5	175.0	172.5	435.0
14	Ib Bergmann	Denmark	81.70	140.0	145.0	145.0	145.0	127.5	127.5	127.5	127.5	155.0	162.5	162.5	155.0	427.5
15	Luiz de Almeida	Brazil	81.40	140.0	140.0	147.5	140.0	115.0	120.0	120.0	120.0	165.0	175.0	175.0	165.0	425.0
16	Jože Urankar	Yugoslavia	81.55	135.0	142.5	145.0	145.0	120.0	125.0	127.5	120.0	160.0	165.0	165.0	160.0	425.0
17	Emilio Berroa	Dominican Republic	81.15	122.5	122.5	127.5	127.5	112.5	120.0	122.5	122.5	147.5	155.0	157.5	157.5	407.5
–	Walter Hauser	Switzerland	81.95	142.5	147.5	147.5	147.5	127.5	127.5	127.5	NVL					DNF
–	David Berger	Israel	81.80	132.5	140.0	140.0	132.5	122.5	122.5	130.0	122.5	165.0	165.0	165.0	NVL	DNF
–	Mike Karchut	United States	81.60	155.0	160.0	162.5	160.0	140.0	145.0	147.5	145.0	185.0	–	–	NVL	DNF
–	Víctor Ángel Pagán	Puerto Rico	80.80	137.5	137.5	137.5	NVL
–	Abel López	Cuba	81.85	160.0	160.0	160.0	NVL
–	Boris Pavlov	Soviet Union	81.85	167.5	167.5	167.5	NVL
–	Valery Shary	Soviet Union	82.00	170.0	170.0	170.0	NVL

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

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