| Date | 29 August 1972 |
|---|---|
| Location | Gewichtheberhalle, Messegelände (Halle 7), München |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Kilograms | o=success, x=failure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolando Chang |  CUB | 142.5 | o | ||||
| Dito Shanidze |  URS | 155.0 | x | ||||
| Mieczysław Nowak |  POL | 155.0 | x | ||||
| Kurt Pittner |  AUT | 152.5 | x | ||||
| János Benedek |  HUN | 150.0 | x | ||||
| Yoshinobu Miyake |  JPN | 150.0 | x | ||||
| Jan Wojnowski | POL | 147.5 | x | ||||
| Peppino Tanti |  ITA | 145.0 | x | ||||
| Julio Martínez |  PUR | 135.0 | x | ||||
| Ymer Pampuri |  ALB | 130.0 | x | ||||
| Chen Kue-Sen |  TPE | 130.0 | x |
