| Date | 2 September 1972 |
|---|---|
| Location | Gewichtheberhalle, Messegelände (Halle 7), München |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Kilograms | o=success, x=failure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernhard Radtke |  GDR | 185.0 | o | ||||
| Kaarlo Kangasniemi |  FIN | 185.0 | o | ||||
| Luis Emilio Berroa |  DOM | 157.5 | o | ||||
| György Horváth |  HUN | 197.5 | x | ||||
| Norbert Ozimek |  POL | 192.5 | x | ||||
| Leif Jensen |  NOR | 190.0 | x | ||||
| Juhani Avellan | FIN | 190.0 | x | ||||
| Christos Iakovou |  GRE | 187.5 | x | ||||
| Rolf Milser |  FRG | 185.0 | x | ||||
| Brian Marsden |  NZL | 182.5 | x | ||||
| Tony Ford |  GBR | 175.0 | x | ||||
| Luiz de Almeida |  BRA | 175.0 | x | ||||
| Reinhold Platzer |  AUT | 170.0 | x | ||||
| Mike Pearman | GBR | 170.0 | x | ||||
| Jože Urankar |  YUG | 165.0 | x | ||||
| David Berger |  ISR | 165.0 | x | ||||
| Ib Bergmann |  DEN | 162.5 | x |
