| Date | 4 September 1972 |
|---|---|
| Location | Gewichtheberhalle, Messegelände (Halle 7), München |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Kilograms | o=success, x=failure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Grützner | GDR | 200.0 | o | ||||
| Helmut Losch | GDR | 200.0 | o | ||||
| Aleksandar Kraychev | BUL | 197.5 | o | ||||
| Roberto Vezzani | ITA | 195.0 | o | ||||
| Rudolf Strejček | TCH | 190.0 | o | ||||
| Frank Capsouras | USA | 190.0 | o | ||||
| Dave Hancock | GBR | 185.0 | o | ||||
| Andrés Martínez | CUB | 185.0 | o | ||||
| Javier González | CUB | 182.5 | o | ||||
| Alan Ball | USA | 180.0 | o | ||||
| Edgar Kjerran | NOR | 180.0 | o | ||||
| Ken Price | GBR | 175.0 | o | ||||
| Óskar Sigurpálsson | ISL | 175.0 | o | ||||
| Pablo Juan Campos | PUR | 175.0 | o | ||||
| Price Morris | CAN | 175.0 | o | ||||
| Rainer Dörrzapf | FRG | 170.0 | o | ||||
| Bent Harsmann | DEN | 167.5 | o | ||||
| Henry Phillips | PAN | 165.0 | o | ||||
| Jaan Talts | URS | 205.0 | x | ||||
| Kauko Kangasniemi | FIN | 197.5 | x | ||||
| János Hanzlik | HUN | 195.0 | x | ||||
| Jean-Paul Fouletier | FRA | 180.0 | x | ||||
| Peter Phillips | AUS | 180.0 | x |