| Date | 4 September 1972 |
|---|---|
| Location | Gewichtheberhalle, Messegelände (Halle 7), München |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Kilograms | o=success, x=failure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Vezzani | ITA | 205.0 | o | ||||
| Aleksandar Kraychev | BUL | 202.5 | o | ||||
| Kauko Kangasniemi | FIN | 197.5 | o | ||||
| Javier González | CUB | 197.5 | o | ||||
| Rainer Dörrzapf | FRG | 187.5 | o | ||||
| Óskar Sigurpálsson | ISL | 182.5 | o | ||||
| Pablo Juan Campos | PUR | 182.5 | o | ||||
| Jaan Talts | URS | 225.0 | x | ||||
| Stefan Grützner | GDR | 215.0 | x | ||||
| Helmut Losch | GDR | 215.0 | x | ||||
| Frank Capsouras | USA | 205.0 | x | ||||
| János Hanzlik | HUN | 200.0 | x | ||||
| Andrés Martínez | CUB | 200.0 | x | ||||
| Rudolf Strejček | TCH | 197.5 | x | ||||
| Dave Hancock | GBR | 197.5 | x | ||||
| Jean-Paul Fouletier | FRA | 185.0 | x | ||||
| Edgar Kjerran | NOR | 185.0 | x | ||||
| Ken Price | GBR | 182.5 | x | ||||
| Bent Harsmann | DEN | 180.0 | x | ||||
| Price Morris | CAN | 180.0 | x | ||||
| Henry Phillips | PAN | 172.5 | x |