Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's +110 kg
# Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's +110 kg

This was the first time that the super heavyweight weight class was competed at an Olympics. The event was delayed one day due to the ongoing Munich massacre.

## Results

The results were determined by adding the points for best lifts in military press, snatch and jerk, with any ties broken by the minimum bodyweight.

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Body weight | Military press (kg) | Military press (kg) | Military press (kg) | Military press (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Jerk (kg) | Jerk (kg) | Jerk (kg) | Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Total (kg) |
| | Vasiliy Alekseyev | Soviet Union | 152.80 | 225.0 | 230.0 | 235.0 | 235.0 OR | 170.0 | 175.0 | 180.0 | 175 OR | 225.0 | 225.0 | 230.0 | 230.0 OR | 640.0 OR |
| | Rudolf Mang | West Germany | 129.75 | 222.5 | 222.5 | 225.0 | 225.0 | 170.0 | 180.0 | 180.0 | 170.0 | 215.0 | 232.5 | 232.5 | 215.0 | 610.0 |
| | Gerd Bonk | East Germany | 142.30 | 190.0 | 190.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 150.0 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 155.0 | 210.0 | 217.5 | 217.5 | 217.5 | 572.5 |
| 4 | Jouko Leppä | Finland | 144.80 | 190.0 | 200.0 | 205.0 | 205.0 | 150.0 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 157.5 | 200.0 | 205.0 | 210.0 | 210.0 | 572.5 |
| 5 | Manfred Rieger | East Germany | 125.55 | 185.0 | 190.0 | 192.5 | 190.0 | 162.5 | 162.5 | 170.0 | 162.5 | 200.0 | 205.0 | 207.5 | 205.0 | 557.5 |
| 6 | Petr Pavlásek | Czechoslovakia | 150.25 | 185.0 | 192.5 | 197.5 | 192.5 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 200.0 | 205.0 | 205.0 | 200.0 | 557.5 |
| 7 | Kalevi Lahdenranta | Finland | 134.30 | 180.0 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 190.0 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 170.0 | 165.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 205.0 | 200.0 | 555.0 |
| 8 | Fernando Bernal | Cuba | 125.85 | 190.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 190.0 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 152.5 | 147.5 | 200.0 | 207.5 | 212.5 | 207.5 | 545.0 |
| 9 | Ove Johansson | Sweden | 127.95 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 205.0 | 200.0 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 145.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 545.0 |
| 10 | Terry Perdue | Great Britain | 146.85 | 180.0 | 185.0 | - | 185.0 | 147.5 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 147.5 | 180.0 | 185.0 | - | 180.0 | 512.5 |
| 11 | Thamer Chaim | Brazil | 114.10 | 175.0 | 182.5 | 182.5 | 175.0 | 135.0 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 135.0 | 180.0 | 190.0 | - | 180.0 | 490.0 |
| - | Ken Patera | United States | 145.80 | 212.5 | 227.5 | 230.0 | 212.5 | 165.0 | 165.0 | 170.0 | NVL | | | | | DNF |
| - | Serge Reding | Belgium | 139.45 | 222.5 | 222.5 | 225.0 | NVL | | | | | | | | | DNF |

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

