Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg
# Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg

Total of best lifts in military press, snatch and jerk. Ties were broken by the lightest 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) |
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Body weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Total (kg) |
| | Norair Nurikyan | Bulgaria | 59.70 | 122.5 | 127.5 | 130.0 | 127.5 OR | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 147.5 | 157.5 | – | 157.5 WR | 402.5 =WR |
| | Dito Shanidze | Soviet Union | 59.60 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 127.5 | 127.5 OR | 115.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 147.5 | 152.5 | 155.0 | 152.5 | 400.0 |
| | János Benedek | Hungary | 59.85 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 125.0 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 145.0 | 390.0 |
| 4 | Yoshinobu Miyake | Japan | 59.60 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 120.0 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 145.0 | 385.0 |
| 5 | Kurt Pittner | Austria | 59.60 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 117.5 | 112.5 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 152.5 | 145.0 | 382.5 |
| 6 | Rolando Chang | Cuba | 58.90 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 137.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 142.5 | 377.5 |
| 7 | Mieczysław Nowak | Poland | 59.85 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 120.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 110.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 155.0 | 145.0 | 375.0 |
| 8 | Peppino Tanti | Italy | 60.00 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 120.0 | 102.5 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 145.0 | 140.0 | 367.5 |
| 9 | Ymer Pampuri | Albania | 59.35 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 127.5 | 127.5 OR | 85.0 | 90.0 | – | 90.0 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 125.0 | 342.5 |
| 10 | Chen Kue-Sen | Republic of China | 59.80 | 100.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 | 92.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 92.5 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 125.0 | 327.5 |
| 11 | Julio Martínez | Puerto Rico | 59.80 | 92.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 92.5 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 | 105.0 | 127.5 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 127.5 | 325.0 |
| – | Jan Wojnowski | Poland | 59.30 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 120.0 | 115.0 | 120.0 | 125.0 | 120.0 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 147.5 | NVL | DNF |
| – | Kenkichi Ando | Japan | 59.30 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 125.0 | NVL | | | | | | | | | DNF |

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

