Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Weightlifting
at the IV Paralympic Games
Paralympic Weightlifting
Competitors46 from 18 nations
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Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of six events for men.[1]

Participating nations

There were 46 male competitors representing 18 nations.[2]

Medal summary

Medal table

There were 18 medal winners representing 10 nations.[3]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France (FRA)2125
2 United States (USA)1315
3 Australia (AUS)1001
 Great Britain (GBR)1001
 Jamaica (JAM)1001
6 Norway (NOR)0101
 Sweden (SWE)0101
8 Israel (ISR)0011
 Poland (POL)0011
 Switzerland (SUI)0011
Totals (10 entries)66618

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's light featherweight
details 		Dumont
 France 		Martin
 United States 		Jan Was
 Poland
Men's featherweight
details 		Pearson
 Jamaica 		Benny Nilsson
 Sweden 		Shmuel Haimovitz
 Israel
Men's lightweight
details 		Alex Eguers
 France 		Vidal Johnsen
 Norway 		Ernst Michel
 Switzerland
Men's middleweight
details 		Edward Coyle
 United States 		René Brifoulliere
 France 		Richard Tauber
 United States
Men's light heavyweight
details 		Ralph Rowe
 Great Britain 		Patton
 United States 		Michel Allorge
 France
Men's heavyweight
details 		Vic Renalson
 Australia 		Jon Brown
 United States 		Gillet
 France

References

  1. ^ "Heidelberg 1972 – Weightlifting". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  2. ^ "Heidelberg 1972 – Weightlifting – Participants". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  3. ^ "Heidelberg 1972 – Weightlifting – Medal Standings". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.