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Weight limit: 56 kg [123 lbs]
Date: 28 August 1972
| Rank | Name | Nation | Press | Snatch | Jerk | Total |
| 1 | Imre Foldi | HUN | 127.5 kg [281 lbs] | 107.5 kg [237 lbs] | 142.5 kg [314 lbs] | 377.5 kg [832 lbs] |
| 2 | Mohammad Nassiri | IRI | 127.5 kg [281 lbs] | 100.0 kg [220 lbs] | 142.5 kg [314 lbs] | 370.0 kg [816 lbs] |
| 3 | Gennady Chetin | URS | 120.0 kg [265 lbs] | 107.5 kg [237 lbs] | 140.0 kg [309 lbs] | 367.5 kg [810 lbs] |
| 4 | Henryk Trebicki | POL | 122.5 kg [270 lbs] | 107.5 kg [237 lbs] | 135.0 kg [298 lbs] | 365.0 kg [805 lbs] |
| 5 | Atanas Kirov | BUL | 117.5 kg [259 lbs] | 105.0 kg [231 lbs] | 140.0 kg [309 lbs] | 362.5 kg [799 lbs] |
| 6 | George Vasiliades | AUS | 115.0 kg [254 lbs] | 102.5 kg [226 lbs] | 137.5 kg [303 lbs] | 355.0 kg [783 lbs] |
| 7 | Hiroshi Ono | JPN | 115.0 kg [254 lbs] | 105.0 kg [231 lbs] | 135.0 kg [298 lbs] | 355.0 kg [783 lbs] |
| 8 | Georgi Todorov | BUL | 110.0 kg [243 lbs] | 100.0 kg [220 lbs] | 140.0 kg [309 lbs] | 350.0 kg [772 lbs] |
| 9 | Precious McKenzie | GBR | 115.0 kg [254 lbs] | 97.5 kg [215 lbs] | 130.0 kg [287 lbs] | 342.5 kg [755 lbs] |
| 10 | Koji Miki | JPN | 105.0 kg [231 lbs] | 112.5 kg [248 lbs] | 125.0 kg [276 lbs] | 342.5 kg [755 lbs] |
| 11 | Victor Rusu | ROU | 105.0 kg [231 lbs] | 112.5 kg [248 lbs] | 125.0 kg [276 lbs] | 342.5 kg [755 lbs] |
| 12 | Zeev Friedman | ISR | 102.5 kg [226 lbs] | 102.5 kg [226 lbs] | 125.0 kg [276 lbs] | 330.0 kg [728 lbs] |
| 13 | Fernando Baez | PUR | 120.0 kg [265 lbs] | 85.0 kg [187 lbs] | 122.5 kg [270 lbs] | 327.5 kg [722 lbs] |
| 14 | Miguel Angel Medina | MEX | 112.5 kg [248 lbs] | 97.5 kg [215 lbs] | 115.0 kg [254 lbs] | 325.0 kg [717 lbs] |
| 15 | Zul Dalkhjav | MGL | 115.0 kg [254 lbs] | 97.5 kg [215 lbs] | 120.0 kg [265 lbs] | 322.5 kg [711 lbs] |
| 16 | Gaetano Tosto | ITA | 100.0 kg [220 lbs] | 95.0 kg [209 lbs] | 125.0 kg [276 lbs] | 320.0 kg [705 lbs] |
| 17 | Siianiambuu Dorjkhand | MGL | 105.0 kg [231 lbs] | 92.5 kg [204 lbs] | 115.0 kg [254 lbs] | 312.5 kg [689 lbs] |
| 18 | Arturo del Rosario | PHI | 92.5 kg [204 lbs] | 87.5 kg [193 lbs] | 122.5 kg [270 lbs] | 302.5 kg [667 lbs] |
| 19 | Roberto Lindeborg | AHO | 100.0 kg [220 lbs] | 85.0 kg [187 lbs] | 115.0 kg [254 lbs] | 300.0 kg [661 lbs] |
| 20 | Samson Sabit Wanni | SUD | 107.5 kg [237 lbs] | 75.0 kg [165 lbs] | 110.0 kg [243 lbs] | 292.5 kg [645 lbs] |
| 21 | Raul Diniz | POR | 95.0 kg [209 lbs] | 77.5 kg [171 lbs] | 112.5 kg [248 lbs] | 285.0 kg [628 lbs] |
| Eliminated | ||||||
| Grzegorz Cziura | POL | 120.0 kg [265 lbs] | 102.5 kg [226 lbs] | |||
| Anthony Phillips | BAR | |||||
| Jesus Enrique Conde | MEX | |||||