The flyweight division has been added as the lightest weight category for the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Only men competed in all the weight classes.

[1] Total of best lifts in military press, snatch and jerk.

Ties are broken by the lightest bodyweight.

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