Australia at the 1972 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:AUS
Nocname:Australian Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1972
Location:Munich
Competitors:168 (139 men, 29 women)
Sports:20
Flagbearer:Dennis Green (opening)
Michael Wenden (closing)
Rank:6
Gold:8
Silver:7
Bronze:2
Appearances:auto
See also:1906 Intercalated Games
(1908–1912)

Australia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 168 competitors, 139 men and 29 women, took part in 110 events in 20 sports.[1]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics. In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Australia entered two men and one woman. Their highest placing competitors were Terene Donovan and Graeme Telford, who both placed 9th place in their respective competitions.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Men's 800 metres

Men's 1.500 metres

Men's 5.000 metres

Men's 3.000m Steeplechase

Men's High Jump

Basketball

See main article: Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Men's Team Competition

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Men's Light Middleweight ( - 71 kg)

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Ten cyclists represented Australia in 1972.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Men's 3m Springboard:

Men's 10m Platform:

Women's 10m Platform:

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Four fencers, two men and two women, represented Australia in 1972.

Men's foil
Women's foil

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Hockey

See main article: Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Men's Team Competition

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Modern pentathlon

See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Two male pentathletes represented Australia in 1972.

Men's Individual Competition:

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Four male shooters represented Australia in 1972.

Mixed
AthleteEventFinal
ScoreRank
Donald Brook50 m rifle, prone59610
Russell Dove59325
Sperry MarshallTrap186 22
Alexander Taransky25 m pistol586 18

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Men's 100m Freestyle

Men's 200m Freestyle

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 200m Butterfly

Men's 200m Individual Medley

Water polo

See main article: Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australia at the 1972 Munich Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044346/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1972/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2011-02-09 . sports-reference.com.