Australia at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Australia at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Flag of Australia.svg
IOC code AUS
NOC Australian Olympic Committee
Website www.olympics.com.au
in Munich
Competitors168 (139 men, 29 women) in 20 sports
Flag bearers Dennis Green (opening)
Michael Wenden (closing)
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
8
Silver
7
Bronze
2
Total
17
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

––––

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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]

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

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

Men's 800 metres

Men's 1.500 metres

Men's 5.000 metres

Men's 3.000m Steeplechase

Men's High Jump

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

Boxing

Men's Light Middleweight ( 71 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Ten cyclists represented Australia in 1972.

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

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard:

Men's 10m Platform:

Women's 10m Platform:

Equestrian

Fencing

Four fencers, two men and two women, represented Australia in 1972.

Men's foil
Women's foil

Gymnastics

Hockey

Men's Team Competition

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Two male pentathletes represented Australia in 1972.

Men's Individual Competition:

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Four male shooters represented Australia in 1972.

Mixed
AthleteEventFinal
ScoreRank
Donald Brook 50 m rifle, prone 59610
Russell Dove 59325
Sperry Marshall Trap 18622
Alexander Taransky 25 m pistol 58618

Swimming

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

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

  1. "Australia at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-02-09.