Canada at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Canada at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
IOC code CAN
NOC Canadian Olympic Committee
Website www.olympic.ca  (in English and French)
in Munich. West Germany
August 26–September 11, 1972
Competitors208 (158 men and 50 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer Doug Rogers
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Canada competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, held from 26 August to 11 September 1972. 208 competitors, 158 men and 50 women, took part in 136 events in 18 sports. [1] As the country hosted the next Olympics in Montreal, the Canadian flag was raised at the closing ceremony.

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Medalists

Canada finished in 27th position in the final medal rankings, with two silver medals and three bronze medals.

Silver

Bronze

Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Canada entered three men and three women. Their highest placing competitor was Donald Jackson, who finished in 6th place in the men's competition. His score was only 30 points below the bronze medal score.

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

Men's 5,000 metres

Men's High Jump

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Nine cyclists represented Canada in 1972.

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

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

Men's 10m Platform

Women's 3m Springboard

Women's 10m Platform

Equestrian

Fencing

Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Canada in 1972.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Women's foil

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern Pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Canada in 1972. It was the first time Canada had entered pentathletes at the Olympics, and the team was coached by Hungarian-born Joseph Bucsko (1930 - 1996).

Individual:

Team:

Rowing

Men's coxed pair

Sailing

Shooting

Ten male shooters represented Canada in 1972.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

Men's 200m Freestyle

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

  1. ↑ "Canada at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
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