Malawi at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Malawi at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Flag of Malawi.svg
IOC code MAW
NOC Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association of Malawi
in Munich
Competitors16 (13 men, 3 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer Martin Matupi
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.svg  Rhodesia (1960)

Malawi competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 16 competitors, 13 men and 3 women, took part in 17 events in 3 sports. [1]

Contents

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • First Heat – 11.31s (→ did not advance, 84th place)

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat – 1:57.7 (→ did not advance, 55th place)

Men's 1500 metres

  • Heat – 4:00.9 (→ did not advance, 61st place)

Men's High Jump

  • Qualification Round – 1.90m (→ did not advance, 38th place out of 43)

Men's Decathlon

  • 6,154 pts

Women's 200 metres

  • Heat – 28.29s (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 metres

  • Heat – 58.86s (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men
AthleteEvent1 Round2 Round3 RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jungle Thangata Featherweight BYEFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Antonio Rubio  (ESP)
L TKO-3
did not advance
Tatu Chionga Lightweight BYEFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Karel Kaspar  (TCH)
L 0–5
did not advance

Cycling

Two cyclists represented Malawi in 1972.

Individual road race

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References

  1. "Malawi at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2014.