Malawi at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Malawi at the 1972 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MAW
NOC	Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association of Malawi
in Munich
Competitors	16 (13 men, 3 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Martin Matupi
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1972 1976–1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
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]

Competitors

The following is a list of competitors in the Games and selected biographies.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	8	3	11
Boxing	3	0	3
Cycling	2	0	2
Total	13	3	16

Mabel Saeluzika

Mabel Saeluzika

Personal information
Born	(1956-05-01) 1 May 1956 (age 69)
Sport
Event	200 metres

Mabel Saeluzika (born 1 May 1956) is a Malawian sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics. ^{[2] [3]}

Saeluzika was seeded in the 2nd 200 metres heat at the 1972 Olympics. ^[4] She ran 28.29 seconds to place 6th and did not advance. ^{[5] [6]}

At 16 years and 126 days old, Saeluzika was the 8th-youngest person to ever compete in athletics at the Olympics as of 2016 ^[update] . ^[7]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

• Moustafa Matola

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

Men's 800 metres

• Harry Nkopeka

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

Men's 1500 metres

• Harry Nkopeka

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

Men's High Jump

• Daniel Mkandawire

• Qualification Round – 1.90m (→ did not advance, 38th place out of 43) ^[8]

Men's Decathlon

• Wilfred Ngwenya-Mwalwanda

• 6,154 pts

Women's 200 metres

• Mabel Saeluzika ^[9]

• Heat – 28.29s (→ did not advance) ^[10]

Women's 400 metres

• Emesia Chizunga

• Heat – 58.86s (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	1 Round	2 Round	3 Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jungle Thangata	Featherweight	BYE	Antonio Rubio  (ESP) L TKO-3	did not advance
Tatu Chionga	Lightweight	BYE	Karel Kaspar  (TCH) L 0–5	did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Two cyclists represented Malawi in 1972.

Individual road race

• Grimon Langson – did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Raphael Kazembe – did not finish (→ no ranking)

References

1. "Malawi at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mabel Saeluzika Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
3. "Malawi at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
4. Mabel Saeluzika at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
5. Hugman, Barry J. (1988). The Olympic Games : complete track and field results 1896-1988. Internet Archive. London : Arena. p. 283. ISBN   978-1-85443-025-0.
6. "Monday's Olympic Results". Newspapers.com. The Miami Herald. 5 September 1972. p. 5B. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
7. "Athletics" (PDF). olympstats.com .
8. "Daniel Mkandawire Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
9. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mabel Saeluzika Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
10. "Monday's Olympic Results". Newspapers.com. The Miami Herald. 5 September 1972. p. 5B. Retrieved 11 March 2025.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports