| Malta at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | MLT |
| NOC | Malta Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Munich | |
| Competitors | 5 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Peppi Grech [1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Malta competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Five competitors, all men, took part in two events in two sports. [2]
Four cyclists represented Malta in 1972.
Luxembourg competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 11 competitors, 10 men and 1 woman, took part in 8 events in 5 sports.
Mongolia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 39 competitors, 37 men and 2 women, took part in 39 events in 7 sports.
Puerto Rico competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 53 competitors, all men, took part in 37 events in 10 sports.
Malta competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. Eight competitors, seven men and one woman, took part in five events in three sports.
Monaco competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Five competitors, all men, took part in four events in two sports.
Albania competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Five competitors, four men and one woman, took part in three events in two sports.
Bolivia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Eleven competitors, all men, took part in nine events in three sports.
Malta competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Ten competitors, all men, took part in six events in four sports. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after a 12-year absence, since 1948.
Malta competed for the first time as an independent country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1964 Summer Olympics. A single male competitor took part in one event in one sport.
Guyana competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Three competitors, all men, took part in four events in two sports.
The Netherlands Antilles competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Two competitors, both men, took part in two events in two sports.
The Republic of Vietnam competed as Vietnam at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Two competitors took part in one event in one sport.
Cameroon competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Eleven competitors, all men, took part in twelve events in three sports.
Swaziland competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Two competitors, both male, took part in four events in two sports.
Gabon competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany from August 26, 1972 to September 11, 1972. They sent one athlete, Joseph Mbouroukounda, who competed in boxing in the Men's Featherweight category.
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.
Albania first participated at the Summer Olympic Games in 1972. They missed the next four games, three of them for political reasons due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, 1984 Summer Olympics boycott and 1988 boycotts, but returned for the Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics. They have appeared in all games since then. They made their Winter Olympic Games debut in 2006. Albania normally competes in events that include swimming, athletics, weightlifting, shooting, and wrestling. The country has not yet won any Olympic medal. Along with Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Malta and Monaco, Albania is one of five current European participants that have never won an Olympic medal. They have been represented by the Albanian National Olympic Committee since 1972.
Carlo Croce is an Italian former yacht racer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Genoa, Italy.
Joseph Grech is a Maltese former sports shooter. He competed at the 1960, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.
Joe Grech was a Maltese snooker and billiards player. A professional snooker player for various years from 1988 to 2000, he won the IBSF World Billiards Championship in 1997. First competing as an amateur in the 1979s, he competed in amateur and professional snooker and billiards championships in a career spanning nearly 40 years. He won the Maltese English Billiards Championship on 21 occasions including 13 successive titles from 2003 to 2015.
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