The Republic of China (Taiwan) competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich for the last time as the "Republic of China". The ROC would not return to the Olympics until 1984 and under the name "Chinese Taipei" due to objections by the People's Republic of China over the political status of Taiwan.
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.
Finland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 96 competitors, 89 men and 7 women, took part in 75 events in 16 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.
Master Chief Petty Officer Sanjeev Rajput is an Arjuna Awardee Indian sport shooter from Yamuna Nagar, Haryana. He was a retired Junior Commissioned Officer in Indian Navy.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 121 competitors, 94 men and 27 women, took part in 66 events in 14 sports.
Costa Rica competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Three competitors, all men, took part in four events in three sports. The Costa Rican contingent did not win any medals.
The Republic of China (Taiwan) competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Athletes from this nation nowadays compete under the name Chinese Taipei (TPE). Twenty competitors, all men, took part in thirteen events in five sports.
British Honduras sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany from 26 August to 11 September 1972. This was the then British territory's second appearance at a Summer Olympic Games. The delegation consisted of one sport shooter, Owen Phillips, who participated in two events. He came 59th in the 50 meter pistol and 101st in the 50 meter rifle prone.
Ri Ho-jun was a North Korean sports shooter and Olympic Champion. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the country's first ever Olympic gold medal. In August 1972 he was awarded the title of Merited Master of Sport of the USSR. He also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Guy Starik is an Israeli sport shooter who has competed in four Olympics. He has won gold medals in shooting at both the European Championships and at four World Cups, and shares the world record in the 50 meter rifle prone competition.
The following are the results of the 50 metre rifle prone competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The gold medal was won by Ri Ho-jun of North Korea, this was the first ever medal for a North Korean athlete at the Summer Olympics. It appeared that Vic Auer from the United States won the gold with 598. After a controversial "review" the official scores were announced and the judges gave Li 599 for the gold medal.
James Charles Huckle is an English sport shooter, who represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Jonathan William James Hammond is a British sport shooter, who has competed for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games and Great Britain at the Olympics. He is currently the head coach of the rifle team at the West Virginia University.
Robert Roman Kraskowski is a Polish sports shooter. Kraskowski had won a total of three medals at the ISSF World Cup circuit, including gold for the 10 m air rifle. He also competed in the rifle shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Park Bong-Duk is a South Korean sport shooter. He won two bronze medals in the men's 50 m rifle three positions at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, and at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, with scores of 1,247 and 1,256.8 points, respectively. He also competed for two rifle shooting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but he neither reached the final round, nor claimed an Olympic medal.
The men's 300 m rifle three positions was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event at an Olympic Games. The competition was held on 1 December 1956, with 20 shooters from 14 nations competing. Nations had been limited to two shooters each since the 1952 Games. The event was won by Vasily Borisov of the Soviet Union, the nation's second consecutive victory in two appearances. The Soviets finished 1–2, with Allan Erdman taking silver. Vilho Ylönen of Finland earned the bronze.
Henry Herscovici was an Israeli sports shooter. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1966, 1970, and 1974 Asian Games and the 1965 and 1969 Maccabiah Games.
South Korea competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
