Republic of China at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Republic of China at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Republic of China.svg
IOC code ROC
NOC Republic of China Olympic Committee [lower-alpha 1]
in Munich
Competitors21 (15 men, 6 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer Chi Cheng
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Summer appearances
Other related appearances
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (from 1952)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (from 1984)

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.

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The PRC, amid the height of the Cultural Revolution, boycotted the Olympics due to the ROC participation under the name "Republic of China". 21 competitors, 15 men and 6 women, took part in 41 events in 10 sports. [1]

Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, the Republic of China entered only one woman.

Women's:

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • First Heat 10.59s
  • Second Heat 10.82s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

  • First Heat 21.55s
  • Second Heat 21.47s (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m relay:

  • Heat 41.78 s (→ did not advance)

Men's 110 m hurdles:

Men's 400 m hurdles:

Men's Long jump

Men's Triple jump:

Women's 800 m:

Women's 1500 m:

Women's High jump:

Women's Long jump:

Women's Pentathlon:

Alternate member

Boxing

Bantamweight:

  1. 1/16-Final - defeated Manoochehr Bahmani of Iran (3 - 2)
  2. 1/8-Final - lost to George Turpin of Great Britain

Cycling

One cyclist represented the Republic of China in 1972.

Individual road race
1000m time trial
Sprint
  1. Preliminary Round lost to Sergei Kravtsov of Soviet Union and Taworn Tarwan of Thailand
  2. Preliminary Round, repêchage Lost to Yoshikazu Cho of Japan and Felix Suarez of Spain

Judo

Lightweight:

  1. Pool A - lost to Takao Kawaguchi of Japan
  2. Repêchage Pool - defeated Han Sung-Chul of South Korea
  3. Repêchage Pool - lost to Bakhaavaa Buidaa of Mongolia

Welterweight:

  1. Pool A - defeated William McGregor of Canada
  2. Pool A - lost to Toyokazu Nomura of Japan
  3. Repêchage Pool - lost to Antal Hetényi of Hungary

Middleweight:

  1. Pool A - defeated Raymond Coulibaly of Mali
  2. Pool A - lost to Jean-Paul Coche of France

Light heavyweight:

  1. Pool B - defeated Epigmenio Exiga of Mexico
  2. Pool B - lost to Chiaki Ishii of Brazil

Open Category:

  1. Pool A - lost to Pavle Bajetić of Yugoslavia

Sailing

Finn:

Shooting

One male shooter represented Taiwan in 1972.

300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

Women's 100 m freestyle:

Women's 200 m freestyle:

Women's 400 m freestyle:

Women's400 m individual medley:

Women's 100 m breaststroke

Women's 200 m breaststroke

Men's 100 m butterfly:

Men's 200 m butterfly:

Men's 200 m individual medley:

Men's 400 m individual medley:

Weightlifting

Featherweight:

Wrestling

Freestyle –57 kg:

  1. Round 1 - lost to Nicolae Dumitru of Romania (4 - 0)
  2. Round 2 - lost to George Hatziioannidis of Greece (4 - 0)

Notes

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References

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