Virgin Islands at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Virgin Islands at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg
IOC code ISV
NOC Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
Website www.virginislandsolympics.com
in Munich
Competitors16 in 4 sports
Flag bearer William Peets [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The United States Virgin Islands competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Sixteen competitors, all men, took part in nine events in four sports. [2]

Contents

Athletics

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Calhern George 100 m 10.905did not advance

Boxing

Men
AthleteEvent1 Round2 Round3 RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
William Peets Middleweight BYEFlag of Denmark.svg  Poul Knudsen  (DEN)
L 0–5
did not advance

Sailing

Open
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
1234567
Richard B. Griffin Finn 1726183022DNF30179.029
John Foster Sr.
John Hamber
Tempest 2017191691816131.020
Kenith Klein
Peter B. Jackson
Star 1111171714612106.716
Dick Holmberg
David Jones
David Kelly
Soling 212423241919136.024

Shooting

Six male shooters represented the Virgin Islands in 1972.

Open
AthleteEventFinal
ScoreRank
José Álvarez 50 m pistol 48657
Robert McAuliffe 25 m pistol 49459
Harold Frederick Men's 50 metre rifle prone 58088
Douglas Mast 58378
Adelbert Nico 50 m rifle, three positions 101766
Salvador Sanpere 97969

References

  1. "Flagbearers for United States Virgin Islands". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. "United States Virgin Islands at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2016.