United_States_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics
United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
The United States competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 400 competitors, 316 men and 84 women, took part in 185 events in 21 sports.[1]
Quick Facts United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | USA |
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
| in Munich | |
| Competitors | 400 (316 men and 84 women) in 21 sports |
| Flag bearer | Olga Connolly |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
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The United States finished in second position in the final medal rankings, with 33 gold and 94 total medals.
Gold
- Doreen Wilber — Archery, Women's Individual Competition
- John Williams — Archery, Men's Individual Competition
- Vincent Matthews — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
- Dave Wottle — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
- Frank Shorter — Athletics, Men's Marathon
- Rod Milburn — Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Larry Black, Eddie Hart, Robert Taylor, and Gerald Tinker — Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Randy Williams — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
- Ray Seales — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
- Maxine Joyce King — Diving, Women's 3 m Springboard
- John Writer — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
- Lones Wigger — Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions
- Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Mike Burton — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- John Hencken — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- David Edgar, Jerry Heidenreich, John Murphy, and Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Steve Genter, John Kinsella, Fred Tyler, and Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Tom Bruce, Jerry Heidenreich, Mike Stamm, and Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Sandy Neilson — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Keena Rothhammer — Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Melissa Belote — Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Melissa Belote — Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Cathy Carr — Swimming, Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Karen Moe — Swimming, Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Shirley Babashoff, Jane Barkman, Jenny Kemp, and Sandy Neilson — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Melissa Belote, Cathy Carr, Deena Deardurff, and Sandy Neilson — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Dan Gable — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight
- Wayne Wells — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight
- Ben Peterson — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight
- William Allen, William Bentsen, and Harry Melges — Sailing, Men's Soling Team Competition
Silver
- Robert Taylor — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
- Larry Black — Men's 200 Metres[2]
- Wayne Collett — Athletics, Men's 400 meters
- Ralph Mann — Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Bob Seagren — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
- George Woods — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
- Jay Silvester — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
- Mable Fergerson, Kathy Hammond, Madeline Manning-Jackson, and Cheryl Toussaint — Athletics, Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Michael Bantom, James Brewer, Tommy Burleson, Doug Collins, Kenneth Davis, James Forbes, Thomas Henderson, Dwight Jones, Robert Jones, Kevin Joyce, Tom McMillen, and Edward Ratleff — Basketball, Men's Team Competition
- Richard Rydze — Diving, Men's 10 m Platform
- Bruce Davidson, Kevin Freeman, Michael Plumb, and James Wofford — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition
- Frank Chapot, Kathryn Kusner, Neal Shapiro, and William Steinkraus — Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition
- Gene Clapp, Fritz Hobbs, Bill Hobbs, Paul Hoffman, John Livingston, Michael Livingston, Tim Mickelson, Pete Raymond and Lawrence Terry — Rowing, Men's Eights
- Victor Auer — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
- Lanny Bassham — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
- Jerry Heidenreich — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Steve Genter — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Steve Genter — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Mike Stamm — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Mike Stamm — Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Tom Bruce — Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Gary Hall, Sr. — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Tim McKee — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Tim McKee — Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Shirley Babashoff — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Shirley Babashoff — Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Susie Atwood — Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Dana Schoenfield — Swimming, Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Lynn Colella — Swimming, Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Richard Sanders — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight
- John Peterson — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight
Bronze
- Craig Lincoln — Diving, Men's 3 m Springboard
- Thomas Hill — Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Larry Young — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
- Dwight Stones — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Jan Johnson — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
- Arnie Robinson — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
- Bill Schmidt — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
- Kathy Hammond — Athletics, Women's 400 metres
- Kathy Schmidt — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
- Ricardo Carreras — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
- Jesse Valdez — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
- Marvin Johnson — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
- Jamie McEwan — Canoeing, Men's C1 Canadian Slalom Singles
- Neal Shapiro — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition
- Tom McBreen — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Doug Northway — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- John Murphy — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Mitch Ivey — Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke
- John Hencken — Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Jerry Heidenreich — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Robin Backhaus — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Steve Furniss — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Keena Rothhammer — Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Susie Atwood — Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Ellie Daniel — Swimming, Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Lynn Vidali — Swimming, Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Peter Asch, Steven Barnett, Bruce Bradley, Stanley Cole, James Ferguson, Eric Lindroth, John Parker, Gary Sheerer, James Slatton, Russell Webb, and Barry Weitzenberg — Water Polo, Men's Team Competition
- Chris Taylor — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Super Heavyweight
- Donald Cohan, Charles Horter, and John Marshall — Sailing, Men's Dragon Team Competition
- Peter Dean and Glen Foster — Sailing, Men's Tempest Team Competition
Main article: Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, the United States entered three men and three women. They took home both of the gold medals as well as a pair of 5th-place finishes.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Edwin Eliason | Men's individual | 1193 | 13 | 1245 | 4 | 2348 | 5 |
| Dennis McComak | 1199 | 9 | 1199 | 16 | 2398 | 11 | |
| John Williams | 1268 OR | 1 | 1260 | 1 | 2528 OR |  | |
| Maureen Bechdolt | Women's individual | 1106 | 29 | 1112 | 29 | 2218 | 28 |
| Linda Myers | 1200 | 3 | 1185 | 6 | 2385 | 5 | |
| Doreen Wilber | 1198 | 4 | 1226 OR | 1 | 2424 OR | | |
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Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- Men
- Road and track events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Eddie Hart | 100 m | 10.47 | 1 Q | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
| Rey Robinson | 10.56 | 1 Q | DNS | Did not advance | |||||
| Robert Taylor | 10.32 | 1 Q | 10.16 | 2 Q | 10.30 | 1 Q | 10.24 |  | |
| Larry Black | 200 m | 20.79 | 1 Q | 20.28 | 1 Q | 20.36 | 1 Q | 20.19 | |
| Larry Burton | 20.80 | 1 Q | 20.68 | 1 Q | 20.78 | 2 Q | 20.37 | 4 | |
| Chuck Smith | 20.79 | 1 Q | 20.66 | 2 Q | 20.86 | 3 Q | 20.55 | 5 | |
| Wayne Collett | 400 m | 46.00 | 2 Q | 45.80 | 1 Q | 45.77 | 3 Q | 44.80 | |
| Vincent Matthews | 45.94 | 2 Q | 45.62 | 2 Q | 44.94 | 1 Q | 44.66 | | |
| John Smith | 46.00 | 2 Q | 46.04 | 2 Q | 45.46 | 3 Q | DNF | ||
| Ken Swenson | 800 m | 1:51.1 | 2 Q | — | DNF | Did not advance | |||
| Rick Wohlhuter | 1:49.4 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Dave Wottle | 1:47.6 | 2 Q | 1:48.7 | 1 Q | 1:45.9 | | |||
| Jim Ryun | 1500 m | 3:51.5 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Bob Wheeler | 3:41.3 | 3 Q | 3:40.4 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Dave Wottle | 3:40.7 | 2 Q | 3:41.6 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Leonard Hilton | 5000 m | 14:07.2 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Steve Prefontaine | 13:32.6 | 2 Q | 13:28.25 | 4 | |||||
| George Young | 13:41.2 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Jon Anderson | 10,000 m | 28:34.2 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Jeff Galloway | 29:35.0 | 11 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Frank Shorter | 27:58.23 | 3 Q | 27:51.32 | 5 | |||||
| Willie Davenport | 110 m hurdles | 13.97 | 2 Q | — | 13.73 | 3 Q | 13.50 | 4 | |
| Tom Hill | 13.62 | 1 Q | 13.47 | 1 Q | 13.48 |  | |||
| Rod Milburn | 13.57 | 1 Q | 13.44 | 1 Q | 13.24 WR | | |||
| Dick Bruggeman | 400 m hurdles | 54.36 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Ralph Mann | 50.18 | 2 Q | 49.53 | 2 Q | 48.51 | | |||
| Jim Seymour | 49.81 | 2 Q | 49.33 | 1 Q | 48.64 | 4 | |||
| Doug Brown | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:41.2 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Mike Manley | 8:50.4 | 10 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Steve Savage | 8:39.0 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Larry Black Eddie Hart Robert Taylor Gerald Tinker |
4 × 100 m relay | 38.96 | 1 Q | — | 38.54 | 1 Q | 38.19 WR | | |
| Jack Bacheler | Marathon | — | 2:17:38 | 9 | |||||
| Kenny Moore | 2:15:39 | 4 | |||||||
| Frank Shorter | 2:12:19 | | |||||||
| Tom Dooley | 20 km walk | — | 1:34:58.8 | 15 | |||||
| Goetz Klopfer | 1:38:33.6 | 19 | |||||||
| Larry Young | 1:32:53.4 | 10 | |||||||
| Steve Hayden | 50 km walk | — | 4:36:07.2 | 27 | |||||
| William Weigle | 4:22:52.2 | 17 | |||||||
| Larry Young | 4:00:46.0 | | |||||||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Preston Carrington | Long jump | 8.22 | 2 Q | 7.99 | 5 |
| Arnie Robinson | 7.99 | 4 Q | 8.03 | | |
| Randy Williams | 8.34 | 1 Q | 8.24 | | |
| John Craft | Triple jump | 16.32 | 10 Q | 16.83 | 5 |
| Dave Smith | 14.55 | 32 | Did not advance | ||
| Art Walker | 15.29 | 29 | Did not advance | ||
| Chris Dunn | High jump | 2.12 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Ron Jourdan | 2.12 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
| Dwight Stones | 2.15 | =1 Q | 2.21 | | |
| Jan Johnson | Pole vault | 5.10 | 10 Q | 5.35 | |
| Bob Seagren | 5.10 | =6 Q | 5.40 | | |
| Steve Smith | 4.80 | 18 | Did not advance | ||
| Al Feuerbach | Shot put | 19.94 | =6 Q | 21.01 | 5 |
| Brian Oldfield | 19.95 | 5 Q | 20.91 | 6 | |
| George Woods | 19.96 | 4 Q | 21.17 | | |
| John Powell | Discus throw | 59.30 | 13 Q | 62.82 | 4 |
| Jay Silvester | 61.20 | 6 Q | 63.50 | | |
| Tim Vollmer | 59.60 | 10 Q | 60.24 | 8 | |
| Fred Luke | Javelin throw | 81.34 | 5 Q | 80.06 | 8 |
| Bill Schmidt | 78.96 | 10 q | 84.42 | | |
| Milt Sonsky | 79.96 | 8 q | 77.94 | 10 | |
| George Frenn | Hammer throw | 62.14 | 27 | Did not advance | |
| Tom Gage | 69.40 | 7 Q | 69.50 | 12 | |
| Al Schoterman | 65.18 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
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- Combined event – Decathlon
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Bannister | Result | 11.09 | 7.20 | 14.21 | 1.86 | 46.79 | DQ | 42.00 | 4.00 | 56.98 | 4:15.8 | 7022 | 21 |
| Points | 783 | 861 | 741 | 734 | 958 | 0 | 724 | 807 | 724 | 690 | |||
| Jeff Bennett | Result | 10.73 | 7.26 | 12.82 | 1.86 | 46.25 | 15.58 | 36.52 | 4.80 | 56.98 | 4:12.2 | 7974 | 4 |
| Points | 872 | 873 | 653 | 734 | 984 | 789 | 616 | 1005 | 730 | 718 | |||
| Bruce Jenner | Result | 11.35 | 6.53 | 13.56 | 1.92 | 49.49 | 15.59 | 42.24 | 4.55 | 66.02 | 4:18.9 | 7722 | 10 |
| Points | 721 | 721 | 700 | 788 | 829 | 788 | 729 | 945 | 833 | 668 |
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- Women
- Track events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Iris Davis | 100 m | 11.34 | 1 Q | 11.27 | 1 Q | 11.36 | 2 Q | 11.32 | 4 |
| Barbara Ferrell | 11.47 | 3 Q | 11.38 | 3 Q | 11.49 | 4 Q | 11.45 | 7 | |
| Mattiline Render | 11.60 | 5 Q | 11.67 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Barbara Ferrell | 200 m | 23.38 | 2 Q | 23.30 | 4 Q | 23.39 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Pam Greene | 23.96 | 2 Q | 23.85 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jackie Thompson | 23.67 | 3 Q | 23.22 | 3 Q | 23.18 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Debra Edwards | 400 m | 54.43 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Mable Fergerson | 52.05 | 3 Q | 52.93 | 3 Q | 51.91 | 4 Q | 51.96 | 5 | |
| Kathy Hammond | 53.45 | 1 Q | 52.44 | 4 Q | 51.92 | 4 Q | 51.64 | | |
| Wendy Koenig | 800 m | 2:08.71 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Madeline Manning | 2:02.63 | 2 Q | 2:02.39 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Cheryl Toussaint | 2:08.90 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Doris Brown | 1500 m | DNS | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Francie Kraker | 4:14.73 | 4 Q | 4:12.76 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Francie Larrieu | 4:11.18 | 3 Q | 4:15.26 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Patty Johnson | 100 m hurdles | 13.28 | 2 Q | — | 13.26 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Lacey O'Neal | 13.78 | 4 Q | 13.89 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Mamie Rallins | 13.51 | 3 Q | 13.76 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Iris Davis Mildrette Netter Mattiline Render Martha Watson |
4 × 100 m relay | 43.07 | 3 Q | — | 43.39 | 4 | |||
| Mable Fergerson Kathy Hammond Madeline Manning Cheryl Toussaint |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.60 | 2 Q | — | 3:25.15 | | |||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Kim Attlesey | Long jump | 5.80 | 29 | Did not advance | |
| Martha Watson | 6.09 | 23 | Did not advance | ||
| Willye White | 6.39 | 5 Q | 6.27 | 11 | |
| Cindy Gilbert | High jump | 1.70 | 32 | Did not advance | |
| Sandi Goldsberry | 1.60 | 38 | Did not advance | ||
| Deanne Wilson | 1.70 | =30 | Did not advance | ||
| Maren Seidler | Shot put | 16.18 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Jan Svendsen | 14.96 | 16 | Did not advance | ||
| Olga Connolly | Discus throw | 51.58 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Roberta Brown | Javelin throw | 47.88 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Sherry Calvert | 51.38 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Kate Schmidt | 58.84 | 3 Q | 59.94 | | |
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- Combined event – Pentathlon
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | 100H | SP | HJ | LJ | 200 m | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gale Fitzgerald | Result | 14.47 | 11.25 | 1.65 | 5.97 | 23.97 | 4206 | 19 |
| Points | 809 | 672 | 885 | 900 | 940 | |||
| Jane Frederick | Result | 14.60 | 12.92 | 1.74 | 5.60 | 24.45 | 4167 | 21 |
| Points | 793 | 775 | 974 | 817 | 808 |
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Main article: Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Summary
More information Team, Event ...
| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| United States men | Men's tournament |  CzechoslovakiaW 66–35 |
 AustraliaW 81–55 |
 CubaW 67–48 |
 BrazilW 61–54 |
 EgyptW 96–31 |
 SpainW 74–70 |
 JapanW 99–33 |
1 Q |  ItalyW 68–38 |
 Soviet UnionL 50–51 |
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Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Davey Armstrong | Light flyweight |  Dorgu (TUR)W 4–1 |
 Rodríguez (ESP)L 0–5 |
— | Did not advance | =9 | ||
| Tim Dement | Flyweight | Bye |  Gharbi (TUN)W 5–0 |
 Perez (COL)L 0–5 |
Did not advance | =9 | ||
| Ricardo Carreras | Bantamweight | Bye |  O'Brien (AUS)W TKO |
 Ganbat (MGL)W 3–2 |
 Solomin (URS)W 3–2 |
 Zamora (MEX)L 1–4 |
Did not advance | |
| Louis Self | Featherweight |  Apeang (FRA)W 5–0 |
 Theotokatos (GRE)W 5–0 |
 Botos (HUN)L 2–3 |
Did not advance | =9 | ||
| James Busceme | Lightweight | Bye |  Vichit (THA)W 5–0 |
 Szczepański (POL)L 0–5 |
Did not advance | =9 | ||
| Ray Seales | Light welterweight |  Beyer (GDR)W 3–2 |
 Montague (IRL)W 5–0 |
— |  Molina (CUB)W 3–2 |
 Vujin (YUG)W 5–0 |
 Angelov (BUL)W 3–2 |
|
| Jesse Valdez | Welterweight |  Kalipe (TOG)W 5–0 |
 Burga (PER)W 4–1 |
 Jackson (UGA)W 4–1 |
Khohlov (URS) W 5–0 |
Correa (CUB) L 2–3 |
Did not advance | |
| Reggie Jones | Light middleweight | Bye | Tregubov (URS) L 2–3 |
Did not advance | =17 | |||
| Marvin Johnson | Middleweight | Bye |  Jarmer (FRG)W 5–0 |
— | Montoya (CUB) W 5–0 |
Lemeshev (URS) L TKO |
Did not advance | |
| Ray Russell | Light heavyweight |  Thega (KEN)W TKO |
Gortat (POL) L 2–3 |
— | Did not advance | =9 | ||
| Duane Bobick | Heavyweight | Nesterov (URS) W 5–0 |
— | Stevenson (CUB) L TKO |
Did not advance | =5 | ||
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Main article: Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Slalom
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jamie McEwan | C-1 | 421.52 | 8 | 335.95 | 2 | 335.95 | |
| Angus Morrison | 393.77 | 6 | 432.88 | 10 | 393.77 | 10 | |
| Wickliffe Walker | 494.40 | 12 | 399.76 | 9 | 399.76 | 11 | |
| John Burton Tom Southworth |
C-2 | 427.83 | 10 | 407.55 | 6 | 407.55 | 12 |
| John Evans Russ Nichols |
522.02 | 13 | 440.08 | 9 | 440.08 | 14 | |
| Sandy Campbell | K-1 | 500.62 | 35 | 381.99 | 23 | 381.99 | 28 |
| Eric Evans | 296.34 | 4 | 299.15 | 5 | 296.34 | 7 | |
| John Holland | 345.19 | 15 | 337.82 | 14 | 337.82 | 19 | |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lyn Ashton | K-1 | 481.45 | 6 | 475.41 | 7 | 475.41 | 9 |
| Cynthia Goodwin | 576.80 | 15 | 528.50 | 11 | 528.50 | 14 | |
| Louise Holcombe | 697.20 | 19 | 532.30 | 12 | 532.30 | 15 | |
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Sprint
- Men and Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| András Törő | Men's C-1 1000 m | 439.92 | 5 SF | — | 4:25.23 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Roland Muhlen Andreas Weigand |
Men's C-2 1000 m | 4:16.50 | 6 R | 4:02.01 | 2 SF | 3:52.25 | 2 QF | 4:01.28 | 6 |
| Robert Mitchell | Men's K-1 1000 m | 4:15.76 | 7 R | 4:02.43 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| John Brosius Alan Whitney |
Men's K-2 1000 m | 3:55.38 | 7 R | 3:47.91 | 2 SF | 3:46.43 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Stephen Kelly Philip Rogosheske John van Dyke Jerry Welborn |
Men's K-4 1000 m | 3:32.94 | 7 R | 3:22.89 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Marcia Smoke | Women's K-1 500 m | 2:12.43 | 4 R | 2:06.19 | 1 SF | 2:09.13 | 2 QF | 2:07.98 | 9 |
| Linda Murray Nancy Purves |
Women's K-2 500 m | 2:11.50 | 6 SF | — | 2:01.27 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
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Key: QF - Qualified to medal final; SF - Qualified to semifinal; R - Qualified to repechage
Main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Fifteen cyclists represented the United States in 1972.
Road
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Allis | Road race | 4:17:09 | 63 |
| John Howard | 4:17:09 | 61 | |
| Robert Schneider | DNF | ||
| Emile Waldteufel | DNF | ||
| Richard Ball John Howard Ron Skarin Wayne Stetina |
Team time trial | 2:17:06.4 | 15 |
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Track
- Pursuit
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| John Vande Velde | Individual | 4:32.87 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
| David Chauner David Mulica Jim Ochowicz John Vande Velde |
Team | 4:38.19 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
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- Sprint
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round of 16 | Repechage 3 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Jeffrey Spencer | Sprint | Cho (JPN), Quintyn (FRA) L |
 Edwards (BAR)W 12.46 |
 Cooke (GBR), Kravtsov (URS)L |
 Kučírek (TCH)L |
Did not advance | =9 | ||||
| Roger Young |  Burnside (BAH), Marion (ITA)L |
Reece (BAR) W 11.99 |
 King (TRI), Kučírek (TCH)L |
Cardi (ITA) L |
Did not advance | =9 | |||||
| Jeffrey Spencer Ralph Therrio |
Tandem | Semenets / Tselovlnikov (URS) L |
Díaz / Narváez (COL),  Snellinx /Soetaert (BEL) L |
— | Did not advance | 13 | |||||
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- Time trial
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Woznick | 1 km time trial | 1:08.56 | 12 |
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Main article: Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| David Bush | 3 m springboard | 327.06 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
| Michael Finneran | 378.84 | 7 Q | 178.50 | 5 | 557.34 | 5 | |
| Craig Lincoln | 386.79 | 4 Q | 190.50 | 3 | 577.29 | | |
| Richard Earley | 10 m platform | 287.94 | 12 Q | 174.51 | 2 | 462.45 | 6 |
| Michael Finneran | 289.80 | 11 Q | 140.67 | 11 | 439.47 | 9 | |
| Richard Rydze | 302.16 | 5 Q | 178.59 | 1 | 480.75 | | |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Janet Ely | 3 m springboard | 269.91 | 9 Q | 151.08 | 3 | 420.99 | 4 |
| Micki King | 289.14 | 3 Q | 160.89 | 1 | 450.03 | | |
| Cynthia Potter | 264.90 | 10 Q | 148.68 | 4 | 413.58 | 7 | |
| Janet Ely | 10 m platform | 204.33 | 6 Q | 148.35 | 3 | 352.68 | 4 |
| Micki King | 205.08 | 5 Q | 141.30 | 5 | 346.38 | 5 | |
| Cynthia Potter | 173.82 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Dressage
More information Athlete, Horse ...
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Ride-off | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
| Edith Master | Dahlwitz | Individual | 1480 | =18 | Did not advance | |
| Lois Stephens | Fasching | 1345 | 31 | Did not advance | ||
| John Winnett | Reinald | 1458 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
| Edith Master Lois Stephens John Winnett |
As above | Team | 4283 | 9 | — | |
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- Eventing
More information Athlete, Horse ...
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
| Bruce Davidson | Plain Sailing | Individual | –40.33 | 9 | 34.47 | 6 | –10.00 | =16 | 24.47 | 8 |
| Kevin Freeman | Good Mixture | –51.33 | =19 | 39.87 | 3 | –10.00 | =16 | 29.87 | 5 | |
| Michael Plumb | Free and Easy | –38.33 | 5 | –33.53 | 22 | –10.00 | =16 | –45.53 | 20 | |
| James Wofford | Kilkenny | –53.33 | =26 | –99.33 | 32 | –0.50 | 13 | –99.83 | 30 | |
| Bruce Davidson Kevin Freeman Michael Plumb James Wofford |
As above | Team | –129.99 | 3 | 170.80 | =3 | –20.50 | 3 | 10.81 | |
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- Jumping
More information Athlete, Horse ...
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | Jump-off | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank | |||
| Kathryn Kusner | Fleet Apple | Individual | 4.00 | =4 Q | 16.00 | 13 | 20.0 | =10 | Did not advance | |
| Neal Shaprio | Sloopy | 4.00 | =4 Q | 4.00 | =1 | 8.00 | =1 | 8.00 | | |
| William Steinkraus | Snowbound | 12.00 | =22 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Frank Chapot Kathryn Kusner Neal Shaprio William Steinkraus |
White Lightning Fleet Apple Sloopy Main Spring |
Team | 16.25 | 2 Q | 16.00 | =1 | 32.25 | |
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Main article: Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
19 fencers represented the United States in 1972.
- Individual
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 pool | Round 2 pool | Quarterfinal pool | Semifinal pool | Final pool | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Carl Borack | Foil | 1–4 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||||||||
| Joseph Freeman | 5–1 | 2 Q | 2–3 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
| John Nonna | 0–5 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||||||||
| George Masin | Épée | 1–4 | 4 Q | 2–3 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| James Melcher | 2–2 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||||||||
| Stephen Netburn | 3–2 | 4 Q | 2–3 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
| Paul Apostol | Sabre | 2–3 | 4 Q | 3–2 | 2 Q | 3–2 | 3 Q | 2–3 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Alfonso Morales | 3–2 | 3 Q | 2–3 | 4 Q | 1–4 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Alex Orban | 4–1 | 2 Q | 2–3 | 4 Q | 2–3 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 pool | Quarterfinal pool | Semifinal pool | Final pool | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Harriet King | Foil | 2–3 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Ann O'Donnell | 1–4 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
| Ruth White | 2–3 | 3 Q | 1–4 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||||
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- Team
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 pool | Round 2 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Classification pool | Final / BM / Pl. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Carl Borack Martin Davis Joseph Freeman John Nonna Tyrone Simmons |
Men's foil | Japan (JPN) L 4–12 |
Soviet Union (URS) L 4–12 |
— | 3 | — | Did not advance | |||||||
| Edward Bozek Paul Makler George Masin James Melcher Stephen Netburn |
Men's épée | Thailand (THA) W 9–4 |
Soviet Union (URS) L 4–12 |
— | 2 Q |  Sweden (SWE)L 2–9 |
Did not advance | |||||||
| Paul Apostol Robert Dow Alfonso Morales Alex Orban |
Men's sabre | Cuba (CUB) L 7–9 |
France (FRA) L 5–11 |
— | 3 | — | Did not advance | |||||||
| Tatyana Adamovich Natalia Clovis Harriet King Ann O'Donnell Ruth White |
Women's foil | Poland (POL) L 8–8 (43–47) |
West Germany (FRG) L 2–9 |
Italy (ITA) L 6–10 |
4 | — | Did not advance | — | Did not advance | |||||
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Main article: Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Summary
More information Team, Event ...
| Team | Event | First round | Second round | Final / BM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| United States men | Men's tournament |  MoroccoT 0–0 |
 MalaysiaL 0–3 |
 West GermanyL 0–7 |
4 | Did not advance | 14 | ||||
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- Team Roster
- Coach: Bob Guelker
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Men
- Team
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||||||
| C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | Score | Rank | ||
| Marshall Avener | Team | 8.50 | 8.90 | 8.95 | 9.30 | 9.15 | 9.15 | 8.95 | 9.15 | 8.10 | 9.15 | 8.15 | 8.90 | 103.65 | =50 |
| John Crosby | 8.95 | 9.30 | 7.75 | 8.85 | 7.85 | 9.00 | 8.90 | 9.25 | 8.65 | 9.25 | 7.00 | 8.55 | 103.30 | =77 | |
| Jim Culhane | 8.35 | 8.65 | 8.35 | 8.90 | 8.50 | 8.80 | 9.10 | 8.90 | 8.65 | 9.00 | 8.25 | 8.30 | 103.75 | =72 | |
| George Greenfield | 8.10 | 8.95 | 6.35 | 8.70 | 8.85 | 8.90 | 8.80 | 8.60 | 7.75 | 9.05 | 8.80 | 9.35 | 102.20 | =83 | |
| Steve Hug | 8.85 | 8.85 | 9.15 | 9.40 | 9.00 | 9.05 | 9.15 | 9.15 | 9.10 | 9.30 | 9.15 | 9.30 | 109.45 | =26 Q | |
| Makoto Sakamoto | 8.95 | 9.00 | 5.35 | 8.75 | 9.35 | 9.30 | 9.30 | 9.05 | 9.30 | 9.30 | 9.20 | 8.85 | 105.70 | 56 | |
| Total | 88.60 | 85.75 | 90.25 | 90.90 | 89.35 | 88.50 | 533.85 | 10 | |||||||
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- Individual final
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||||||
| P | F | P | F | P | F | P | F | P | F | P | F | Score | Rank | ||
| Steve Hug | All-around | 8.850 | 9.050 | 9.275 | 9.300 | 9.025 | 9.000 | 9.150 | 9.150 | 9.200 | 8.250 | 9.225 | 9.400 | 108.875 | 31 |
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- Women
- Team
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | UB | BB | F | ||||||||
| C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | Score | Rank | ||
| Kimberly Chace | Team | 9.10 | 9.10 | 9.10 | 9.20 | 9.25 | 8.95 | 9.10 | 9.25 | 73.05 | =18 Q |
| Linda Metheny | 8.95 | 9.20 | 9.25 | 9.10 | 8.40 | 9.10 | 9.15 | 9.35 | 72.50 | =26 | |
| Joan Moore | 8.90 | 9.10 | 9.00 | 9.10 | 9.20 | 8.65 | 9.15 | 9.40 | 72.50 | =26 Q | |
| Roxanne Pierce | 8.90 | 9.25 | 9.20 | 9.30 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 8.95 | 8.95 | 72.55 | 25 Q | |
| Cathy Rigby | 9.10 | 9.15 | 9.20 | 9.40 | 9.25 | 9.35 | 9.30 | 9.50 | 74.25 | 10 Q | |
| Nancy Thies | 9.05 | 9.10 | 8.85 | 9.15 | 8.90 | 8.90 | 8.95 | 9.05 | 71.95 | =35 | |
| Total | 90.90 | 91.90 | 90.90 | 92.90 | 365.90 | 4 | |||||
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- Individual finals
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | UB | BB | F | ||||||||
| P | F | P | F | P | F | P | F | Score | Rank | ||
| Kimberly Chace | All-around | 9.100 | 9.200 | 9.150 | 8.400 | 9.100 | 9.400 | 9.175 | 9.400 | 72.925 | 28 |
| Joan Moore | 9.000 | 9.250 | 9.050 | 9.350 | 8.925 | 9.100 | 9.275 | 9.500 | 73.450 | 21 | |
| Roxanne Pierce | 9.075 | 9.300 | 9.250 | 9.250 | 9.000 | 8.450 | 8.950 | 9.200 | 72.475 | 33 | |
| Cathy Rigby | 9.125 | 9.400 | 9.300 | 9.500 | 9.300 | 9.350 | 9.400 | 9.550 | 74.925 | 10 | |
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Main article: Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The United States, which had lost all three of its games in the first Olympic handball tournament, fared no better in the first round of the second tournament. The Americans lost to Hungary, Yugoslavia, and Japan to finish last place in the division, sending them to the thirteenth- to sixteenth-place consolation round. There, they finally got their first handball win over Spain before being defeated by Denmark.
Men's Team Competition:
- United States - 14th place (1-4-0)
- Roster - Richard Abrahamson, Fletcher Abram Jr., Roger Baker, Dennis Berkholtz, Larry Caton, Vincent DiCalogero, Elmer Edes, Thomas Hardiman, Rudolph Matthews, Sandor Rivnyak, James Rogers, Richard Schlesinger, Kevin Serrapede, Robert Sparks, Joel Voelkert, and Harry WinklerThomas Jandris)]
Main article: Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's Lightweight
Men's Half-Middleweight
Men's Middleweight
Men's Half-Heavyweight
Men's Heavyweight
Men's Open Class
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1972.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Riding (cross-country steeplechase) |
Fencing (épée) |
Shooting (25 m rapid fire pistol) |
Swimming (300 m freestyle) |
Running (4000 m cross-country) |
Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | MP points | W–L | Rank | MP points | Score | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | MP points | Rank | ||
| John Fitzgerald | Individual | 2:12.90 | 7 | 1090 | 33–25 | =14 | 848 | 188 | =21 | 868 | 3:28.50 | =4 | 1204 | 13:55.60 | 32 | 1060 | 5070 | 11 |
| Charles Richards | 2:18.30 | =14 | 1060 | 28–30 | =31 | 753 | 192 | =8 | 956 | 3:21.70 | 1 | 1260 | 14:00.70 | 35 | 1045 | 5074 | 9 | |
| Scott Taylor | 2:37.20 | 35 | 965 | 24–34 | =42 | 677 | 177 | =55 | 626 | 3:41.90 | 17 | 1100 | 12:39.10 | 2 | 1288 | 4656 | 29 | |
| John Fitzgerald Charles Richards Scott Taylor |
Team | — | 3 | 3115 | — | 11 | 2278 | — | 10 | 2450 | — | 1 | 3564 | — | 5 | 3393 | 14800 | 4 |
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Main article: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jim Dietz | Single sculls | 7:57.85 | 4 R | 7:59.13 | 1 SF | 8:21.54 | 2 FA | 7:24.81 | 5 |
| Larry Hough Dick Lyon |
Coxless pair | 7:33.16 | 4 R | 7:37.34 | 2 SF | 7:50.26 | 4 FB | 7:38.64 | 9 |
| Aaron Herman Luther Jones Mike Staines |
Coxed pair | 7:50.00 | 1 SF | Bye | 8:25.40 | 5 FB | 8:04.80 | 11 | |
| Thomas McKibbon John Van Blom |
Double sculls | 7:08.91 | 4 R | 7:19.63 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Dick Dreissigacker Charles Hewitt William Miller James Moroney |
Coxless four | 6:57.05 | 4 R | 7:13.95 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Stewart MacDonald Chad Rudolph Charles Ruthford David Sawyier Mike Vespoli |
Coxed four | 6:56.01 | 4 R | 7:02.68 | 1 SF | 7:18.59 | 3 FA | 6:41.86 | 5 |
| Gene Clapp Bill Hobbs Franklin Hobbs Paul Hoffman Cleve Livingston Mike Livingston Tim Mickelson Pete Raymond Lawrence Terry |
Eight | 6:06.01 | 1 SF | Bye | 6:27.53 | 3 FA | 6:11.61 | | |
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Qualification legend: FA = Final A (medal); FB = Final B (non-medal); SF = Semifinal; R = Repechage
Main article: Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Points | Rank | ||
| Edward Bennett | Finn | 16.0 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 13.0 | DNF | 27.0 | 148.0 | 22 | |
| Scott Allan Tim Stearn |
Flying Dutchman | 25.0 | 25.0 | 17.0 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 20.0 | 140.0 | 23 | |
| Peter Dean Glen Foster |
Tempest | 14.0 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 47.7 | | |
| Richard Gates Alan Holt |
Star | 19.0 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 89.0 | 10 | |
| William Allen William Bentsen Buddy Melges |
Soling | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 8.7 | | |
| Don Cohan Charles Horter John Marshall |
Dragon | 8.0 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 18.0 | — | 47.7 | | |
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Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Fourteen shooters represented the United States in 1972. Lones Wigger and John Writer won golds and Lanny Bassham and Vic Auer won silver medals.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill McMillan | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 572 | 45 |
| Jim McNally | 589 | 10 | |
| Hershel Anderson | 50 m pistol | 540 | 34 |
| Jimmie Doresy | 544 | 28 | |
| Charles Davis | 50 m running target | 540 | 19 |
| Edmund Moeller | 550 | 9 | |
| Victor Auer | 50 m rifle prone | 598 | |
| Lones Wigger | 597 | 7 | |
| Lanny Bassham | 50 m rifle three positions | 1157 | |
| John Writer | 1166 WR | | |
| Lanny Bassham | 300 m rifle three positions | 1144 | 7 |
| Lones Wigger | 1155 | | |
| Donald Haldeman | Trap | 187 | 17 |
| James Poindexter | 192 | 6 | |
| Jack Johnson | Skeet | 192 | 9 |
| Tony Rosetti | 186 | 34 |
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Main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Heat — 52.46s
- Semifinals — 52.43s
- Final — 51.22s (→
Gold medal)
- Heat — 52.38s
- Semifinals — 52.31s
- Final — 51.65s (→
Silver medal)
- Heat — 53.07s
- Semifinals — 53.17s
- Final — 52.08s (→ 4th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Heat — 1:55.29
- Final — 1:52.78 (→ Gold medal)
- Heat — 1:55.42
- Final — 1:53.73 (→ Silver medal)
- Heat — 1:56.04
- Final — 1:54.96 (→ 5th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 3:28.84
- Final — 3:26.42 (→ Gold medal)
- Final — 3:26.42 (→
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 8:03.98
- Final — 7:35.78 (→ Gold medal)
- Final — 7:35.78 (→
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Final (→ Gold medal)
- Final (→
Main article: Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Defeated Romania (4-3)
- Defeated Cuba (7-6)
- Defeated Canada (8-1)
- Defeated Mexico (7-5)
- Defeated Yugoslavia (5-3)
- Final round (Group I)
- Drew with West Germany (4-4)
- Lost to Hungary (3-5)
- Drew with Soviet Union (6-6)
- Defeated Italy (6-5) →
Bronze medal
- Team Roster
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Military press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | Rank | Weight | Rank | Weight | Rank | Weight | Rank | ||
| Dan Cantore | –67.5 kg | 140.0 | 9 | 117.5 | 12 | 162.5 | 7 | 420.0 | 9 |
| Russell Knipp | –75 kg | 160.0 | 4 | 127.5 | 11 | 170.0 | 9 | 457.5 | 8 |
| Fred Lowe | 147.5 | 11 | 135.0 | 9 | 175.0 | 4 | 457.5 | 9 | |
| Mike Karchut | –82.5 kg | 160.0 | 8 | 145.0 | 4 | NVL | DNF | ||
| Phil Grippaldi | –90 kg | 170.0 | 6 | 140.0 | 9 | 195.0 | 2 | 505.0 | 4 |
| Rick Holbrook | 162.5 | 9 | 145.0 | 7 | 197.5 OR | 1 | 505.0 | 5 | |
| Alan Ball | –110 kg | 167.5 | 18 | 162.5 | 6 | 185.0 | 14 | 515.0 | 11 |
| Frank Capsouras | 170.0 | 15 | 150.0 | 11 | 200.0 | 6 | 520.0 | 11 | |
| Ken Patera | +110 kg | 212.5 | 3 | NVL | DNF | ||||
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Main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Key:
- TO – Victory by fall.
- SP - Win by technical superiority
- PP - Win by technical points
- D2 - Both wrestlers disqualified for passivity
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Elimination stage | Final stage | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result (Penalty points) |
Opposition Result (Penalty points) |
Opposition Result (Penalty points) |
Opposition Result (Penalty points) |
Opposition Result (Penalty points) |
Opposition Result (Penalty points) |
Opposition Result (Penalty points) |
TPP | Opposition Result (Penalty points) |
Opposition Result (Penalty points) |
FPP | Rank | ||
| Sergio Gonzalez | Freestyle 48 kg |  Javadi (IRN)T (2.0) |
Lacour (FRG) T (2.0) |
Möbius (GDR) T (2.0) |
EL | — | 6.0 | Did not advance | |||||
| James Carr | Freestyle 52 kg |  Kim (KOR)L TO (4.0) |
León (PER) W TO (0.0) |
 Bertie (CAN)L TO (4.0) |
EL | — | 8.0 | Did not advance | |||||
| Richard Sanders | Freestyle 57 kg | Hatziioannidis (GRE) W TO (0.0) |
 Dumitru (ROM)W TO (0.0) |
 Maggiolo (ARG)W TO (0.0) |
Yanagida (JPN) L PP (3.0) |
 Nath (IND)W TO (0.0) |
Shavov (BUL) W PP (1.0) |
Klinga (HUN) W TO (0.0) |
4.0 | — | 3.0 | | |
| Gene Davis | Freestyle 62 kg | Oidov (MGL) W TO (0.0) |
Abe (JPN) L SP (3.5) |
Abdulbekov (URS) L TO (4.0) |
EL | — | 7.5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Dan Gable | Freestyle 68 kg | Sali (YUG) W TO (0.0) |
Rost (FRG) W SP (0.5) |
Ioannidis (GRE) W TO (0.0) |
Wada (JPN) W PP (1.0) |
Cieślak (POL) W TO (0.0) |
— | 1.5 | — | Ashuraliyev (URS) W PP (1.0) |
2.0 | | |
| Wayne Wells | Freestyle 74 kg | Demirtaş (TUR) W TO (0.0) |
Sereeter (MGL) W TO (0.0) |
Musil (TCH) W TO (0.0) |
Nitschke (GDR) W PP (1.0) |
Robin (FRA) W PP (1.0) |
Pavlov (BUL) W TO (0.0) |
— | 2.0 | Karlsson (SWE) W PP (1.0) |
Seger (FRG) W PP (1.0) |
2.0 | |
| John Peterson | Freestyle 82 kg | Barraclough (GBR) W TO (0.0) |
Neumari (FRG) W PP (1.0) |
Wypiorczyk (POL) W TO (0.0) |
Tediashvili (URS) L PP (3.0) |
Iorga (ROM) W PP (1.0) |
Stottmeister (GDR) W PP (1.0) |
— | 6.0 | — | | ||
| Ben Peterson | Freestyle 90 kg | Kurczewski (POL) W PP (1.0) |
García (MEX) W TO (0.0) |
Strakhov (URS) T (2.0) |
Khorrami (IRN) W PP (1.0) |
Morgan (CUB) W TO (0.0) |
Petrov (BUL) W TO (0.0) |
— | 4.0 | — | 2.0 | | |
| Henk Schenk | Freestyle 100 kg | Csatári (HUN) L PP (3.0) |
Hecher (FRG) L PP (3.0) |
EL | — | 6.0 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Chris Taylor | Freestyle +100 kg | Medved (URS) L PP (3.0) |
Eskander-Filabi (IRN) W PP (1.0) |
Isogai (JPN) W TO (0.0) |
Dietrich (FRG) W PP (1.0) |
Duraliev (BUL) W PP (1.0) |
— | 6.0 | — | Did not advance | | ||
| Wayne Holmes | Greco-Roman 48 kg | Drechsel (GDR) L TO (4.0) |
Sarı (TUR) L PP (3.0) |
EL | — | 7.0 | Did not advance | ||||||
| David Hazewinkel | Greco-Roman 57 kg | An (KOR) L PP (3.0) |
 Björlin (FIN)L PP (3.0) |
EL | 6.0 | — | Did not advance | ||||||
| James Hazewinkel | Greco-Roman 62 kg | Koletić (YUG) L TO (4.0) |
Păun (ROM) L PP (3.0) |
EL | — | 7.0 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Robert Buzzard | Greco-Roman 68 kg | Ranzi (ITA) L TO (4.0) |
Hışırlı (TUR) L TO (4.0) |
EL | — | 8.0 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Gary Neist | Greco-Roman 74 kg | Kecman (YUG) L PP (3.0) |
Karlsson (SWE) L PP (3.0) |
EL | — | 6.0 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Jay Robinson | Greco-Roman 82 kg | Ostrowski (POL) L PP (3.0) |
Blanco (ARG) W TO (0.0) |
Yağmur (TUR) L TO (4.0) |
EL | 7.0 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Wayne Baughman | Greco-Roman 90 kg | Andersson (SWE) W PP (1.0) |
Kowalewski (FRG) L TO (4.0) |
Pércsi (HUN) L SP (3.5) |
EL | — | 8.5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Burke Deadrich | Greco-Roman 100 kg | Yakovenko (URS) L TO (4.0) |
Skrzydlewski (POL) L TO (4.0) |
EL | — | 8.0 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Chris Taylor | Greco-Roman +100 kg | Dietrich (FRG) L TO (4.0) |
Kment (TCH) L D2 (4.0) |
EL | — | 8.0 | — | Did not advance | |||||
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Men's slalom:
- Wayne Grimditch - 38.5 points, silver medal
- Ricky McCormick - 27.5 points, 9th place
Men's Figure skiing:
- Ricky McCormick - 5340 points, gold medal
- Wayne Grimditch - 4510 points, silver medal
Men's Jump:
- Ricky McCormick - 43.75 points, gold medal
- Wayne Grimditch - 30.15 points, 14th place
Women's slalom:
- Liz Allen-Shetter - 35.0 points, gold medal
Women's Figure skiing:
- Liz Allen-Shetter - 1550 points, 5th place
Women's Jump:
- Liz Allen-Shetter - 25.70 points, bronze medal
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