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- Medalists Gold Silver Bronze
- Archery
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Canoeing
- Cycling
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Judo
- Modern pentathlon
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Water polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
- See also
- References
{{infobox country at games
| NOC = AUS
| NOCname = Australian Olympic Committee
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 1972
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| location = Munich
| competitors = 168 (139 men, 29 women)
| sports = 20
| flagbearer = Dennis Green (opening)
Michael Wenden (closing)
| rank = 6
| gold = 8
| silver = 7
| bronze = 2
| officials =
| appearances = auto
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| seealso = 1906 Intercalated Games
{{flagIOC|ANZ}} (1908–1912)
}}Australia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 168 competitors, 139 men and 29 women, took part in 110 events in 20 sports.[1]MedalistsGold- Shane Gould — Swimming, Women's 200m Individual Medley
- Shane Gould — Swimming, Women's 200m Freestyle
- Shane Gould — Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle
- Beverley Whitfield — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke
- Gail Neall — Swimming, Women's 400m Individual Medley
- Bradford Cooper — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle
- John Anderson and David Forbes — Sailing, Men's Star Team Competition
- Thomas Anderson, John Cuneo and John Shaw — Sailing, Men's Dragon Team Competition
Silver- Raelene Boyle — Athletics, Women's 100m
- Raelene Boyle — Athletics, Women's 200m
- John Nicholson — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch)
- Danny Clark — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Clyde Sefton — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
- Shane Gould — Swimming, Women's 800m Freestyle
- Graham Windeatt — Swimming, Men's 1.500m Freestyle
Bronze- Shane Gould — Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle
- Beverley Whitfield — Swimming, Women's 100m Breaststroke
Archery{{main|Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Australia entered two men and one woman. Their highest placing competitors were Terene Donovan and Graeme Telford, who both placed 9th place in their respective competitions. Women's Individual Competition:- Terene Donovan - 2356 points (→ 9th place)
Men's Individual Competition:- Graeme Telford - 2423 points (→ 9th place)
- Terence Reilly - 2387 points (→ 15th place)
Athletics{{main|Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}Men's 800 metres- Graeme Rootham
- Heat — 1:48.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1.500 metres- Chris Fisher
- Heat — 3:42.5
- Semifinals — 3:42.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5.000 metres- Tony Benson
- Heat — 13:42.8 (→ did not advance)
- Kerry O'Brien
- Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)
Men's 3.000m Steeplechase- Kerry O'Brien
- Qualifying Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump- Lawrie Peckham
- Qualifying Round — 2.15m
- Final — 2.10m (→ 18th place)
Basketball{{main|Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A):
- Lost to Spain (74-79)
- Lost to United States (55-81)
- Lost to Czechoslovakia (68-69)
- Defeated Japan (92-76)
- Lost to Cuba (70-84)
- Defeated Brazil (75-69)
- Defeated Egypt (89-66)
- Classification Matches:
- 9th/12th place: Defeated West Germany (70-69)
- 9th/10th place: Defeated Poland (91-83) → 9th place
- Team Roster:
- Glenn Marsland
- Ian Watson
- Richard Duke
- Bill Wyatt
- Eddie Palubinskas
- Brian Kerle
- Peter Byrne
- Perry Crosswhite
- Ray Tomlinson
- Ken James
- Tom Bender
- Toli Koltuniewicz
- Head Coach: Lindsay Gaze
Boxing{{main|Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)- Alan Jenkinson
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Michel Belliard (FRA), 4:1
- Third Round — Lost to Mohamed Majeri (TUN), 0:5
Canoeing{{main|Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}Cycling{{main|Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}Ten cyclists represented Australia in 1972. - //Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race">Individual road race
- Clyde Sefton — Silver Medal
- David Jose — 29th place
- John Trevorrow — 32nd place
- Donald Allan — 58th place
- //Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial">Team time trial
- Donald Allan
- Graeme Jose
- Clyde Sefton
- John Trevorrow
- //Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint">Sprint
- //Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000m time trial">1000m time trial
- Daniel Clark
- Final — 1:06.87 (→ Silver Medal)
- //Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit">Individual pursuit
- //Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit">Team pursuit
- Steele Bishop
- Danny Clark
- Remo Sansonetti
- Philip Sawyer
Diving{{main|Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}Men's 3m Springboard:- Donald Wagstaff — 344.13 points (→ 13th place)
- Kenneth Grove — 302.91 points (→ 29th place)
Men's 10m Platform:- Donald Wagstaff — 435.84 points (→ 11th place)
- Kenneth Grove — 254.73 points (→ 32nd place)
Women's 10m Platform:- Glenise Anne Jones — 157.20 points (→ 26th place)
Equestrian{{main|Equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}Fencing{{main|Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}Four fencers, two men and two women, represented Australia in 1972. - //Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's foil">Men's foil
- //Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's foil">Women's foil
- Marion Exelby
- Christine McDougall
Gymnastics{{main|Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}Hockey{{main|Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Drew with New Zealand (0-0)
- Defeated Kenya (3-1)
- Lost to India (1-3)
- Defeated Mexico (10-0)
- Drew with Great Britain (1-1)
- Defeated Poland (1-0)
- Lost to the Netherlands (2-3)
- Semi Final Round
- Classification Match
- 5th/6th place: Defeated Great Britain (2-1) after extra time → 5th place
- Team Roster
- Robert Andrew
- Greg Browning
- Ric Charlesworth
- Paul Dearing
- Brian Glencross
- Robert Haigh
- Wayne Hammond
- James Mason
- Terry McAskell
- Patrick Nilan
- Desmond Piper
- Graeme Reid
- Ronald Riley
- Donald Smart
- Ronald Wilson
Judo{{main|Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}Modern pentathlon{{main|Modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}Two male pentathletes represented Australia in 1972. Men's Individual Competition:- Robert Barrie — 4600 points (→ 32nd place)
- Peter Macken — 4449 points (→ 41st place)
Rowing{{main|Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}Sailing{{main|Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}Shooting{{main|Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}Four male shooters represented Australia in 1972. - //Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 25 metre rapid fire pistol">25 m pistol
- //Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 50 metre rifle, prone">50 m rifle, prone
- Donald Brook
- Russell Dove
- //Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed trap">Trap
Swimming{{main|Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}Men's 100m Freestyle- Michael Wenden
- Heat — 52.34s
- Semifinals — 53.32s
- Final — 52.41s (→ 5th place)
- Greg Rogers
- Heat — 53.98s
- Semifinals — 54.26s (→ did not advance)
- Neil Rogers
- Heat — 55.32s (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle- Michael Wenden
- Heat — 1:56.66
- Final — 1:54.40 (→ 4th place)
- Graham White
- Heat — 1:58.60 (→ did not advance)
- Robert Nay
- Heat — 1:57.69 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay- Neil Rogers, Graham White, Bruce Featherston and Greg Rogers
- Heat — 3:40.47 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay- Graham Windeatt, Bruce Featherstone, Michael Wenden, and Graham White
- Michael Wenden, Graham Windeatt, Robert Nay, and Bradford Cooper
- Final — 7:48.66 (→ 5th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly- James Norman Findlay
- Heat — 2:08.36 ( 4th Place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley- James Norman Findlay
- Heat — 2:20.08 ( 6th Place)
Water polo{{main|Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}Weightlifting{{main|Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}Wrestling{{main|Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}See also- Australia at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Australia at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1972/ |title=Australia at the 1972 Munich Summer Games |accessdate=2011-02-09 |work=sports-reference.com}}
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