1. Medalists
    Gold  Silver  Bronze 

2. Archery

3. Athletics

4. Basketball

5. Boxing

6. Canoeing

7. Cycling

8. Diving

9. Equestrian

10. Fencing

11. Football

12. Gymnastics

13. Handball

14. Judo

15. Modern pentathlon

16. Rowing

17. Sailing

18. Shooting

19. Swimming

20. Water polo

21. Weightlifting

22. Wrestling

23. Water Skiing (demonstration sport)

24. References

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]

Medalists

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
• 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

Archery

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.

• John Williams — 2528 points (→ Gold Medal)
• Edwin Eliason — 2438 points (→ 5th place)
• Dennis McComak — 2398 points (→ 11th place)

• Doreen Wilber — 2424 points (→ Gold Medal)
• Linda Myers — 2385 points (→ 5th place)
• Maureen Bechdolt — 2218 points (→ 28th place)

Athletics

• Robert Taylor
• Rey Robinson
• Eddie Hart

• Larry Black
• Larry Burton
• Chuck Smith

• Vincent Matthews
• Wayne Collett
• John Smith

• Dave Wottle
• Heat — 1:47.6
• Semifinals — 1:48.7
• Final — 1:45.9 (→ Gold Medal)

• Ken Swenson
• Heat — 1:51.1
• Semifinals — DNF (→ did not advance)

• Richard Wohlhuter
• Heat — 1:49.4 (→ did not advance)

• James Ryun
• Heat — 3:51.5 (→ did not advance)

• Dave Wottle
• Heat — 3:40.7
• Semifinals — 3:41.6 (→ did not advance)

• Robert Wheeler
• Heat — 3:41.3
• Semifinals — 3:40.4 (→ did not advance)

• George Young
• Heat — 13:41.2 (→ did not advance)

• Steve Prefontaine
• Heat — 13:32.6
• Finals — 13:28.25(→4th)

• Leonard Hilton
• Heat — 14:07.2 (→ did not advance)

• Frank Shorter
• Jeff Galloway
• Jon Anderson
• Heat — 28:34.2 (→ did not advance)

• Steve Savage
• Doug Brown
• Mike Manley

• Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, and Eddie Hart
• Heat — 38.96
• Semifinals — 38.54
• Final — 38.19 (→ Gold Medal)

• Dwight Stones
• Qualifying Round — 2.15 m
• Final — 2.21 m (→ Bronze Medal)

• Christopher Dunn
• Qualification Round — 2.12 m (→ did not advance)

• Ronnie Jourdan
• Qualification Round — 2.12 m (→ did not advance)

• Bob Seagren
• Jan Johnson
• Steve Smith

• Sherry Calvert
• Qualification Round — 51.38 m (→ did not advance, 15th place)

Basketball

Boxing

• Davey Armstrong
• First Round — Defeated Arif Dorgu (TUR), 4:1
• Second Round — Lost to Enrique Rodríguez (ESP), 0:5

• Reggie Jones
• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to Valeri Tregubov (URS), 2:3

• Duane Bobick
• First Round — Defeated Yuri Nesterov (URS), 5:0
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Teófilo Stevenson (CUB), TKO-3

Canoeing

Cycling

Fifteen cyclists represented the United States in 1972.

//Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race">Individual road race

• John Howard — 61st place
• John Allis — 63rd place
• Emile Waldteufel — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Robert Schneider — did not finish (→ no ranking)

//Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial">Team time trial

• Richard Ball
• John Howard
• Ron Skarin
• Wayne Stetina

//Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint">Sprint

• Jeffrey Spencer
• Roger Young

//Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000m time trial">1000m time trial

• Steven Woznick
• Final — 1:08.56 (→ 12th place)

//Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem">Tandem

• Jeffrey Spencer and Ralph Therrio → 13th place

//Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit">Individual pursuit

• John Vande Velde

//Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit">Team pursuit

• David Chauner
• John Vande Velde
• David Mulica
• Jim Ochowicz

Diving

• Craig Howard Lincoln - 577.29 points (→ Bronze Medal
• Michael Finneran - 557.34 points (→ 5th place)
• David Bush - 327.06 points (→ 20th place)

• Richard Rydze - 480.75 points (→ Silver Medal)
• Richard Earley - 462.45 points (→ 6th place)
• Michael Finneran - 439.47 points (→ 9th place)

• Maxine Joyce King - 450.03 points (→ Gold Medal)
• Janet Ely - 420.99 points (→ 4th place)
• Cynthia Potter - 413.58 (→ 7th place)

• Janet Ely - 352.68 points (→ 4th place)
• Maxine Joyce King - 346.38 points (→ 5th place)
• Cynthia Potter - 173.82 points (→ 21st place)

Equestrian

Fencing

19 fencers represented the United States in 1972.

//Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's foil">Men's foil

• Joseph Freeman
• Carl Borack
• John Nonna

//Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil">Men's team foil

• Carl Borack, Martin Jay Davis, Joseph Freeman, John Nonna, Tyrone Simmons

//Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's épée">Men's épée

• George Masin
• Stephen Netburn
• James Melcher

//Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée">Men's team épée

• Edward Bozek, Paul Makler, Jr., George Masin, James Melcher, Stephen Netburn

//Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre">Men's sabre

• Paul Apostol
• Alfonso Morales
• Alex Orban

//Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre">Men's team sabre

• Paul Apostol, Robert Dow, Alfonso Morales, Alex Orban

//Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's foil">Women's foil

• Ruth White
• Harriet King
• Ann O'Donnell

//Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil">Women's team foil

• Ruth White, Natalia Clovis, Tatyana Adamovich, Harriet King, Ann O'Donnell

Football

• First Round (Group A)
• Morocco 0-0 United States
• Malaysia 3-0 United States
• West Germany 7-0 United States → did not advance, 14th place over-all

• Team Roster
• Mike Ivanow (GK)
• Casey Bahr
• John Bocwinski
• Horst Stemke
• Neil Stam
• Archie Roboostoff
• Mike Seerey
• John Carenza
• Buzz Demling
• Manuel Hernandez
• Hugo Salcedo
• Al Trost
• Joe Hamm
• Steve Gay
• Shep Messing (GK)
• Wally Ziaja
• Mike Flater
• Mike Margulis
• Jim Zylker
• Coach: Bob Guelker

Gymnastics

Handball

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.

• 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)]

Judo

• Kenneth Okada

• Patrick Burris

• Irwin Cohen

• James Wooley

• Douglas Nelson

• Johnny Watts

Modern pentathlon

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1972.

• Charles Richards — 5074 points (→ 9th place)
• John Fitzgerald — 5070 points (→ 11th place)
• Scott Taylor — 4656 points (→ 29th place)

• Richards, Fitzgerald, and Taylor — 14802 points (→ 4th place)

Rowing

• James Deitz
• Heat — 7:57.58
• Repechage — 7:59.13
• Semi Finals — 8:21.54
• Final — 7:24.81 (→ 5th place)

• Luther Jones, Michael Staines and Aaron Herman
• Heat — 7:50.00
• Semi Finals — 8:25.40
• B-Final — 8:04.80 (→ 11th place)

Sailing

Shooting

Fourteen shooters represented the United States in 1972. Lones Wigger and John Writer won golds and Lanny Bassham and Vic Auer won silver medals.

//Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 25 metre rapid fire pistol">25 m pistol

• Jim McNally
• Bill McMillan

//Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 50 metre pistol">50 m pistol

• Jimmie Dorsey
• Hershel Anderson

//Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 300 metre free rifle, three positions">300 m rifle, three positions

• Lones Wigger
• Lanny Bassham

//Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 50 metre rifle three positions">50 m rifle, three positions

• John Writer
• Lanny Bassham

//Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 50 metre rifle, prone">50 m rifle, prone

• Vic Auer
• Lones Wigger

//Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 50 metre running target">50 m running target

• Edmund Moeller
• Charles Davis

//Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed trap">Trap

• James Poindexter
• Donald Haldeman

//Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed skeet">Skeet

• Jack Johnson
• Tony Rosetti

Swimming

• Mark Spitz
• Heat — 52.46s
• Semifinals — 52.43s
• Final — 51.22s (→ Gold Medal)

• Jerry Heidenreich
• Heat — 52.38s
• Semifinals — 52.31s
• Final — 51.65s (→ Silver Medal)

• John Murphy
• Heat — 53.07s
• Semifinals — 53.17s
• Final — 52.08s (→ 4th place)

• Mark Spitz
• Heat — 1:55.29
• Final — 1:52.78 (→ Gold Medal)

• Steve Genter
• Heat — 1:55.42
• Final — 1:53.73 (→ Silver Medal)

• Fred Tyler
• Heat — 1:56.04
• Final — 1:54.96 (→ 5th place)

• Dave Fairbank, Gary Conelly, Jerry Heidenreich, and David Edgar
• Heat — 3:28.84
• David Edgar, John Murphy, Jerry Heidenreich, and Mark Spitz
• Final — 3:26.42 (→ Gold Medal)

• Gary Conelly, Tom McBreen, Michael Burton, and John Kinsella
• Heat — 8:03.98
• John Kinsella, Fred Tyler, Steve Genter, and Mark Spitz
• Final — 7:35.78 (→ Gold Medal)

• Tom Bruce, Jerry Heidenreich, Mike Stamm, and Mark Spitz
• Final (→ Gold Medal)

Water polo

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
• Peter Asch
• Steven Barnett
• Bruce Bradley
• Stanley Cole
• James Ferguson
• Eric Lindroth
• John Parker
• Gary Sheerer
• James Slatton
• Russell Webb
• Barry Weitzenberg

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Water Skiing (demonstration sport)

• Wayne Grimditch - 38.5 points, silver medal
• Ricky McCormick - 27.5 points, 9th place

• Ricky McCormick - 5340 points, gold medal
• Wayne Grimditch - 4510 points, silver medal

• Ricky McCormick - 43.75 points, gold medal
• Wayne Grimditch - 30.15 points, 14th place

• Liz Allen-Shetter - 35.0 points, gold medal

• Liz Allen-Shetter - 1550 points, 5th place

• Liz Allen-Shetter - 25.70 points, bronze medal

References

• Radna-patak
• Rad nar
• Radna River
• Radner
• Radney Bowker
• Radnica
• Radnice coal basin
• Radnicka Kontrola
• Radnik stadium
• Radnik Surdulica
• Radnitz
• Radnitz (disambiguation)
• Radnička kontrola
• Radnički Kombank Kragujevac
• Radnički Sombor
• Radnički Stobex
• Radničko-komunistička partija Bosne i Hercegovine
• Radnja Donja
• Radnor Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency)
• Radnor (disambiguation)
• Radnor Friends Meetinghouse
• Radnor Green, Delaware
• Radnor, Indiana
• Radnor Lake State Park
• Radnor, OH