Sporting event delegation
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]
Medalists
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Archery
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:
Men's Individual Competition:
Athletics
Men's 800 metres
Men's 1.500 metres
Chris Fisher
Heat — 3:42.5
Semifinals — 3:42.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5.000 metres
Men's 3.000m Steeplechase
Kerry O'Brien
Qualifying Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
Basketball
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 :
Head coach : Lindsay Gaze
Boxing
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Canoeing
Cycling
Ten cyclists represented Australia in 1972.
Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard:
Men's 10m Platform:
Donald Wagstaff — 435.84 points (→ 11th place)
Kenneth Grove — 254.73 points (→ 32nd place)
Women's 10m Platform:
Equestrian
Fencing
Four fencers, two men and two women, represented Australia in 1972.
Men's foil
Women's foil
Gymnastics
Hockey
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
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Two male pentathletes represented Australia in 1972.
Men's Individual Competition:
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Four male shooters represented Australia in 1972.
Mixed
Swimming
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
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Men's 200m Butterfly
Men's 200m Individual Medley
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
See also
References
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