- Source: United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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.
Medalists
The United States finished second in the final medal rankings, with 33 gold and 94 total medals.
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
a Athletes who participated in the heats only.
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.
Athletics
On the victory podium after the conclusion of the men's 400 meters final, gold medalist Vince Matthews and silver medalist Wayne Collett talked to each other and failed to stand at attention during the medal ceremony. On the advice of Avery Brundage, the International Olympic Committee banned them from further competition. Since the third American competitor, world record holder John Smith, had pulled a hamstring while leading 80 meters into the final and had been ruled unfit to run, the United States were left unable to field a 4 x 400 relay team, and were thus forced to scratch from the event where they would have been heavily favored.
Men
Road and track events
Field events
Combined event – Decathlon
Women
Track events
Field events
Combined event – Pentathlon
Basketball
Summary
Boxing
Reggie Jones was controversially eliminated in the second round of the light middleweight division (– 71 kg) by Valeri Tregubov of the Soviet Union, nine years his senior, in a fight he was generally accepted to have won.
Canoeing
= Slalom
=Men
Women
= Sprint
=Men and Women
Key: QF - Qualified to medal final; SF - Qualified to semifinal; R - Qualified to repechage
Cycling
Fifteen cyclists represented the United States in 1972.
= Road
== Track
=Pursuit
Sprint
Time trial
Diving
Men
Women
Equestrian
Dressage
Eventing
Jumping
Fencing
19 fencers represented the United States in 1972.
Individual
Men
Women
Team
Football
Summary
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
Men
Team
Individual final
Women
Team
Individual finals
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.
Summary
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)]
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1972.
Rowing
Qualification legend: FA = Final A (medal); FB = Final B (non-medal); SF = Semifinal; R = Repechage
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.
Swimming
Men
Women
Water polo
Summary
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)
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
See also
United States at the 1971 Pan American Games
United States at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
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