Canada at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Canada competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 208 competitors, 158 men and 50 women, took part in 136 events in 18 sports.[1] As the country hosted the next Olympics in Montreal, a Canadian segment was performed at the closing ceremony.

Canada at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCAN
NOCCanadian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Munich
Competitors208 (158 men and 50 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer Doug Rogers
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Canada finished in 27th position in the final medal rankings, with two silver medals and three bronze medals.

Silver

Bronze

Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Canada entered three men and three women. Their highest placing competitor was Donald Jackson, who finished in 6th place in the men's competition. His score was only 30 points below the bronze medal score.

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

Men's 5,000 metres

  • Robert Finlay
    • Heat 13:44.0 (→ did not advance)
  • Grant McLaren
    • Heat 13:43.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

  • John Beers
    • Qualifying Round 2.15m
    • Final 2.15m (→ 6th place)
  • John Hawkins
    • Qualifying Round 2.15m
    • Final 2.15m (→ 9th place)
  • Richard Cuttell
    • Qualification Round 2.09m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Flyweight ( 51 kg)

Men's Bantamweight ( 54 kg)

Men's Featherweight ( 57 kg)

Men's Lightweight ( 60 kg)

Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Nine cyclists represented Canada in 1972.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit
Individual pursuit

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

Men's 10m Platform

  • Ron Friesen - 272.94 points (→ 20th place)
  • Scott Cranham - 263.52 points (→ 27th place)
  • Ken Sully - 262.26 points (→ 29th place)

Women's 3m Springboard

Women's 10m Platform

Equestrian

Fencing

Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Canada in 1972.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Women's foil

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern Pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Canada in 1972. It was the first time Canada had entered pentathletes at the Olympics, and the team was coached by Hungarian-born Joseph Bucsko (1930 - 1996).

Individual:

Team:

  • Scheuermann, Maaten, and Skene 11335 points (→ 19th place)

Rowing

Men's coxed pair

  • Trevor Josephson, Mike Neary and Glenn Battersby
    • Heat 7:49.54
    • Repechage 8:12.69
    • Semi Finals 8:28.62
    • B-Final 8:00.27 (→ 9th place)

Sailing

Shooting

Ten male shooters represented Canada in 1972.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

Men's 200m Freestyle

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. "Canada at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
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