United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | USA |
NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
in Munich | |
Competitors | 400 (316 men and 84 women) in 21 sports |
Flag bearer | Olga Connolly |
Medals Ranked 2nd |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
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]
The United States finished in second position in the final medal rankings, with 33 gold and 94 total medals.
Main article: Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
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.
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Edwin Eliason | Men's individual | 1193 | 13 | 1245 | 4 | 2348 | 5 |
Dennis McComak | 1199 | 9 | 1199 | 16 | 2398 | 11 | |
John Williams | 1268 OR | 1 | 1260 | 1 | 2528 OR | ||
Maureen Bechdolt | Women's individual | 1106 | 29 | 1112 | 29 | 2218 | 28 |
Linda Myers | 1200 | 3 | 1185 | 6 | 2385 | 5 | |
Doreen Wilber | 1198 | 4 | 1226 OR | 1 | 2424 OR |
Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
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.[3]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Eddie Hart | 100 m | 10.47 | 1 Q | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
Rey Robinson | 10.56 | 1 Q | DNS | Did not advance | |||||
Robert Taylor | 10.32 | 1 Q | 10.16 | 2 Q | 10.30 | 1 Q | 10.24 | ||
Larry Black | 200 m | 20.79 | 1 Q | 20.28 | 1 Q | 20.36 | 1 Q | 20.19 | |
Larry Burton | 20.80 | 1 Q | 20.68 | 1 Q | 20.78 | 2 Q | 20.37 | 4 | |
Chuck Smith | 20.79 | 1 Q | 20.66 | 2 Q | 20.86 | 3 Q | 20.55 | 5 | |
Wayne Collett | 400 m | 46.00 | 2 Q | 45.80 | 1 Q | 45.77 | 3 Q | 44.80 | |
Vincent Matthews | 45.94 | 2 Q | 45.62 | 2 Q | 44.94 | 1 Q | 44.66 | ||
John Smith | 46.00 | 2 Q | 46.04 | 2 Q | 45.46 | 3 Q | DNF | ||
Ken Swenson | 800 m | 1:51.1 | 2 Q | — | DNF | Did not advance | |||
Rick Wohlhuter | 1:49.4 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
Dave Wottle | 1:47.6 | 2 Q | 1:48.7 | 1 Q | 1:45.9 | ||||
Jim Ryun | 1500 m | 3:51.5 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Bob Wheeler | 3:41.3 | 3 Q | 3:40.4 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
Dave Wottle | 3:40.7 | 2 Q | 3:41.6 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
Leonard Hilton | 5000 m | 14:07.2 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Steve Prefontaine | 13:32.6 | 2 Q | 13:28.25 | 4 | |||||
George Young | 13:41.2 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
Jon Anderson | 10,000 m | 28:34.2 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Jeff Galloway | 29:35.0 | 11 | Did not advance | ||||||
Frank Shorter | 27:58.23 | 3 Q | 27:51.32 | 5 | |||||
Willie Davenport | 110 m hurdles | 13.97 | 2 Q | — | 13.73 | 3 Q | 13.50 | 4 | |
Tom Hill | 13.62 | 1 Q | 13.47 | 1 Q | 13.48 | ||||
Rod Milburn | 13.57 | 1 Q | 13.44 | 1 Q | 13.24 WR | ||||
Dick Bruggeman | 400 m hurdles | 54.36 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Ralph Mann | 50.18 | 2 Q | 49.53 | 2 Q | 48.51 | ||||
Jim Seymour | 49.81 | 2 Q | 49.33 | 1 Q | 48.64 | 4 | |||
Doug Brown | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:41.2 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Mike Manley | 8:50.4 | 10 | Did not advance | ||||||
Steve Savage | 8:39.0 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||
Larry Black Eddie Hart Robert Taylor Gerald Tinker |
4 × 100 m relay | 38.96 | 1 Q | — | 38.54 | 1 Q | 38.19 WR | ||
Jack Bacheler | Marathon | — | 2:17:38 | 9 | |||||
Kenny Moore | 2:15:39 | 4 | |||||||
Frank Shorter | 2:12:19 | ||||||||
Tom Dooley | 20 km walk | — | 1:34:58.8 | 15 | |||||
Goetz Klopfer | 1:38:33.6 | 19 | |||||||
Larry Young | 1:32:53.4 | 10 | |||||||
Steve Hayden | 50 km walk | — | 4:36:07.2 | 27 | |||||
William Weigle | 4:22:52.2 | 17 | |||||||
Larry Young | 4:00:46.0 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Preston Carrington | Long jump | 8.22 | 2 Q | 7.99 | 5 |
Arnie Robinson | 7.99 | 4 Q | 8.03 | ||
Randy Williams | 8.34 | 1 Q | 8.24 | ||
John Craft | Triple jump | 16.32 | 10 Q | 16.83 | 5 |
Dave Smith | 14.55 | 32 | Did not advance | ||
Art Walker | 15.29 | 29 | Did not advance | ||
Chris Dunn | High jump | 2.12 | 20 | Did not advance | |
Ron Jourdan | 2.12 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
Dwight Stones | 2.15 | =1 Q | 2.21 | ||
Jan Johnson | Pole vault | 5.10 | 10 Q | 5.35 | |
Bob Seagren | 5.10 | =6 Q | 5.40 | ||
Steve Smith | 4.80 | 18 | Did not advance | ||
Al Feuerbach | Shot put | 19.94 | =6 Q | 21.01 | 5 |
Brian Oldfield | 19.95 | 5 Q | 20.91 | 6 | |
George Woods | 19.96 | 4 Q | 21.17 | ||
John Powell | Discus throw | 59.30 | 13 Q | 62.82 | 4 |
Jay Silvester | 61.20 | 6 Q | 63.50 | ||
Tim Vollmer | 59.60 | 10 Q | 60.24 | 8 | |
Fred Luke | Javelin throw | 81.34 | 5 Q | 80.06 | 8 |
Bill Schmidt | 78.96 | 10 q | 84.42 | ||
Milt Sonsky | 79.96 | 8 q | 77.94 | 10 | |
George Frenn | Hammer throw | 62.14 | 27 | Did not advance | |
Tom Gage | 69.40 | 7 Q | 69.50 | 12 | |
Al Schoterman | 65.18 | 22 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Points | Rank |
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Jeff Bannister | Result | 11.09 | 7.20 | 14.21 | 1.86 | 46.79 | DQ | 42.00 | 4.00 | 56.98 | 4:15.8 | 7022 | 21 |
Points | 783 | 861 | 741 | 734 | 958 | 0 | 724 | 807 | 724 | 690 | |||
Jeff Bennett | Result | 10.73 | 7.26 | 12.82 | 1.86 | 46.25 | 15.58 | 36.52 | 4.80 | 56.98 | 4:12.2 | 7974 | 4 |
Points | 872 | 873 | 653 | 734 | 984 | 789 | 616 | 1005 | 730 | 718 | |||
Bruce Jenner | Result | 11.35 | 6.53 | 13.56 | 1.92 | 49.49 | 15.59 | 42.24 | 4.55 | 66.02 | 4:18.9 | 7722 | 10 |
Points | 721 | 721 | 700 | 788 | 829 | 788 | 729 | 945 | 833 | 668 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Iris Davis | 100 m | 11.34 | 1 Q | 11.27 | 1 Q | 11.36 | 2 Q | 11.32 | 4 |
Barbara Ferrell | 11.47 | 3 Q | 11.38 | 3 Q | 11.49 | 4 Q | 11.45 | 7 | |
Mattiline Render | 11.60 | 5 Q | 11.67 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
Barbara Ferrell | 200 m | 23.38 | 2 Q | 23.30 | 4 Q | 23.39 | 7 | Did not advance | |
Pam Greene | 23.96 | 2 Q | 23.85 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
Jackie Thompson | 23.67 | 3 Q | 23.22 | 3 Q | 23.18 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Debra Edwards | 400 m | 54.43 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
Mable Fergerson | 52.05 | 3 Q | 52.93 | 3 Q | 51.91 | 4 Q | 51.96 | 5 | |
Kathy Hammond | 53.45 | 1 Q | 52.44 | 4 Q | 51.92 | 4 Q | 51.64 | ||
Wendy Koenig | 800 m | 2:08.71 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Madeline Manning | 2:02.63 | 2 Q | 2:02.39 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
Cheryl Toussaint | 2:08.90 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||
Doris Brown | 1500 m | DNS | — | Did not advance | |||||
Francie Kraker | 4:14.73 | 4 Q | 4:12.76 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
Francie Larrieu | 4:11.18 | 3 Q | 4:15.26 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
Patty Johnson | 100 m hurdles | 13.28 | 2 Q | — | 13.26 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
Lacey O'Neal | 13.78 | 4 Q | 13.89 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
Mamie Rallins | 13.51 | 3 Q | 13.76 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
Iris Davis Mildrette Netter Mattiline Render Martha Watson |
4 × 100 m relay | 43.07 | 3 Q | — | 43.39 | 4 | |||
Mable Fergerson Kathy Hammond Madeline Manning Cheryl Toussaint |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.60 | 2 Q | — | 3:25.15 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Kim Attlesey | Long jump | 5.80 | 29 | Did not advance | |
Martha Watson | 6.09 | 23 | Did not advance | ||
Willye White | 6.39 | 5 Q | 6.27 | 11 | |
Cindy Gilbert | High jump | 1.70 | 32 | Did not advance | |
Sandi Goldsberry | 1.60 | 38 | Did not advance | ||
Deanne Wilson | 1.70 | =30 | Did not advance | ||
Maren Seidler | Shot put | 16.18 | 14 | Did not advance | |
Jan Svendsen | 14.96 | 16 | Did not advance | ||
Olga Connolly | Discus throw | 51.58 | 16 | Did not advance | |
Roberta Brown | Javelin throw | 47.88 | 19 | Did not advance | |
Sherry Calvert | 51.38 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
Kate Schmidt | 58.84 | 3 Q | 59.94 |
Athlete | Event | 100H | SP | HJ | LJ | 200 m | Points | Rank |
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Gale Fitzgerald | Result | 14.47 | 11.25 | 1.65 | 5.97 | 23.97 | 4206 | 19 |
Points | 809 | 672 | 885 | 900 | 940 | |||
Jane Frederick | Result | 14.60 | 12.92 | 1.74 | 5.60 | 24.45 | 4167 | 21 |
Points | 793 | 775 | 974 | 817 | 808 |
Main article: Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
Team | Event | Preliminary round | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
United States men | Men's tournament | Czechoslovakia W 66–35 |
Australia W 81–55 |
Cuba W 67–48 |
Brazil W 61–54 |
Egypt W 96–31 |
Spain W 74–70 |
Japan W 99–33 |
1 Q | Italy W 68–38 |
Soviet Union L 50–51 |
Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Davey Armstrong | Light flyweight | Dorgu (TUR) W 4–1 |
Rodríguez (ESP) L 0–5 |
— | Did not advance | =9 | ||
Tim Dement | Flyweight | Bye | Gharbi (TUN) W 5–0 |
Perez (COL) L 0–5 |
Did not advance | =9 | ||
Ricardo Carreras | Bantamweight | Bye | O'Brien (AUS) W TKO |
Ganbat (MGL) W 3–2 |
Solomin (URS) W 3–2 |
Zamora (MEX) L 1–4 |
Did not advance | |
Louis Self | Featherweight | Apeang (FRA) W 5–0 |
Theotokatos (GRE) W 5–0 |
Botos (HUN) L 2–3 |
Did not advance | =9 | ||
James Busceme | Lightweight | Bye | Vichit (THA) W 5–0 |
Szczepański (POL) L 0–5 |
Did not advance | =9 | ||
Ray Seales | Light welterweight | Beyer (GDR) W 3–2 |
Montague (IRL) W 5–0 |
— | Molina (CUB) W 3–2 |
Vujin (YUG) W 5–0 |
Angelov (BUL) W 3–2 |
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Jesse Valdez | Welterweight | Kalipe (TOG) W 5–0 |
Burga (PER) W 4–1 |
Jackson (UGA) W 4–1 |
Khohlov (URS) W 5–0 |
Correa (CUB) L 2–3 |
Did not advance | |
Reggie Jones | Light middleweight | Bye | Tregubov (URS) L 2–3 |
Did not advance | =17 | |||
Marvin Johnson | Middleweight | Bye | Jarmer (FRG) W 5–0 |
— | Montoya (CUB) W 5–0 |
Lemeshev (URS) L TKO |
Did not advance | |
Ray Russell | Light heavyweight | Thega (KEN) W TKO |
Gortat (POL) L 2–3 |
— | Did not advance | =9 | ||
Duane Bobick | Heavyweight | Nesterov (URS) W 5–0 |
— | Stevenson (CUB) L TKO |
Did not advance | =5 |
Main article: Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Jamie McEwan | C-1 | 421.52 | 8 | 335.95 | 2 | 335.95 | |
Angus Morrison | 393.77 | 6 | 432.88 | 10 | 393.77 | 10 | |
Wickliffe Walker | 494.40 | 12 | 399.76 | 9 | 399.76 | 11 | |
John Burton Tom Southworth |
C-2 | 427.83 | 10 | 407.55 | 6 | 407.55 | 12 |
John Evans Russ Nichols |
522.02 | 13 | 440.08 | 9 | 440.08 | 14 | |
Sandy Campbell | K-1 | 500.62 | 35 | 381.99 | 23 | 381.99 | 28 |
Eric Evans | 296.34 | 4 | 299.15 | 5 | 296.34 | 7 | |
John Holland | 345.19 | 15 | 337.82 | 14 | 337.82 | 19 |
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Lyn Ashton | K-1 | 481.45 | 6 | 475.41 | 7 | 475.41 | 9 |
Cynthia Goodwin | 576.80 | 15 | 528.50 | 11 | 528.50 | 14 | |
Louise Holcombe | 697.20 | 19 | 532.30 | 12 | 532.30 | 15 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
András Törő | Men's C-1 1000 m | 439.92 | 5 SF | — | 4:25.23 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Roland Muhlen Andreas Weigand |
Men's C-2 1000 m | 4:16.50 | 6 R | 4:02.01 | 2 SF | 3:52.25 | 2 QF | 4:01.28 | 6 |
Robert Mitchell | Men's K-1 1000 m | 4:15.76 | 7 R | 4:02.43 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
John Brosius Alan Whitney |
Men's K-2 1000 m | 3:55.38 | 7 R | 3:47.91 | 2 SF | 3:46.43 | 6 | Did not advance | |
Stephen Kelly Philip Rogosheske John van Dyke Jerry Welborn |
Men's K-4 1000 m | 3:32.94 | 7 R | 3:22.89 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Marcia Smoke | Women's K-1 500 m | 2:12.43 | 4 R | 2:06.19 | 1 SF | 2:09.13 | 2 QF | 2:07.98 | 9 |
Linda Murray Nancy Purves |
Women's K-2 500 m | 2:11.50 | 6 SF | — | 2:01.27 | 4 | Did not advance |
Key: QF - Qualified to medal final; SF - Qualified to semifinal; R - Qualified to repechage
Main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
Fifteen cyclists represented the United States in 1972.
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
John Allis | Road race | 4:17:09 | 63 |
John Howard | 4:17:09 | 61 | |
Robert Schneider | DNF | ||
Emile Waldteufel | DNF | ||
Richard Ball John Howard Ron Skarin Wayne Stetina |
Team time trial | 2:17:06.4 | 15 |
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||
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Time | Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
John Vande Velde | Individual | 4:32.87 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
David Chauner David Mulica Jim Ochowicz John Vande Velde |
Team | 4:38.19 | 17 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round of 16 | Repechage 3 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
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Opposition Result |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Jeffrey Spencer | Sprint | Cho (JPN), Quintyn (FRA) L |
Edwards (BAR) W 12.46 |
Cooke (GBR), Kravtsov (URS) L |
Kučírek (TCH) L |
Did not advance | =9 | ||||
Roger Young | Burnside (BAH), Marion (ITA) L |
Reece (BAR) W 11.99 |
King (TRI), Kučírek (TCH) L |
Cardi (ITA) L |
Did not advance | =9 | |||||
Jeffrey Spencer Ralph Therrio |
Tandem | Semenets / Tselovlnikov (URS) L |
Díaz / Narváez (COL), Snellinx / Soetaert (BEL) L |
— | Did not advance | 13 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Steven Woznick | 1 km time trial | 1:08.56 | 12 |
Main article: Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | Total | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
David Bush | 3 m springboard | 327.06 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
Michael Finneran | 378.84 | 7 Q | 178.50 | 5 | 557.34 | 5 | |
Craig Lincoln | 386.79 | 4 Q | 190.50 | 3 | 577.29 | ||
Richard Earley | 10 m platform | 287.94 | 12 Q | 174.51 | 2 | 462.45 | 6 |
Michael Finneran | 289.80 | 11 Q | 140.67 | 11 | 439.47 | 9 | |
Richard Rydze | 302.16 | 5 Q | 178.59 | 1 | 480.75 |
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | Total | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Janet Ely | 3 m springboard | 269.91 | 9 Q | 151.08 | 3 | 420.99 | 4 |
Micki King | 289.14 | 3 Q | 160.89 | 1 | 450.03 | ||
Cynthia Potter | 264.90 | 10 Q | 148.68 | 4 | 413.58 | 7 | |
Janet Ely | 10 m platform | 204.33 | 6 Q | 148.35 | 3 | 352.68 | 4 |
Micki King | 205.08 | 5 Q | 141.30 | 5 | 346.38 | 5 | |
Cynthia Potter | 173.82 | 21 | Did not advance |
Main article: Equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Ride-off | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
Edith Master | Dahlwitz | Individual | 1480 | =18 | Did not advance | |
Lois Stephens | Fasching | 1345 | 31 | Did not advance | ||
John Winnett | Reinald | 1458 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
Edith Master Lois Stephens John Winnett |
As above | Team | 4283 | 9 | — |
Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | ||||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
Bruce Davidson | Plain Sailing | Individual | –40.33 | 9 | 34.47 | 6 | –10.00 | =16 | 24.47 | 8 |
Kevin Freeman | Good Mixture | –51.33 | =19 | 39.87 | 3 | –10.00 | =16 | 29.87 | 5 | |
Michael Plumb | Free and Easy | –38.33 | 5 | –33.53 | 22 | –10.00 | =16 | –45.53 | 20 | |
James Wofford | Kilkenny | –53.33 | =26 | –99.33 | 32 | –0.50 | 13 | –99.83 | 30 | |
Bruce Davidson Kevin Freeman Michael Plumb James Wofford |
As above | Team | –129.99 | 3 | 170.80 | =3 | –20.50 | 3 | 10.81 |
Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | Jump-off | ||||
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Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank | |||
Kathryn Kusner | Fleet Apple | Individual | 4.00 | =4 Q | 16.00 | 13 | 20.0 | =10 | Did not advance | |
Neal Shaprio | Sloopy | 4.00 | =4 Q | 4.00 | =1 | 8.00 | =1 | 8.00 | ||
William Steinkraus | Snowbound | 12.00 | =22 | Did not advance | ||||||
Frank Chapot Kathryn Kusner Neal Shaprio William Steinkraus |
White Lightning Fleet Apple Sloopy Main Spring |
Team | 16.25 | 2 Q | 16.00 | =1 | 32.25 | — |
Main article: Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
19 fencers represented the United States in 1972.
Athlete | Event | Round 1 pool | Round 2 pool | Quarterfinal pool | Semifinal pool | Final pool | |||||||||
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W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Carl Borack | Foil | 1–4 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||||||||
Joseph Freeman | 5–1 | 2 Q | 2–3 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
John Nonna | 0–5 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||||||||
George Masin | Épée | 1–4 | 4 Q | 2–3 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||||
James Melcher | 2–2 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||||||||
Stephen Netburn | 3–2 | 4 Q | 2–3 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
Paul Apostol | Sabre | 2–3 | 4 Q | 3–2 | 2 Q | 3–2 | 3 Q | 2–3 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Alfonso Morales | 3–2 | 3 Q | 2–3 | 4 Q | 1–4 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||||
Alex Orban | 4–1 | 2 Q | 2–3 | 4 Q | 2–3 | 5 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round 1 pool | Quarterfinal pool | Semifinal pool | Final pool | ||||||||
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W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Harriet King | Foil | 2–3 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||||||
Ann O'Donnell | 1–4 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
Ruth White | 2–3 | 3 Q | 1–4 | 5 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round 1 pool | Round 2 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Classification pool | Final / BM / Pl. | |||||||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Carl Borack Martin Davis Joseph Freeman John Nonna Tyrone Simmons |
Men's foil | Japan (JPN) L 4–12 |
Soviet Union (URS) L 4–12 |
— | 3 | — | Did not advance | |||||||
Edward Bozek Paul Makler George Masin James Melcher Stephen Netburn |
Men's épée | Thailand (THA) W 9–4 |
Soviet Union (URS) L 4–12 |
— | 2 Q | Sweden (SWE) L 2–9 |
Did not advance | |||||||
Paul Apostol Robert Dow Alfonso Morales Alex Orban |
Men's sabre | Cuba (CUB) L 7–9 |
France (FRA) L 5–11 |
— | 3 | — | Did not advance | |||||||
Tatyana Adamovich Natalia Clovis Harriet King Ann O'Donnell Ruth White |
Women's foil | Poland (POL) L 8–8 (43–47) |
West Germany (FRG) L 2–9 |
Italy (ITA) L 6–10 |
4 | — | Did not advance | — | Did not advance |
Main article: Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
Team | Event | First round | Second round | Final / BM | |||||||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
United States men | Men's tournament | Morocco T 0–0 |
Malaysia L 0–3 |
West Germany L 0–7 |
4 | Did not advance | 14 |
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | ||||||||||||
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F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||||||
C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | Score | Rank | ||
Marshall Avener | Team | 8.50 | 8.90 | 8.95 | 9.30 | 9.15 | 9.15 | 8.95 | 9.15 | 8.10 | 9.15 | 8.15 | 8.90 | 103.65 | =50 |
John Crosby | 8.95 | 9.30 | 7.75 | 8.85 | 7.85 | 9.00 | 8.90 | 9.25 | 8.65 | 9.25 | 7.00 | 8.55 | 103.30 | =77 | |
Jim Culhane | 8.35 | 8.65 | 8.35 | 8.90 | 8.50 | 8.80 | 9.10 | 8.90 | 8.65 | 9.00 | 8.25 | 8.30 | 103.75 | =72 | |
George Greenfield | 8.10 | 8.95 | 6.35 | 8.70 | 8.85 | 8.90 | 8.80 | 8.60 | 7.75 | 9.05 | 8.80 | 9.35 | 102.20 | =83 | |
Steve Hug | 8.85 | 8.85 | 9.15 | 9.40 | 9.00 | 9.05 | 9.15 | 9.15 | 9.10 | 9.30 | 9.15 | 9.30 | 109.45 | =26 Q | |
Makoto Sakamoto | 8.95 | 9.00 | 5.35 | 8.75 | 9.35 | 9.30 | 9.30 | 9.05 | 9.30 | 9.30 | 9.20 | 8.85 | 105.70 | 56 | |
Total | 88.60 | 85.75 | 90.25 | 90.90 | 89.35 | 88.50 | 533.85 | 10 |
Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||||||
P | F | P | F | P | F | P | F | P | F | P | F | Score | Rank | ||
Steve Hug | All-around | 8.850 | 9.050 | 9.275 | 9.300 | 9.025 | 9.000 | 9.150 | 9.150 | 9.200 | 8.250 | 9.225 | 9.400 | 108.875 | 31 |
Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V | UB | BB | F | ||||||||
C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | Score | Rank | ||
Kimberly Chace | Team | 9.10 | 9.10 | 9.10 | 9.20 | 9.25 | 8.95 | 9.10 | 9.25 | 73.05 | =18 Q |
Linda Metheny | 8.95 | 9.20 | 9.25 | 9.10 | 8.40 | 9.10 | 9.15 | 9.35 | 72.50 | =26 | |
Joan Moore | 8.90 | 9.10 | 9.00 | 9.10 | 9.20 | 8.65 | 9.15 | 9.40 | 72.50 | =26 Q | |
Roxanne Pierce | 8.90 | 9.25 | 9.20 | 9.30 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 8.95 | 8.95 | 72.55 | 25 Q | |
Cathy Rigby | 9.10 | 9.15 | 9.20 | 9.40 | 9.25 | 9.35 | 9.30 | 9.50 | 74.25 | 10 Q | |
Nancy Thies | 9.05 | 9.10 | 8.85 | 9.15 | 8.90 | 8.90 | 8.95 | 9.05 | 71.95 | =35 | |
Total | 90.90 | 91.90 | 90.90 | 92.90 | 365.90 | 4 |
Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V | UB | BB | F | ||||||||
P | F | P | F | P | F | P | F | Score | Rank | ||
Kimberly Chace | All-around | 9.100 | 9.200 | 9.150 | 8.400 | 9.100 | 9.400 | 9.175 | 9.400 | 72.925 | 28 |
Joan Moore | 9.000 | 9.250 | 9.050 | 9.350 | 8.925 | 9.100 | 9.275 | 9.500 | 73.450 | 21 | |
Roxanne Pierce | 9.075 | 9.300 | 9.250 | 9.250 | 9.000 | 8.450 | 8.950 | 9.200 | 72.475 | 33 | |
Cathy Rigby | 9.125 | 9.400 | 9.300 | 9.500 | 9.300 | 9.350 | 9.400 | 9.550 | 74.925 | 10 |
Main article: Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
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.
Men's Team Competition:
Main article: Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
Men's Lightweight
Men's Half-Middleweight
Men's Middleweight
Men's Half-Heavyweight
Men's Heavyweight
Men's Open Class
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1972.
Athlete | Event | Riding (cross-country steeplechase) |
Fencing (épée) |
Shooting (25 m rapid fire pistol) |
Swimming (300 m freestyle) |
Running (4000 m cross-country) |
Total | |||||||||||
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Time | Rank | MP points | W–L | Rank | MP points | Score | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | MP points | Rank | ||
John Fitzgerald | Individual | 2:12.90 | 7 | 1090 | 33–25 | =14 | 848 | 188 | =21 | 868 | 3:28.50 | =4 | 1204 | 13:55.60 | 32 | 1060 | 5070 | 11 |
Charles Richards | 2:18.30 | =14 | 1060 | 28–30 | =31 | 753 | 192 | =8 | 956 | 3:21.70 | 1 | 1260 | 14:00.70 | 35 | 1045 | 5074 | 9 | |
Scott Taylor | 2:37.20 | 35 | 965 | 24–34 | =42 | 677 | 177 | =55 | 626 | 3:41.90 | 17 | 1100 | 12:39.10 | 2 | 1288 | 4656 | 29 | |
John Fitzgerald Charles Richards Scott Taylor |
Team | — | 3 | 3115 | — | 11 | 2278 | — | 10 | 2450 | — | 1 | 3564 | — | 5 | 3393 | 14800 | 4 |
Main article: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Jim Dietz | Single sculls | 7:57.85 | 4 R | 7:59.13 | 1 SF | 8:21.54 | 2 FA | 7:24.81 | 5 |
Larry Hough Dick Lyon |
Coxless pair | 7:33.16 | 4 R | 7:37.34 | 2 SF | 7:50.26 | 4 FB | 7:38.64 | 9 |
Aaron Herman Luther Jones Mike Staines |
Coxed pair | 7:50.00 | 1 SF | Bye | 8:25.40 | 5 FB | 8:04.80 | 11 | |
Thomas McKibbon John Van Blom |
Double sculls | 7:08.91 | 4 R | 7:19.63 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
Dick Dreissigacker Charles Hewitt William Miller James Moroney |
Coxless four | 6:57.05 | 4 R | 7:13.95 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Stewart MacDonald Chad Rudolph Charles Ruthford David Sawyier Mike Vespoli |
Coxed four | 6:56.01 | 4 R | 7:02.68 | 1 SF | 7:18.59 | 3 FA | 6:41.86 | 5 |
Gene Clapp Bill Hobbs Franklin Hobbs Paul Hoffman Cleve Livingston Mike Livingston Tim Mickelson Pete Raymond Lawrence Terry |
Eight | 6:06.01 | 1 SF | Bye | 6:27.53 | 3 FA | 6:11.61 |
Qualification legend: FA = Final A (medal); FB = Final B (non-medal); SF = Semifinal; R = Repechage
Main article: Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
Athlete | Event | Race | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Points | Rank | ||
Edward Bennett | Finn | 16.0 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 13.0 | DNF | 27.0 | 148.0 | 22 | |
Scott Allan Tim Stearn |
Flying Dutchman | 25.0 | 25.0 | 17.0 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 20.0 | 140.0 | 23 | |
Peter Dean Glen Foster |
Tempest | 14.0 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 47.7 | ||
Richard Gates Alan Holt |
Star | 19.0 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 89.0 | 10 | |
William Allen William Bentsen Buddy Melges |
Soling | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 8.7 | ||
Don Cohan Charles Horter John Marshall |
Dragon | 8.0 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 18.0 | — | 47.7 |
Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
Fourteen shooters represented the United States in 1972. Lones Wigger and John Writer won golds and Lanny Bassham and Vic Auer won silver medals.
Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Bill McMillan | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 572 | 45 |
Jim McNally | 589 | 10 | |
Hershel Anderson | 50 m pistol | 540 | 34 |
Jimmie Doresy | 544 | 28 | |
Charles Davis | 50 m running target | 540 | 19 |
Edmund Moeller | 550 | 9 | |
Victor Auer | 50 m rifle prone | 598 | |
Lones Wigger | 597 | 7 | |
Lanny Bassham | 50 m rifle three positions | 1157 | |
John Writer | 1166 WR | ||
Lanny Bassham | 300 m rifle three positions | 1144 | 7 |
Lones Wigger | 1155 | ||
Donald Haldeman | Trap | 187 | 17 |
James Poindexter | 192 | 6 | |
Jack Johnson | Skeet | 192 | 9 |
Tony Rosetti | 186 | 34 |
Main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
Men's 100m Freestyle
Men's 200m Freestyle
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Main article: Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
Athlete | Event | Military press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight | Rank | Weight | Rank | Weight | Rank | Weight | Rank | ||
Dan Cantore | –67.5 kg | 140.0 | 9 | 117.5 | 12 | 162.5 | 7 | 420.0 | 9 |
Russell Knipp | –75 kg | 160.0 | 4 | 127.5 | 11 | 170.0 | 9 | 457.5 | 8 |
Fred Lowe | 147.5 | 11 | 135.0 | 9 | 175.0 | 4 | 457.5 | 9 | |
Mike Karchut | –82.5 kg | 160.0 | 8 | 145.0 | 4 | NVL | DNF | ||
Phil Grippaldi | –90 kg | 170.0 | 6 | 140.0 | 9 | 195.0 | 2 | 505.0 | 4 |
Rick Holbrook | 162.5 | 9 | 145.0 | 7 | 197.5 OR | 1 | 505.0 | 5 | |
Alan Ball | –110 kg | 167.5 | 18 | 162.5 | 6 | 185.0 | 14 | 515.0 | 11 |
Frank Capsouras | 170.0 | 15 | 150.0 | 11 | 200.0 | 6 | 520.0 | 11 | |
Ken Patera | +110 kg | 212.5 | 3 | NVL | DNF |
Main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
Key:
Athlete | Event | Elimination stage | Final stage | ||||||||||
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Opposition Result (Penalty points) |
Opposition Result (Penalty points) |
Opposition Result (Penalty points) |
Opposition Result (Penalty points) |
Opposition Result (Penalty points) |
Opposition Result (Penalty points) |
Opposition Result (Penalty points) |
TPP | Opposition Result (Penalty points) |
Opposition Result (Penalty points) |
FPP | Rank | ||
Sergio Gonzalez | Freestyle 48 kg | Javadi (IRN) T (2.0) |
Lacour (FRG) T (2.0) |
Möbius (GDR) T (2.0) |
EL | — | 6.0 | Did not advance | |||||
James Carr | Freestyle 52 kg | Kim (KOR) L TO (4.0) |
León (PER) W TO (0.0) |
Bertie (CAN) L TO (4.0) |
EL | — | 8.0 | Did not advance | |||||
Richard Sanders | Freestyle 57 kg | Hatziioannidis (GRE) W TO (0.0) |
Dumitru (ROM) W TO (0.0) |
Maggiolo (ARG) W TO (0.0) |
Yanagida (JPN) L PP (3.0) |
Nath (IND) W TO (0.0) |
Shavov (BUL) W PP (1.0) |
Klinga (HUN) W TO (0.0) |
4.0 | — | 3.0 | ||
Gene Davis | Freestyle 62 kg | Oidov (MGL) W TO (0.0) |
Abe (JPN) L SP (3.5) |
Abdulbekov (URS) L TO (4.0) |
EL | — | 7.5 | Did not advance | |||||
Dan Gable | Freestyle 68 kg | Sali (YUG) W TO (0.0) |
Rost (FRG) W SP (0.5) |
Ioannidis (GRE) W TO (0.0) |
Wada (JPN) W PP (1.0) |
Cieślak (POL) W TO (0.0) |
— | 1.5 | — | Ashuraliyev (URS) W PP (1.0) |
2.0 | ||
Wayne Wells | Freestyle 74 kg | Demirtaş (TUR) W TO (0.0) |
Sereeter (MGL) W TO (0.0) |
Musil (TCH) W TO (0.0) |
Nitschke (GDR) W PP (1.0) |
Robin (FRA) W PP (1.0) |
Pavlov (BUL) W TO (0.0) |
— | 2.0 | Karlsson (SWE) W PP (1.0) |
Seger (FRG) W PP (1.0) |
2.0 | |
John Peterson | Freestyle 82 kg | Barraclough (GBR) W TO (0.0) |
Neumari (FRG) W PP (1.0) |
Wypiorczyk (POL) W TO (0.0) |
Tediashvili (URS) L PP (3.0) |
Iorga (ROM) W PP (1.0) |
Stottmeister (GDR) W PP (1.0) |
— | 6.0 | — | |||
Ben Peterson | Freestyle 90 kg | Kurczewski (POL) W PP (1.0) |
García (MEX) W TO (0.0) |
Strakhov (URS) T (2.0) |
Khorrami (IRN) W PP (1.0) |
Morgan (CUB) W TO (0.0) |
Petrov (BUL) W TO (0.0) |
— | 4.0 | — | 2.0 | ||
Henk Schenk | Freestyle 100 kg | Csatári (HUN) L PP (3.0) |
Hecher (FRG) L PP (3.0) |
EL | — | 6.0 | Did not advance | ||||||
Chris Taylor | Freestyle +100 kg | Medved (URS) L PP (3.0) |
Eskander-Filabi (IRN) W PP (1.0) |
Isogai (JPN) W TO (0.0) |
Dietrich (FRG) W PP (1.0) |
Duraliev (BUL) W PP (1.0) |
— | 6.0 | — | Did not advance | |||
Wayne Holmes | Greco-Roman 48 kg | Drechsel (GDR) L TO (4.0) |
Sarı (TUR) L PP (3.0) |
EL | — | 7.0 | Did not advance | ||||||
David Hazewinkel | Greco-Roman 57 kg | An (KOR) L PP (3.0) |
Björlin (FIN) L PP (3.0) |
EL | 6.0 | — | Did not advance | ||||||
James Hazewinkel | Greco-Roman 62 kg | Koletić (YUG) L TO (4.0) |
Păun (ROM) L PP (3.0) |
EL | — | 7.0 | — | Did not advance | |||||
Robert Buzzard | Greco-Roman 68 kg | Ranzi (ITA) L TO (4.0) |
Hışırlı (TUR) L TO (4.0) |
EL | — | 8.0 | — | Did not advance | |||||
Gary Neist | Greco-Roman 74 kg | Kecman (YUG) L PP (3.0) |
Karlsson (SWE) L PP (3.0) |
EL | — | 6.0 | — | Did not advance | |||||
Jay Robinson | Greco-Roman 82 kg | Ostrowski (POL) L PP (3.0) |
Blanco (ARG) W TO (0.0) |
Yağmur (TUR) L TO (4.0) |
EL | 7.0 | Did not advance | ||||||
Wayne Baughman | Greco-Roman 90 kg | Andersson (SWE) W PP (1.0) |
Kowalewski (FRG) L TO (4.0) |
Pércsi (HUN) L SP (3.5) |
EL | — | 8.5 | Did not advance | |||||
Burke Deadrich | Greco-Roman 100 kg | Yakovenko (URS) L TO (4.0) |
Skrzydlewski (POL) L TO (4.0) |
EL | — | 8.0 | — | Did not advance | |||||
Chris Taylor | Greco-Roman +100 kg | Dietrich (FRG) L TO (4.0) |
Kment (TCH) L D2 (4.0) |
EL | — | 8.0 | — | Did not advance |
Men's slalom:
Men's Figure skiing:
Men's Jump:
Women's slalom:
Women's Figure skiing:
Women's Jump: