Wikimedia Commons has media related to Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
| 19th century: | 1896 • 1900 |
| 20th century: | 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • (1916) • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • (1940) • (1944) • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 |
| 21st century: | 2004 • 2008 • 2012 • 2016 • 2020 • 2024 • 2028 |
| Events at the 1972 Summer Olympics | Archery • Art competitions • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Basque pelota • Beach volleyball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cricket • Croquet • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Field hockey • Figure skating • Football • Golf • Gymnastics • Handball • Ice hockey • Jeu de paume • Judo • Karate • Lacrosse • Modern pentathlon • Polo • Rackets • Roller hockey • Rowing • Rugby • Sailing • Shooting • Skateboarding • Softball • Sport climbing • Surfing • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo • Tennis • Triathlon • Tug of war • Volleyball • Water motorsports • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wheelchair racing • Wrestling |