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Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
competed at the
1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...
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West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ...
. Australian athletes have competed in every
Summer Olympic Games The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The 1896 Summer Olympics, inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, ...
. 168 competitors, 139 men and 29 women, took part in 110 events in 20 sports.


Medalists


Gold

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Shane Gould Shane Elizabeth Gould (born 23 November 1956) is an Australian former competition swimmer. She won three gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze, at the 1972 Summer Olympics, becoming the first woman swimmer to win five individual medals. In 2 ...
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Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...
, Women's 200m Individual Medley *
Shane Gould Shane Elizabeth Gould (born 23 November 1956) is an Australian former competition swimmer. She won three gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze, at the 1972 Summer Olympics, becoming the first woman swimmer to win five individual medals. In 2 ...
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Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...
, Women's 200m Freestyle *
Shane Gould Shane Elizabeth Gould (born 23 November 1956) is an Australian former competition swimmer. She won three gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze, at the 1972 Summer Olympics, becoming the first woman swimmer to win five individual medals. In 2 ...
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Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...
, Women's 400m Freestyle * Beverley Whitfield —
Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...
, Women's 200m Breaststroke * Gail Neall —
Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...
, Women's 400m Individual Medley * Bradford Cooper —
Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...
, Men's 400m Freestyle * John Anderson and David Forbes —
Sailing Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, Windsurfing, windsurfer, or Kitesurfing, kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (Land sa ...
, Men's Star Team Competition * Thomas Anderson, John Cuneo and John Shaw —
Sailing Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, Windsurfing, windsurfer, or Kitesurfing, kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (Land sa ...
, Men's Dragon Team Competition


Silver

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Raelene Boyle Raelene Ann Boyle (born 24 June 1951) is an Australian retired athlete, who represented Australia at three Olympic Games as a Sprint (running), sprinter, winning three silver medals, and was named one of 100 Australian Living Treasures, Nation ...
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Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...
, Women's 100m *
Raelene Boyle Raelene Ann Boyle (born 24 June 1951) is an Australian retired athlete, who represented Australia at three Olympic Games as a Sprint (running), sprinter, winning three silver medals, and was named one of 100 Australian Living Treasures, Nation ...
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Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...
, Women's 200m * John Nicholson —
Cycling Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...
, Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch) * Danny Clark —
Cycling Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...
, Men's 1.000m Time Trial *
Clyde Sefton Kevin "Clyde" Sefton (born 20 January 1951) is a former road racing cyclist from Australia, who was a professional rider from 1972 to 1983. He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, where he won the ...
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Cycling Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...
, Men's Individual Road Race *
Shane Gould Shane Elizabeth Gould (born 23 November 1956) is an Australian former competition swimmer. She won three gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze, at the 1972 Summer Olympics, becoming the first woman swimmer to win five individual medals. In 2 ...
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Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...
, Women's 800m Freestyle *
Graham Windeatt Graham Claude Windeatt (born 5 August 1954) is an Australian former long-distance freestyle swimmer of the 1970s, who won a silver medal in the 1500-metre freestyle at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...
, Men's 1.500m Freestyle


Bronze

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Shane Gould Shane Elizabeth Gould (born 23 November 1956) is an Australian former competition swimmer. She won three gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze, at the 1972 Summer Olympics, becoming the first woman swimmer to win five individual medals. In 2 ...
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Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...
, Women's 100m Freestyle * Beverley Whitfield —
Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...
, Women's 100m Breaststroke


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: * Terene Donovan - 2356 points (→ 9th place) Men's Individual Competition: * Graeme Telford - 2423 points (→ 9th place) * Terry Reilly - 2387 points (→ 15th place)


Athletics

Men's 800 metres * Graeme Rootham ** Heat — 1:48.2 (→ did not advance) Men's 1.500 metres * Chris Fisher ** Heat — 3:42.5 ** Semifinals — 3:42.0 (→ did not advance) Men's 5.000 metres * Tony Benson ** Heat — 13:42.8 (→ did not advance) * Kerry O'Brien ** Heat — did not start (→ did not advance) Men's 3.000m Steeplechase * Kerry O'Brien ** Qualifying Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance) Men's High Jump * Lawrie Peckham ** Qualifying Round — 2.15m ** Final — 2.10m (→ 18th place)


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: ** Glenn Marsland ** Ian Watson **
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** Bill Wyatt ** Eddie Palubinskas ** Brian Kerle ** Peter Byrne ** Perry Crosswhite **
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** Ken James ** Tom Bender ** Toli Koltuniewicz *Head coach:
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Boxing

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg) * Alan Jenkinson ** First Round — Bye ** Second Round — Defeated Michel Belliard (FRA), 4:1 ** Third Round — Lost to Mohamed Majeri (TUN), 0:5


Canoeing


Cycling

Ten cyclists represented Australia in 1972. ; Individual road race *
Clyde Sefton Kevin "Clyde" Sefton (born 20 January 1951) is a former road racing cyclist from Australia, who was a professional rider from 1972 to 1983. He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, where he won the ...
— Silver Medal * David Jose — 29th place * John Trevorrow — 32nd place *
Donald Allan Donald John Allan (born 24 September 1949) is an Australian former cyclist who rode at the Olympic Games and Tour de France. Allan began cycling with the Blackburn Cycling Club in Melbourne. In 1970, he was paralysed in a car accident, breaki ...
— 58th place ;
Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...
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Donald Allan Donald John Allan (born 24 September 1949) is an Australian former cyclist who rode at the Olympic Games and Tour de France. Allan began cycling with the Blackburn Cycling Club in Melbourne. In 1970, he was paralysed in a car accident, breaki ...
* Graeme Jose *
Clyde Sefton Kevin "Clyde" Sefton (born 20 January 1951) is a former road racing cyclist from Australia, who was a professional rider from 1972 to 1983. He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, where he won the ...
* John Trevorrow ; Sprint * John Nicholson ; 1000m time trial * Daniel Clark ** Final — 1:06.87 (→ Silver Medal) ;
Individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over for men and women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the rac ...
* John Bylsma ;
Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
* Steele Bishop * Danny Clark * Remo Sansonetti * Philip Sawyer


Diving

Men's 3m Springboard: * Donald Wagstaff — 344.13 points (→ 13th place) * Kenneth Grove — 302.91 points (→ 29th place) Men's 10m Platform: *Donald Wagstaff — 435.84 points (→ 11th place) *Kenneth Grove — 254.73 points (→ 32nd place) Women's 10m Platform: * Glenise-Ann Jones — 157.20 points (→ 26th place)


Equestrian


Fencing

Four fencers, two men and two women, represented Australia in 1972. ; Men's foil * Ernest Simon * Greg Benko ; Women's foil * Marion Exelby * Christine McDougall


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 ** Defeated Malaysia (2-1) *Classification Match ** 5th/6th place: Defeated Great Britain (2-1) after extra time → 5th place *Team Roster ** Robert Andrew ** Greg Browning **
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** Paul Dearing ** Brian Glencross ** Robert Haigh ** Wayne Hammond **
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** Terry McAskell ** Patrick Nilan ** Desmond Piper ** Graeme Reid **
Ronald Riley Ronald William "Ron" Riley (born 14 September 1947) is a retired field hockey striker from Australia, who twice won the silver medal with the Men's National Team, first at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and then eight years later, at ...
** Donald Smart **
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Judo


Modern pentathlon

Two male pentathletes represented Australia in 1972. Men's Individual Competition: *
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— 4600 points (→ 32nd place) * Peter Macken — 4449 points (→ 41st place)


Rowing


Sailing


Shooting

Four male shooters represented Australia in 1972. ;Mixed


Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle *
Michael Wenden Michael Vincent Wenden, (born 17 November 1949) is a champion swimmer who represented Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he won four medals: gold in both the 100- and 200-metre freestyle (setting world reco ...
** Heat — 52.34s ** Semifinals — 53.32s ** Final — 52.41s (→ 5th place) * Greg Rogers ** Heat — 53.98s ** Semifinals — 54.26s (→ did not advance) *
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** Heat — 55.32s (→ did not advance) Men's 200m Freestyle *
Michael Wenden Michael Vincent Wenden, (born 17 November 1949) is a champion swimmer who represented Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he won four medals: gold in both the 100- and 200-metre freestyle (setting world reco ...
** Heat — 1:56.66 ** Final — 1:54.40 (→ 4th place) * Graham White ** Heat — 1:58.60 (→ did not advance) * Robert Nay ** Heat — 1:57.69 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay *
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, Graham White, Bruce Featherston and Greg Rogers ** Heat — 3:40.47 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay *
Graham Windeatt Graham Claude Windeatt (born 5 August 1954) is an Australian former long-distance freestyle swimmer of the 1970s, who won a silver medal in the 1500-metre freestyle at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.Bruce Featherstone,
Michael Wenden Michael Vincent Wenden, (born 17 November 1949) is a champion swimmer who represented Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he won four medals: gold in both the 100- and 200-metre freestyle (setting world reco ...
, and Graham White ** Heat — 7:49.03 *
Michael Wenden Michael Vincent Wenden, (born 17 November 1949) is a champion swimmer who represented Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he won four medals: gold in both the 100- and 200-metre freestyle (setting world reco ...
,
Graham Windeatt Graham Claude Windeatt (born 5 August 1954) is an Australian former long-distance freestyle swimmer of the 1970s, who won a silver medal in the 1500-metre freestyle at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.Robert Nay, and Bradford Cooper ** Final — 7:48.66 (→ 5th place) Men's 200m Butterfly * James Norman Findlay ** Heat — 2:08.36 ( 4th Place) Men's 200m Individual Medley * James Norman Findlay ** Heat — 2:20.08 ( 6th Place)


Water polo


Weightlifting


Wrestling


See also

* Australia at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games * Australia at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games


References

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