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Canada at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Canada at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCAN
NOCCanadian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Munich. West Germany
August 26–September 11, 1972
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

Canada competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, held from 26 August to 11 September 1972. 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, the Canadian flag was raised at the closing ceremony.

Medallists

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

Silver

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Bronze

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Archery

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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

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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

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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

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Cycling

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Nine cyclists represented Canada in 1972.

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

Diving

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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

  • Nancy Robertson – 334.02 points (→ 7th place)
  • Kathleen Rollo – 317.31 points (→ 9th place)
  • Beverly Boys – 183.99 points (→ 14th place)

Equestrian

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Wendy Dell and High Wind performing at the dressage phase, representing Canada at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich Germany

Fencing

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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

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Judo

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Modern pentathlon

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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

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Men's coxed pair

Sailing

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Shooting

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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

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Men's 100m freestyle

Men's 200m freestyle

Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle Relay

Water polo

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Men's team competition

Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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References

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