Australia at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 168 (139 men, 29 women) in 20 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Dennis Green (opening) Michael Wenden (closing) |
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| Medals Rank: 6 |
Gold 8 |
Silver 7 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 17 |
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Australia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 168 competitors, 139 men and 29 women, took part in 110 events in 20 sports.[1]
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[edit] Medalists
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Gold
- Shane Gould — Swimming, Women's 200m Individual Medley
- Shane Gould — Swimming, Women's 200m Freestyle
- Shane Gould — Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle
- Beverley Whitfield — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke
- Gail Neall — Swimming, Women's 400m Individual Medley
- Bradford Cooper — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle
- Scott Anderson and David Forbes — Sailing, Men's Star Team Competition
- Thomas Anderson, John Cuneo and John Shaw — Sailing, Men's Dragon Team Competition
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Silver
- Raelene Boyle — Athletics, Women's 100m
- Raelene Boyle — Athletics, Women's 200m
- John Nicholson — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch)
- Danny Clark — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Clyde Sefton — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
- Shane Gould — Swimming, Women's 800m Freestyle
- Graham Windeatt — SWIM, Men's 1.500m Freestyle
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Bronze
- Shane Gould — Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle
- Beverley Whitfield — Swimming, Women's 100m Breaststroke
[edit] Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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)
- Terence Reilly - 2387 points (→ 15th place)
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's 800 metres
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- Heat — 1:48.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1.500 metres
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- Heat — 3:42.5
- Semifinals — 3:42.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5.000 metres
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- Heat — 13:42.8 (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)
Men's 3.000m Steeplechase
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- Qualifying Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
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- Qualifying Round — 2.15m
- Final — 2.10m (→ 18th place)
[edit] Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A):
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- 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:
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- 9th/12th place: Defeated West Germany (70-69)
- 9th/10th place: Defeated Poland (91-83) → 9th place
- Team Roster:
- Head Coach: Lindsay Gaze
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Michel Belliard (FRA), 4:1
- Third Round — Lost to Mohamed Majeri (TUN), 0:5
[edit] Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race
- Clyde Sefton —
Silver Medal - David Jose — 29th place
- John Trevorrow — 32nd place
- Donald Allan — 58th place
- Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
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- Final — 1:06.87 (→ Silver Medal)
- Final — 1:06.87 (→
[edit] Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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 Anne Jones — 157.20 points (→ 26th place)
[edit] Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Four fencers, two men and two women, represented Australia in 1972.
[edit] Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- 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
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- Defeated Malaysia (2-1)
- Classification Match
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- 5th/6th place: Defeated Great Britain (2-1) after extra time → 5th place
- Team Roster
[edit] Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's Individual Competition:
- Robert Gordon Barrie — 4600 points (→ 32nd place)
- Peter Neville Macken — 4449 points (→ 41st place)
[edit] Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's 100m Freestyle
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- Heat — 52.34s
- Semifinals — 53.32s
- Final — 52.41s (→ 5th place)
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- Heat — 53.98s
- Semifinals — 54.26s (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 55.32s (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
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- Heat — 1:56.66
- Final — 1:54.40 (→ 4th place)
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- Heat — 1:58.60 (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 1:57.69 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat — 3:40.47 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat — 7:49.03
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- Final — 7:48.66 (→ 5th place)
[edit] Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Australia at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1972/. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
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