Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Appearance
Athletics at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |
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No. of events | 38 |
Competitors | 1,324 from 104 nations |
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women. There were a total number of 1324 participating athletes from 104 countries.
Medal summary
Men
Women
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 9 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
20 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (24 entries) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 |