Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
| Rowing at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |
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 Aerial view of the venue in Oberschleißheim | |
| Venue | Oberschleißheim Regatta Course |
| Date | 27 August – 2 September |
| Competitors | 440 from 35 nations |
| Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
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| Single sculls | men |
| Double sculls | men |
| Coxless pair | men |
| Coxed pair | men |
| Coxless four | men |
| Coxed four | men |
| Eight | men |
Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, all for men. It was the last time that rowing did not include women's disciplines at the Olympics.[1]
Medal summary
Men's events
Participating nations
A total of 440 rowers from 35 nations competed at the Munich:
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  East Germany (GDR) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
References
- ^ "Rowing at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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