1972 Summer Olympics

were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972.

The Summer and Winter Olympics are each held every four years, and themselves occur two years apart within the four-year Olympiad.

Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics consisted of two medal events, one for men and one for women.

The 1972 Olympic football tournament, held in Munich, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Nuremberg, Passau, and Regensburg, was played as part of the 1972 Summer Olympics.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women.

Basketball contests at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the eighth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event.

These are the final results for the boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested, and for the first time at the Olympic Games, four events in slalom canoeing were also contested, at the Augsburg Eiskanal.

The cycling competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olympiapark Swimming Hall, from 27 August to 4 September (31 August, rest day), comprising 91 divers from 25 nations.

The equestrian events at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich included show jumping, dressage and eventing.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, eight events in fencing were contested.

The field hockey tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the 12th edition of the field hockey event at the Summer Olympics.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics, fourteen different artistic gymnastics events were contested, eight for men and six for women.

Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport at the Olympics, returning to the Olympic program after a 36-year absence.

The Judo competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the return of the sport following its absence at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, all for men.

The Sailing program of 1972 consisted of a total of six sailing classes (disciplines).

Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich comprised eight events.

The 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Munich, West Germany. 29 events in swimming were contested.

Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.

Final results for the water polo competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich.

The weightlifting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, all for men.