Soviet Union at the 1972 Summer Olympics
| Soviet Union at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | URS | ||||||||
| NOC | Soviet Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 371 (298 men, 73 women) in 22 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Alexander Medved | ||||||||
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Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
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 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Estonia (1920–1936, 1992–) Latvia (1924–1936, 1992–) Lithuania (1924–1928, 1992–) Unified Team (1992) Armenia (1994–) Belarus (1994–) Georgia (1994–) Kazakhstan (1994–) Kyrgyzstan (1994–) Moldova (1994–) Russia (1994–) Ukraine (1994–) Uzbekistan (1994–) Azerbaijan (1996–) Tajikistan (1996–) Turkmenistan (1996–) |
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The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 371 competitors, 298 men and 73 women, took part in 180 events in 22 sports.
The USSR finished first in the final medal rankings, with 50 gold and 99 total medals.
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, the Soviet Union entered three men and three women. They took home a bronze medal as four of their archers, including all three women, finished in the top 8.
Women's individual competition:
Men's individual competition:
Men's 100 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 1,500 metres
Men's 5000 metres
Men's 4 × 100 m relay
Men's high jump
Women's javelin throw
Men's light middleweight (– 71 kg)
Men's heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
Fifteen cyclists represented the Soviet Union in 1972.
Men's 3m springboard
Men's 10m platform
Women's 3m springboard
Women's 10m platform
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented the Soviet Union in 1972.
The Soviet team came away from the three-game opening round with no losses, but only one win. Ties with Denmark and Sweden and a win over Poland put the Soviet Union in a tie with Sweden at the top of the division. Since both teams moved on to the second round, the fact that Sweden won the tie-breaker mattered little. The Soviets' hopes were high after the first game of the second round, a win over East Germany that put the team on top of the division. However, their subsequent loss to Czechoslovakia dropped them to third in the group. This meant that they played in a game for fifth and sixth place against host nation West Germany. Their win was little consolation for being eliminated from medal contention.
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