Sweden competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 131 competitors, 104 men and 27 women, took part in 90 events in 18 sports.

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Sweden entered three men and two women. Gunnar Jervill won a silver medal in the men's competition.

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's 1500 metres

Men's 5000 metres

Men's High Jump

Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

Five cyclists represented Sweden in 1972.

Women's 3m Springboard

Women's 10m Platform

Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1972.

In a very tight division for the first round, Sweden came out in first place after a tie-breaker with the Soviet Union. Both teams had tied twice (Sweden had tied Poland and the Soviet Union) and won once. Sweden's victory was over Denmark. Both teams advanced to the second round with a 0-0-1 record to start, already behind East Germany which had defeated Czechoslovakia to enter with a 1-0-0 record. Sweden lost its games to those two opponents while the Soviet Union split its pair, dropping the Swedes to fourth place in the division. They played against Hungary for seventh and eighth places, winning 19-18.

Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1972.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Men's Single Sculls

Ten male shooters represented Sweden in 1972. Ragnar Skanåker won gold in the 50 m pistol event.

Men's 100m Freestyle

Men's 200m Freestyle

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

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