Canada competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, held from 26 August to 11 September 1972. 208 competitors, 158 men and 50 women, took part in 136 events in 18 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Montreal, the Canadian flag was raised at the closing ceremony.
Medallists Canada finished in 27th position in the final medal rankings, with two silver medals and three bronze medals.
Silver Bruce Robertson – Swimming, men's 100m Butterfly Leslie Cliff – Swimming, women's 400m Individual Medley
Bronze Donna Gurr – Swimming, women's 200m Backstroke Erik Fish, William Mahony, Bruce Robertson, and Robert Kasting – Swimming, men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay David Miller, John Ekels, and Paul Cote – Sailing, Soling class
Archery
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Canada entered three men and three women. Their highest placing competitor was Donald Jackson, who finished in 6th place in the men's competition. His score was only 30 points below the bronze medal score.
Men's individual competition: Donald Jackson – 2437 points (→ 6th place) Elmer Ewert – 2359 points (→ 25th place) Wayne Pullen – 2275 points (→ 41st place)
Women's individual competition: Mary Grant – 2350 points (→ 11th place) Marjory Saunders – 2192 points (→ 32nd place) Viola Muir – 1955 points (→ 39th place)
Athletics
Men's 1,500 metres Kenneth Elmer Heat – 3:46.6 (→ did not advance) Bill Smart Heat – 3:49.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres Robert Finlay Heat – 13:44.0 (→ did not advance) Grant McLaren Heat – 13:43.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's high jump John Beers Qualifying Round – 2.15m Final – 2.15m (→ 6th place) John Hawkins Qualifying Round – 2.15m Final – 2.15m (→ 9th place) Richard Cuttell Qualification Round – 2.09m (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Men's flyweight (– 51 kg) Chris Ius First round – bye Second round – defeated Ali Ouabbou (MAR), 3:2 Third Round – lost to Georgi Kostadinov (BUL), 0:5
Men's bantamweight (– 54 kg) Les Hamilton First round – lost to Stefan Förster (GDR), 1:4
Men's featherweight (– 57 kg) Dale Anderson
Men's lightweight (– 60 kg) José Martinez
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg) Carroll Morgan First round – defeated Fatai Ayinla (NGA), 3:2 Quarterfinals – lost to Hasse Thomsén (SWE), KO-3
Canoeing
Cycling
Nine cyclists represented Canada in 1972.
Individual road race Brian Chewter – 52nd place Tom Morris – 62nd place Gilles Durand – 72nd place Lindsay Gauld – did not finish (→ no ranking)
Team time trial Gilles Durand Brian Chewter Jack McCullough Tom Morris
Sprint Ed McRae
1000m time trial Jocelyn Lovell Final – 1:09.03 (→ 15th place)
Individual pursuit Ron Hayman
Individual pursuit Jocelyn Lovell Brian Keast Ron Hayman Ed McRae
Diving
Men's 3m springboard Scott Cranham – 339.21 points (→ 14th place) Ken Sully – 336.12 points (→ 16th place) Ron Friesen – 313.11 points (→ 25th place)
Men's 10m platform Ron Friesen – 272.94 points (→ 20th place) Scott Cranham – 263.52 points (→ 27th place) Ken Sully – 262.26 points (→ 29th place)
Women's 3m springboard Beverly Boys – 418.89 points (→ 5th place) Teri York – 247.14 points (→ 19th place) Elizabeth Carruthers – 243.84 (→ 20th place)
Women's 10m platform Nancy Robertson – 334.02 points (→ 7th place) Kathleen Rollo – 317.31 points (→ 9th place) Beverly Boys – 183.99 points (→ 14th place)
Equestrian
Fencing
Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Canada in 1972.
Men's foil Herbert Obst Magdy Conyd Lester Wong
Men's team foil Magdy Conyd, Herbert Obst, Gerry Wiedel, Lester Wong
Men's épée Gerry Wiedel Lester Wong Herbert Obst
Men's team épée Magdy Conyd, Herbert Obst, Gerry Wiedel, Lester Wong
Men's sabre Bob Foxcroft
Women's foil Donna Hennyey
Gymnastics
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Canada in 1972. It was the first time Canada had entered pentathletes at the Olympics, and the team was coached by Hungarian-born Joseph Bucsko (1930–1996).
Individual: Scott Scheuermann – 4072 points (→ 54th place) Kenneth Maaten – 3987 points (→ 56th place) George Skene – 3297 points (→ 59th place)
Team: Scheuermann, Maaten, and Skene – 11335 points (→ 19th place)
Rowing
Men's coxed pair Trevor Josephson, Mike Neary and Glenn Battersby Heat – 7:49.54 Repechage – 8:12.69 Semi-finals – 8:28.62 B-Final – 8:00.27 (→ 9th place)
Sailing
Shooting
Ten male shooters represented Canada in 1972.
25 m pistol Jules Sobrian William Hare
50 m pistol Edward Jans Jules Sobrian
50 m rifle, three positions Alf Mayer Arne Sorensen
50 m rifle, prone Alf Mayer Gil Boa
Trap John Primrose James Platz
Skeet Bruno De Costa Donald Sanderlin
Swimming
Men's 100m freestyle Brian Phillips Heat – 53.75s Semifinals – 53.73s (→ did not advance) Robert Kasting Heat – 54.07s Semifinals – 53.62s (→ did not advance) Bruce Robertson Heat – 54.76s (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m freestyle Ralph Hutton Heat – 1:56.84 Final – 1:57.56 (→ 8th place) Bruce Robertson Heat – 1:59.02 (→ did not advance) Ian MacKenzie Heat – 2:01.22 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle Relay Brian Phillips, Bruce Robertson, Tim Bach, and Robert Kasting Heat – 3:35.64 Bruce Robertson, Brian Phillips, Tim Bach, and Robert Kasting Final – 3:33.20 (→ 5th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle Relay Ralph Hutton, Deane Buckboro, Ian MacKenzie and Brian Phillips Heat – 7:57.69 Bruce Robertson, Brian Phillips, Ian MacKenzie, and Ralph Hutton Final – 7:53.61 (→ 7th place)
Water polo
Men's team competition Preliminary round (group A) Lost to Yugoslavia (4–12) Lost to Mexico (3–7) Lost to United States (1–8) Lost to Romania (4–16) Lost to Cuba (2–7) → did not advance Team roster William van der Pol Allan Pyle Patrick Pugliese Clifford Barry Donald Packer Stephen Hart Jack Gauldie Robert Thompson David Hart Gabor Csepregi Guy Leclerc
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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