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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

. 284 competitors, 210 men and 74 women, took part in 159 events in 18 sports. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...

.

The Great Britain team included 69-year old equestrian Lorna Johnstone

Lorna Johnstone

Hilda Lorna Johnstone , more commonly known as Lorna Johnstone, was an Olympic equestrian specialising in dressage who represented Great Britain in three Summer Olympic Games...

 - the oldest British athlete ever to appear in the Olympic Games.

Gold

• Mary Peters
  Mary Peters (athlete)
  Dame Mary Elizabeth Peters, DBE, DL is a former British athlete, competing mainly in the pentathlon and shot put.-Biography:Mary Peters was born in Halewood, Lancashire, but moved to Ballymena at age eleven...
  
   — Athletics, Women's Pentathlon
• Richard Meade
  Richard Meade
  Richard John Hannay Meade, OBE is a British equestrian expert and Olympic gold medal winning rider, tipped at one time to be the future husband of Princess Anne.In 1964, Meade won the Burghley Horse Trials on Barberry...
  
   — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition
• Mary Gordon-Watson
  Mary Gordon-Watson
  Mary Gordon-Watson is a British equestrian, World champion, Olympic champion and European champion. She won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and finished fourth in individual eventing. She became European champion in 1969 and in 1971, and World champion in...
  
  , Richard Meade
  Richard Meade
  Richard John Hannay Meade, OBE is a British equestrian expert and Olympic gold medal winning rider, tipped at one time to be the future husband of Princess Anne.In 1964, Meade won the Burghley Horse Trials on Barberry...
  
  , Bridget Parker
  Bridget Parker (equestrian)
  Bridget Parker is a British equestrian and Olympic champion. She won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and finished tenth in individual eventing. Parker rode a horse named Cornish Gold at the 1972 Olympic Games...
  
  , and Mark Phillips
  Mark Phillips
  -Ancestry:-Issue:-Sources:...
  
   — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition
• Chris Davies
  Christopher Davies (sailor)
  Christopher Davies is a British sailor. He won a gold medal in the Flying Dutchman Class with Rodney Pattisson at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com...
  
   and Rodney Pattisson
  Rodney Pattisson
  Rodney Stuart Pattisson, MBE is a double olympic gold medalist in sailing won at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and 1972 Munich Olympics all in the Flying Dutchman class...
  
   (Helmsman) — Sailing, Flying Dutchman

Silver

• David Hemery
  David Hemery
  David Peter Hemery, CBE, is a British former athlete, winner of the 400m hurdles at the 1968 Summer Olympics.He was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, but his father's work took the family to the United States, where he attended school and graduated from Boston University.Hemery's first...
  
  , David Jenkins
  David Jenkins (athlete)
  David Wilkinson Jenkins , is an American figure skater. He won the men's gold medal for figure skating during the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley...
  
  , Alan Pascoe
  Alan Pascoe
  Alan Peter Pascoe, MBE was a British athlete who gained success in hurdles. After his athletics career, he has been successful in events marketing and consulting.-Early life and education:...
  
  , and Martin Reynolds
  Martin Reynolds
  Martin Reynolds is a former British athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres. He had to switch to the 400 metres in the Olympic year which was also the year of his final exams at university...
  
   — Athletics, Men's 4x400 metres Relay
• Ann Moore
  Ann Moore (equestrian)
  -References:Ann Moore did win a silver medal in the individual class at the 1972 Munich Olympic showjumping event on her horse Psalm. However she was not the first woman to do so, as Marion Coakes riding Stroller won a silver medal in the same event four years previously at the Mexico Olympics...
  
   — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition
• David Starbrook
  David Starbrook
  David Colin Starbrook is a retired British judoka.He won a silver medal in the 1972 Olympics, and bronze in the 1976 Olympics - both in the half-heavyweight division....
  
   — Judo, Men's Half-Heavyweight (93 kg)
• David Wilkie
  David Wilkie (swimmer)
  David Andrew Wilkie MBE is a Scottish former swimmer, who was Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion in the 1970s.He is a member of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.-Biography:...
  
   — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
• David Hunt
  David Hunt (sailor)
  David Hunt is a British sailor. He won a silver medal in the in the Tempest class with Alan Warren at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com...
  
   and Alan Warren
  Alan Warren
  Alan Warren is a British sailor. He won a silver medal in the in the Tempest class with David Hunt at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com...
  
   (Helmsman) — Sailing, Tempest

Bronze

• Ian Stewart
  Ian Stewart (athlete)
  Ian Stewart is a Scottish athlete. Ian Stewart was one of the world's leading distance runners between the late 1960s and mid-1970s. Stewart won the bronze medal in the Men's 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich...
  
   — Athletics, Men's 5000 metres
• David Hemery
  David Hemery
  David Peter Hemery, CBE, is a British former athlete, winner of the 400m hurdles at the 1968 Summer Olympics.He was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, but his father's work took the family to the United States, where he attended school and graduated from Boston University.Hemery's first...
  
   — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
• Ralph Evans — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
• George Turpin
  George Turpin
  George Turpin is a former bantamweight boxer from the United Kingdom. Turpin was unbeaten as a senior amateur against British opposition and after winning the British ABA championship for 2 consecutive years he won the [bronze] medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics...
  
   — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
• Alan Minter
  Alan Minter
  Alan Minter is a former middleweight world champion boxer.-Amateur career:Minter was the 1971 ABA Middleweight Champion. He won the bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games...
  
   — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
• Michael Bennett, Ian Hallam, Ronald Keeble, and William Moore  — Cycling, Men's 4000m Team Pursuit
• Brian Jacks
  Brian Jacks
  Brian Jacks is a British judoka who won Britain's first medal at a world championship, taking a bronze in Salt Lake City in 1967, and gained a second bronze at the 1972 Munich Olympics.-Superstars:...
  
   — Judo, Men's Middleweight (80 kg)
• Angelo Parisi
  Angelo Parisi
  Angelo Parisi is a French judoka and olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. At his Olympic debut in 1972 he represented Great Britain.- References :*...
  
   — Judo, Men's Open Category
• John Kynoch — Shooting, Men's Running Game Target

Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Great Britain entered three men and three women. Their highest placing competitor was Lynne Evans, at 16th place in the women's competition.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Roy Matthews – 2385 points (→ 17th place)
• John Snelling – 2356 points (→ 26th place)
• Ronald Bishop – 2244 points (→ 45th place)

Women's Individual Competition:

• Lynne Evans – 2313 points (→ 16th place)
• Carol Sykes – 2273 points (→ 21st place)
• Pauline Edwards – 2249 points (→ 25th place)

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Brian Green
• Heat, Round 1— 10.41
• Heat, Round 2— 10.58
• Semifinals — 10.52 (→ did not advance)

• Leslie Piggott
• Heat, Round 1— 10.54
• Heat, Round 2— 10.53 (→ did not advance)

• Donald Halliday
• Heat, Round 1— 10.58
• Heat, Round 2— 10.60 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

• Brian Green
• Heat, Round 1— 21.26
• Heat, Round 2— 21.41 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 metres

• Martin Reynolds
  Martin Reynolds
  Martin Reynolds is a former British athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres. He had to switch to the 400 metres in the Olympic year which was also the year of his final exams at university...
  
  
• Heat, Round 1— 46.46
• Heat, Round 2— 46.11
• Semifinals — 46.71 (→ did not advance)

• David Jenkins
  David Jenkins (athlete)
  David Wilkinson Jenkins , is an American figure skater. He won the men's gold medal for figure skating during the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley...
  
  
• Heat, Round 1— 46.15
• Heat, Round 2— 45.99
• Semifinals — 45.91 (→ did not advance)

• Gary Armstrong
• Heat, Round 1— 46.48
• Heat, Round 2— 47.10 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

• Andy Carter
• Heat — 1:47.6
• Semifinals — 1:46.5
• Final — 1:46.6 (→ 6th place)

• David Cropper
• Heat — 1:47.5
• Semifinals — 1:48.4 (→ did not advance)

• Colin Campbell
• Heat — 1:54.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

• Brendan Foster
  Brendan Foster
  Brendan Foster CBE is a British former distance runner, entrepreneur and the founder of the Great North Run. He won the Bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Heat — 3:40.8
• Semifinals — 3:38.2
• Final — 3:39.0 (→ 5th place)

• Raymond Smedley
• Heat — 3:42.1
• Semifinals — 3:45.8 (→ did not advance)

• John Kirkbride
• Heat — 3:45.3 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

• Ian Stewart
  Ian Stewart (athlete)
  Ian Stewart is a Scottish athlete. Ian Stewart was one of the world's leading distance runners between the late 1960s and mid-1970s. Stewart won the bronze medal in the Men's 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich...
  
  
• Heat — 13:33.0
• Final — 13:27.6 (→ 3rd place)

• lan McCafferty
• Heat — 13:38.2
• Final — 13:43.2 (→ 11th place)

• David Bedford
  David Bedford (athlete)
  David Colin Bedford is an English former long distance runner, a colourful character whose career spanned the early 1970s. He is now race director of the London Marathon, and a representative for UK Athletics on the IAAF Road Running Committee.Bedford held the world record at 10,000m, improving it...
  
  
• Heat — 13:49.8
• Final — 13:43.2 (→ 12th place)

Men's 10000 metres

• David Bedford
  David Bedford (athlete)
  David Colin Bedford is an English former long distance runner, a colourful character whose career spanned the early 1970s. He is now race director of the London Marathon, and a representative for UK Athletics on the IAAF Road Running Committee.Bedford held the world record at 10,000m, improving it...
  
  
• Heat — 27:53.6
• Final — 28:05.4(→ 6th place)

• Lachie Stewart
  Lachie Stewart
  Joseph Laughlin Stewart is a Scottish former distance runner, and an inductee in the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame....
  
  
• Heat — 28:31.4 (→ did not advance)

• David Holt
• Heat — 28:46.8(→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Ron Hill
  Ron Hill
  Ronald "Ron" Hill, MBE, BSc, PhD , is a noted runner and founder of Ron Hill and Hilly Clothing Company. Hill was born in Accrington, Lancashire, England. He was the second man to break 2:10 in the marathon; he set world records at four other distances, but never laid claim to the marathon world...
  
   2:16:30.6 (→ 6th place)

• Donald MacGregor 2:16:34.4 (→ 7th place)

• Colin Kirkham 2:21:54.8 (→ 20th place)

Men's 110m Hurdles

• Alan Pascoe
  Alan Pascoe
  Alan Peter Pascoe, MBE was a British athlete who gained success in hurdles. After his athletics career, he has been successful in events marketing and consulting.-Early life and education:...
  
  
• Heat — 14.08
• Semifinals — 14.24 (→ did not advance)

• Berwyn Price
  Berwyn Price
  Berwyn Price is a former Welsh international athlete. Price was born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, and studied at Lewis School, Pengam and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth....
  
  
• Heat — 13.94
• Semifinals — 14.37 (→ did not advance)

• David Wilson
• Heat — 14.31 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdlles

• David Hemery
  David Hemery
  David Peter Hemery, CBE, is a British former athlete, winner of the 400m hurdles at the 1968 Summer Olympics.He was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, but his father's work took the family to the United States, where he attended school and graduated from Boston University.Hemery's first...
  
  
• Heat — 49.72
• Semifinals — 49.66
• Final — 48.52 (→ 3rd place)

Men's 3000m Steeplechase

• Andrew Holden
• Heat — 8:33.8 (→ did not advance)

• Stephen Hollings
• Heat — 8:35.0 (→ did not advance)

• John Bicourt
• Heat — 8:38.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100m Relay

• Berwyn Price
  Berwyn Price
  Berwyn Price is a former Welsh international athlete. Price was born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, and studied at Lewis School, Pengam and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth....
  
  , Donald Halliday, David Dear, and Brian Green
• Heat — 39.63
• Leslie Piggott, Donald Halliday, David Dear, and Brian Green
• Semifinals — 39.47 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x400m Relay

• Martin Reynolds
  Martin Reynolds
  Martin Reynolds is a former British athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres. He had to switch to the 400 metres in the Olympic year which was also the year of his final exams at university...
  
  , Alan Pascoe
  Alan Pascoe
  Alan Peter Pascoe, MBE was a British athlete who gained success in hurdles. After his athletics career, he has been successful in events marketing and consulting.-Early life and education:...
  
  , David Hemery
  David Hemery
  David Peter Hemery, CBE, is a British former athlete, winner of the 400m hurdles at the 1968 Summer Olympics.He was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, but his father's work took the family to the United States, where he attended school and graduated from Boston University.Hemery's first...
  
   and David Jenkins
  David Jenkins (athlete)
  David Wilkinson Jenkins , is an American figure skater. He won the men's gold medal for figure skating during the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley...
  
  
• Semifinals — 3:01.3
• Final — 3:00.5 (→ 2nd place)

Men's Long Jump

• Alan Lerwill
• Qualification — 7.86
• Final — 7.91 (→ 7th place)

• Lynn Davies
  Lynn Davies
  Lynn Davies CBE was a member of the Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club and captain of the British Olympic long jump team in 1964....
  
  
• Qualification — 7.64 (→ did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault

• Michael Bull
• Qualification — 4.80 (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

• Geoff Capes
  Geoff Capes
  Geoffrey Lewis Capes is a former athlete, strongman and professional Highland Games competitor...
  
  
• Qualification — 18.94 (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus

• William Tancred
• Qualification — 57.24 (→ did not advance)

• John Watts
• Qualification — 53.86 (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin

• David Travis
• Qualification — 74.68 (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Barry Williams
• Qualification — 66.32
• Final — 68.18 (→ 16th place)

• Howard Payne
• Qualification — 64.56 (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Barry King
  Barry King
  Barry King is an English former decathlete who is now an author, corporate director and specialist in Olympic marketing and sports development...
  
   7468 points (→ 15th place)

• Peter Gabbett
  Peter Gabbett
  Peter John Gabbett is a former holder of the British record for the decathlon. He is widely regarded as the first British decathlete to achieve world class performances in this event. He won the AAA Championships on three occasions, finished second in the 1970 Commonwealth Games, was sixth in the...
  
   DNF

Men's 20 km Walk

• Paul Nihill
  Paul Nihill
  Vincent Paul Nihill is a British athlete, who competed in the 20 and 50 kilometre walks.He was born in Colchester....
  
   1:28:44.4 (→ 6th place)

• Philip Embleton 1:33:22.2 (→ 14th place)

• Peter Marlow
  Peter Marlow
  Peter Marlow is a British racewalker who competed at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, finishing 17th in the 20 km walk....
  
   1:35:38.8 (→ 17th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Paul Nihill
  Paul Nihill
  Vincent Paul Nihill is a British athlete, who competed in the 20 and 50 kilometre walks.He was born in Colchester....
  
   4:14:09.4 (→ 9th place)

• John Warhurst
  John Warhurst
  John Warhurst is a retired male race walker from England, who represented Great Britain at the 1972 Olympic Games, finishing 18th in the 50 km walk.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
   4:23:21.6 (→ 18th place)

• Howard Timms 4:34:43.8 (→ 25th place)

Women's 100 metres

• Andrea Lynch
• Heat, Round 1— 11.52
• Heat, Round 2— 11.57
• Semifinals — 11.64(→ did not advance)

• Anita Neil
• Heat, Round 1— 11.55
• Heat, Round 2— 11.58 (→ did not advance)

• Sonia Lannaman
  Sonia Lannaman
  Sonia May Lannaman is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed in her first Olympics in 1972 where she set a British junior record of 11.45 sec. In 1973 she became European junior champion winning gold in the 100 metres followed by a bronze in the 4 x 100 metres relay...
  
  
• Heat, Round 1— 11.45
• Heat, Round 2— 11.72 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 metres

• Donna Murray
• Heat, Round 1— 23.76
• Heat, Round 2— 23.69
• Semifinals — 24.03 (→ did not advance)

• Delia Pascoe
• Heat, Round 1— 23.97
• Heat, Round 2— 23.72 (→ did not advance)

• Margaret Critchley
• Heat, Round 1— 24.04
• Heat, Round 2— 24.05 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 metres

• Jannette Roscoe
• Heat, Round 1— 53.67
• Heat, Round 2— 53.01 (→ did not advance)

• Verona Bernard
• Heat, Round 1— 53.31
• Heat, Round 2— 53.29 (→ did not advance)

• Janet Simpson
  Janet Simpson
  Janet Simpson was a British athlete who competed in sprint events and the 400 metres....
  
  
• Heat, Round 1— 54.13 (→ did not advance)

Women's 800 metres

• Rosemary Stirling
• Heat — 2:03.6
• Semifinals — 2:02.4
• Final — 2:00.2 (→ 7th place)

• Margaret Coomber
• Heat — 2:03.0 (→ did not advance)

• Patricia Cropper
• Heat — 2:03.6 (→ did not advance)

Women's 1500 metres

• Sheila Carey
• Heat — 4:13.0
• Semifinals — 4:07.4
• Final — 4:04.8 (→ 5th place)

• Joyce Smith
  Joyce Smith
  Joyce Esther Smith is a British former long distance runner.Smith was born in Stoke Newington, London, and began running competitively in the 1950s, at which time the longest distance for women in international competitions was 800 metres. She won the English National Crosscountry Championship in...
  
  
• Heat — 4:11.3
• Semifinals — 4:09.4 (→ did not advance)

• Joan Allison
• Heat — 4:14.9 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m hurdles

• Judith Vernon
• Heat — 13.37 (→ did not advance)

• Ann Wilson
• Heat — 13.53 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

• Alan Minter
  Alan Minter
  Alan Minter is a former middleweight world champion boxer.-Amateur career:Minter was the 1971 ABA Middleweight Champion. He won the bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games...
  
   → Bronze Medal
• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Reginald Ford (GUY), KO-2
• Third Round — Defeated Valeri Tregubov (URS), 5:0
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Loucif Hanmani (ALG), 4:1
• Semifinals — Lost to Dieter Kottysch
  Dieter Kottysch
  Dieter Kottysch is a former boxer and Olympic gold medalist.-Amateur career:Kottysch is a former German amateur boxer, who won the light middleweight Olympic gold medal for West Germany at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games.- Olympic results :*1st round bye*Defeated Bonifacio Avila TKO 2*Defeated...
  
   (FRG), 2:3

Cycling

Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race

• Phil Bayton
  Phil Bayton
  Philip Bayton is a former road cyclist from Great Britain, who was a professional from 1973 to 1989. He represented the United Kingdom at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, where he finished 5th in the road race, just before teammate Phil Edwards...
  
   — 5th place
• Phil Edwards
  Phil Edwards (cyclist)
  Philip Edwards is a former road racing cyclist from Great Britain. He represented the United Kingdom at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, where he finished sixth in the road race, just behind teammate Phil Bayton. He was a professional cyclist from 1976 to 1980.-References:...
  
   — 6th place
• David Lloyd — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• John Clewarth — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Michael Bennett
• Final — 1:09.45 (→ 17th place)

Men's Tandem

• David Rowe and Geoffrey Cooke → 10th place

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard:

• Christopher Walls
  Christopher Walls
  Christopher Stephen Walls is a diver who participated in the Individual Springboard event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.-External links:*]...
  
   – 332.07 points (→ 17th place)
• John David Baker – 321.15 points (→ 23rd place)
• Brian Wetheridge – 310.53 points (→ 28th place)

Men's 10m Platform:

• Frank Dufficy – 271.77 points (→ 21st place)
• Andrew Michael Gill – 268.68 points (→ 22nd place)
• Brian Wetheridge – 262.59 points (→ 28th place)

Women's 3m Springboard:

• Alison Jean Drake – 378.18 points (→ 12th place)
• Heien Mary Koppeil – 242.22 points (→ 22nd place)

Women's 10m Platform:

• Beverly Williams – 301.26 points (→ 12th place)
• Heien Mary Koppell – 178.17 points (→ 18th place)

Fencing

19 fencers, 14 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1972.

Men's foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 29 to 30 1972. 57 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...

• Barry Paul
  Barry Paul
  Barry Paul is a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Graham Paul
  Graham Paul
  Graham Paul is a British fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Mike Breckin
  Mike Breckin
  Mike Breckin is a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 1 to 2, 1972...

• Mike Breckin
  Mike Breckin
  Mike Breckin is a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Barry Paul
  Barry Paul
  Barry Paul is a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Graham Paul
  Graham Paul
  Graham Paul is a British fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Anthony Power
  Anthony Power
  Anthony Power is a British fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Ian Single
  Ian Single
  Ian Single is a British fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 4 to 6 1972. 71 fencers from 28 nations competed.-Results:...

• Teddy Bourne
  Teddy Bourne
  Teddy Bourne is a British fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Ralph Johnson
  Ralph Johnson (fencer)
  Ralph Johnson is a British fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Graham Paul
  Graham Paul
  Graham Paul is a British fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team épée

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 8 to 9 1972...

• Teddy Bourne
  Teddy Bourne
  Teddy Bourne is a British fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Bill Hoskyns
  Bill Hoskyns
  Henry William Furse "Bill" Hoskyns was a British fencer who appeared at six Olympic Games, winning two silver medals in 1960 and 1964. No British fencer has won an Olympic medal since. He was born in London. He competed with all three weapons but he was especially effective at Épée, where he was...
  
  , Edward Hudson
  Edward Hudson (fencer)
  Edward Hudson is a British fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Ralph Johnson
  Ralph Johnson (fencer)
  Ralph Johnson is a British fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Graham Paul
  Graham Paul
  Graham Paul is a British fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's sabre

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 30 to 31, 1972. 53 fencers from 22 nations competed.-Results:...

• Richard Oldcorn
  Richard Oldcorn
  Richard Oldcorn is a British fencer. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• John Deanfield
  John Deanfield
  John Deanfield is a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Richard Cohen
  Richard Cohen (fencer)
  Richard Cohen is a British fencer who competed at three Olympic Games and the author of "Chasing the Sun," the story of man's relationship to that star, and "By the Sword", a history of fencing. He is the founder of the book publisher Richard Cohen Books.-Career:Cohen was born in Birmingham,...
  
  

Men's team sabre

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre

The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 3 to 4, 1972...

• David Acfield
  David Acfield
  David Laurence Acfield was a First Class and List A cricketer and champion fencer from England. He was part of the successful Essex team of the late seventies and early eighties and formed a famous county spin partnership with Ray East. He was a right arm off break bowler and right hand tail end...
  
  , Richard Cohen
  Richard Cohen (fencer)
  Richard Cohen is a British fencer who competed at three Olympic Games and the author of "Chasing the Sun," the story of man's relationship to that star, and "By the Sword", a history of fencing. He is the founder of the book publisher Richard Cohen Books.-Career:Cohen was born in Birmingham,...
  
  , Rodney Craig
  Rodney Craig
  Rodney Craig is a British fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , John Deanfield
  John Deanfield
  John Deanfield is a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Richard Oldcorn
  Richard Oldcorn
  Richard Oldcorn is a British fencer. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Women's foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 2 to 3, 1972. 44 fencers from 20 nations competed.-Results:...

• Sue Green
  Sue Green (fencer)
  Sue Green is a British fencer. She competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh
  Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh
  Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh is a British fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Clare Henley-Halsted
  Clare Henley-Halsted
  Clare Henley-Halsted is a British fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Women's team foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil

The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 7 to 8, 1972...

• Sue Green
  Sue Green (fencer)
  Sue Green is a British fencer. She competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Clare Henley-Halsted
  Clare Henley-Halsted
  Clare Henley-Halsted is a British fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Sally Anne Littlejohns
  Sally Anne Littlejohns
  Sally Anne Littlejohns is a British fencer. She competed in the women's team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh
  Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh
  Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh is a British fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Susan Wrigglesworth
  Susan Wrigglesworth
  Susan Wrigglesworth was a British fencer. She competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics. She was married to Polish Olympic fencer Ziemowit Wojciechowski.-References:...
  
  

Hockey

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Defeated Mexico (6-0)
• Lost to India (0-5)
• Lost to New Zealand (1-2)
• Defeated Kenya (2-0)
• Drew with Australia (1-1)
• Defeated the Netherlands (3-1)
• Defeated Poland (2-1)
• Semi Final Round
• Defeated Spain (2-0)
• Classification Match
• 5th/6th place: Lost to Australia (1-2) after extra time → 6th place

• Team Roster
• Joe Ahmad
• Michael Crowe
• Mike Corby
• Bernie Cotton
  Bernie Cotton
  Bernard James "Bernie" Cotton MBE is a field hockey coach and former player and captain. He won 73 caps for England and 54 for Great Britain, representing the country at the 1972 Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Tony Ekins
• Graham Evans
• John French
• Terry Gregg
• Dennis Hay
  Dennis Hay
  Dennis Hay is a former Scottish field hockey player, who competed for Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Later on he became a coach, leading the GB Women's Team to the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, after having finished in fourth place at the 1988 Summer...
  
  
• Christopher Langhorne
• Peter Mills
• Richard Oliver
• David Austin Savage
• Keith Sinclair
• Paul Svehlik
• Rui Saldanha

Modern pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

• Jeremy Robert Fox – 5292 points (→ 4th place)
• Barry Lillywhite – 4538 points (→ 36th place)
• Robert Lawson Phelps – 4427 points (→ 47th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Fox, Lillywhite, and Phelps – 14257 points (→ 9th place)

Alternate Member:

• James Darby

Rowing

Men's Single Scull

Single scull

A single scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand....

• Kenny Dwan
  Kenny Dwan
  Kenneth Victor Dwan is a former British rower who competed in the Olympic Games in 1968 and 1972 and won the Wingfield Sculls six times....
  
  
• Heat — 7:57.49
• Repechage — 8:10.32
• Semi Finals — 8:38.62
• B-Final — 8:00.38 (→ 9th place)

Men's Double scull

Double scull

A double scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars, one in each hand....

• Tim Crooks
  Tim Crooks
  Timothy John Crooks is a former British rower who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was seven times winner at Henley Royal Regatta and won the Wingfield Sculls three times....
  
  , Patrick Delafield
  Patrick Delafield
  Patrick Geoffrey Robert "Pat" Delafield is a British former rower and businessman. He competed for Great Britain in the 1972 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• (→ 5th place)

Men's Coxless pair

Coxless pair

A Coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars.The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each having one oar, one on the stroke side and one on the bow side...

• M M K Cooper, J T McCarthy
• (→ 12th place)

Men's Coxed pair

Coxed pair

A coxed pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain....

• Michael Hart
  Michael Hart (rower)
  Michael "Mike" John Hart is a British former rower who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics....
  
  , David Maxwell
  David Maxwell (rower)
  Dr David Lindsay Maxwell is a British rower who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.David Maxwell was educated at Eton College, where he was a King's Scholar and Captain of Boats, and at Cambridge University where he rowed in the winning Cambridge boat in the 1971...
  
  , A F Inns
• Heat — 7:49.56
• Repechage — 8:01.14
• Semi Finals — 8:21.61
• B-Final — 7:59.57 (→ 8th place)

Men's Coxless four

Coxless four

A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars.The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on the stroke side and two on the bow side...

• Frederick Smallbone
  Frederick Smallbone
  Frederick John Smallbone is a British rower who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was a crew member of the British boat which finished seventh in the coxless fours event....
  
  , Leonard Robertson
  Leonard Robertson
  Leonard David Robertson is a British rower who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics....
  
  , James Clark
  James Clark (rower)
  Richard James Scott Clark is a British rower who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics....
  
  , W G Mason
• (→ 7th place)

Men's Coxed four

Coxed four

A coxed four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a cox....

• Alan Almand, C T Pierce, Rooney Massara
  Rooney Massara
  Rooney Mascara Born 1943 in Sutton, Surrey. Educated at St Paul's School & University of London. Married to Pat Massara with 3 children ....
  
  , Hugh Matheson, Patrick Sweeney
  Patrick Sweeney (rower)
  Patrick John Sweeney is a coxswain for Great Britain's rowing team. Sweeney won an Olympic Bronze Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics with Sir Stephen Redgrave and Andy Holmes, and a Silver Medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the British Men's 8 team...
  
  
• (→ 10th place)

Sailing

Flying Dutchman

• Rodney Pattison (Helmsman) and Chris Davies (Gold Medal)

Tempest

• Alan Warren (Helmsman) and David Hunt (Silver Medal)

Finn

• Patrick Pym (Helmsman) (12th Place)

Dragon

• Simon Tait (Helmsman), Charles Currey and Ian Hannay

Soling

• John Oakley (Helmsman), Barry Dunning and Charles Reynolds (5th place)

Star

• Stuart Jardine (Helmsman) and John Wastall

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Malcolm Windeatt
  Malcolm Windeatt
  Malcolm Barrie Windeatt is a former British swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics.Born in Torquay, he moved to Manchester in his late teens due to a lack of suitable training facilities in his home town, choosing to study at the University of Manchester.He represented...
  
  
• Heat — 54.70s (→ did not advance)

• Brian Brinkley
• Heat — 55.06s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• John Mills
• Heat — 2:00.17 (→ did not advance)

• Brian Brinkley
• Heat — 1:56.99 (→ did not advance)

• Michael Bailey
• Heat — 2:00.79 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

• Brian Brinkley, John Mills, Michael Bailey, and Colin Cunningham
  Colin Cunningham (swimmer)
  Colin Cunningham is a retired freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Great Britain, who represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics. There he competed in the individual 100 m and 200 m backstroke...
  
  
• Heat — 7:58.33
• Final — 7:55.59 (→ 8th place)