The Republic of China

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

(Taiwan) competed 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...

 for the last time as the "Republic of China". The ROC would not return to the Olympics until 1984 and under the name "Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games...

" due to objections by the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

 over the political status of Taiwan

Political status of Taiwan

The controversy regarding the political status of Taiwan hinges on whether Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu should remain effectively independent as territory of the Republic of China , become unified with the territories now governed by the People's Republic of China , or formally declare...

. The PRC, amid the height of the Cultural Revolution

Cultural Revolution

The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution , was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976...

, boycotted the Olympics due to the Taiwanese participation under the name "Republic of China".

Archery

Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics consisted of two medal events, one for men and one for women.Each event was composed of two FITA rounds. Each of those FITA rounds consisted of the archers shooting 36 arrows at targets at 4 different distances, for a total of 144 arrows...

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, the Republic of China entered only one woman.

Women's:

• Shue Meei-Shya - 2026 points (38th place)

Athletics

Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women. There were a total number of 1324 participating athletes from 104 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*...

Men's 100 metres

• Soo Wen-Ho
• First Heat — 10.59s
• Second Heat — 10.82s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

• Soo Wen-Ho
• First Heat — 21.55s
• Second Heat — 21.47s (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 x 100 m relay:

• Lee Chung-Ping, Soo Wen-Ho, Chen Chin-Lung and Chen Ming-Chih
• Heat — 41.78 s (→ did not advance)

Men's 110 m hurdles:

• Lee Chung-Ping - Heat: 14.98 s (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m hurdles:

• Lee Chung-Ping - Heat:52.61 s (→ did not advance)

Men's Long jump

• Chen Chin-Lung - Qualifying round: 6.79 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple jump:

• Chen Ming-Chih - Qualifying round: 14.73 m (→ did not advance)

Women's 800 m:

• Lee Chiu-Hsia - Heat: 2:11.8 (→ did not advance)

Women's 1500 m:

• Lee Chiu-Hsia - Heat: 4:37.2 (→ did not advance)

Women's High jump:

• Wu Yu-Chih - Qualifying round: 0 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Long jump:

• Lin Chun-Yu - Qualifying round: 5.50 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Pentathlon:

• Lin Chun-Yu - 3676 points (→ 28th place)

Alternate member

• Chi Cheng

Boxing

Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics:It was held August 27 to September 10, with the participation of 357 fighters from 81 countries.-Medal table:-Light Flyweight :-First Round:...

Bantamweight:

• Wang Chee-Yen

1. 1/16-Final - defeated Manoochehr Bahmani of Iran
   Iran at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   Iran competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 50 competitors, all men, took part in 33 events in 7 sports.-Competitors:-Medal table:-Medalists:- Athletics :Men- Boxing :Men- Road :Men- Track :Men...
   
    (3 - 2)
2. 1/8-Final - lost to 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...
   
    of Great Britain

Cycling

Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*...

Men's Individual Road Race

• Shue Ming-Fa — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Shue Ming-Fa — 1:14.05 (→ 27th place)

Men's Sprint

• Shue Ming-Fa

1. Preliminary Round — lost to Sergei Kravtsov of Soviet Union and Taworn Tarwan of Thailand
   Thailand at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   -Athletics:Men's 100 metres*Anat Ratanapol* First Heat — DNS Men's 4x100m Relay*Boontud Jeanl, Surapong Ariyamongkol, ?? Panus, and Anat Ratanapol* Heat — 41.04s -Boxing:...
   
   
2. Preliminary Round, repêchage — Lost to Yoshikazu Cho of Japan
   Japan at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   Japan competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 184 competitors, 148 men and 36 women, took part in 113 events in 21 sports.-Gold:* Takao Kawaguchi — Judo, Men's Lightweight...
   
    and Felix Suarez of Spain
   Spain at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   -Bronze:*Enrique Rodríguez — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight -Archery:In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Spain entered one man and one woman...
   
   

Judo

Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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. Medals were awarded in six weight classes, and competition was restricted to men only...

Lightweight:

• Cheng Chi-Hsiang

1. Pool A - lost to Takao Kawaguchi
   Takao Kawaguchi
   is a retired judoka who competed in the -63 kg division.-Biography:Kawaguchi began judo at age 5 under the instruction of his father, who was a local judo instructor. He won the inter-highschool judo tournament in his senior year in high school, and entered Meiji University in 1969...
   
    of Japan
   Japan at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   Japan competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 184 competitors, 148 men and 36 women, took part in 113 events in 21 sports.-Gold:* Takao Kawaguchi — Judo, Men's Lightweight...
   
   
2. Repêchage
   Repechage
   Repechage is a practice amongst ladder competitions that allows participants that failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round.- Types of repechage :...
   
    Pool - defeated Han Sung-Chul of South Korea
3. Repêchage Pool - lost to Bakhaavaa Buidaa of Mongolia
   Mongolia
   Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
   
   

Welterweight:

• Wang Jong-She

1. Pool A - defeated William McGregor of Canada
   Canada at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   Canada competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 208 competitors, 158 men and 50 women, took part in 136 events in 18 sports....
   
   
2. Pool A - lost to Toyokazu Nomura
   Toyokazu Nomura
   is a retired judoka who competed in the half middleweight division.-Biography:Nomura was born into a family of judoka. His father was the founder of a local judo dojo, and his brother was also an instructor who taught Olympic gold medalist Shinji Hosokawa. His nephew, Tadahiro Nomura, is the only...
   
    of Japan
   Japan at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   Japan competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 184 competitors, 148 men and 36 women, took part in 113 events in 21 sports.-Gold:* Takao Kawaguchi — Judo, Men's Lightweight...
   
   
3. Repêchage Pool - lost to Antal Hetényi of Hungary
   Hungary at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   Hungary competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 232 competitors, 187 men and 45 women, took part in 134 events in 20 sports.- Gold:* András Balczó — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition...
   
   

Middleweight:

• Chang Ping-Ho

1. Pool A - defeated Raymond Coulibaly of Mali
   Mali at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   -References:*...
   
   
2. Pool A - lost to Jean-Paul Coche of France
   France at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   France competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 227 competitors, 197 men and 30 women, took part in 132 events in 18 sports.- Gold:* Daniel Morelon — Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint...
   
   

Light heavyweight:

• Juang Jen-Wuh

1. Pool B - defeated Epigmenio Exiga of Mexico
   Mexico at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   Mexico competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 174 competitors, 152 men and 22 women, took part in 112 events in 20 sports.-Archery:...
   
   
2. Pool B - lost to Chiaki Ishii
   Chiaki Ishii
   is a Japanese judoka competing for Brazil and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.-References:...
   
    of Brazil
   Brazil at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   - Bronze:* Nelson Prudêncio — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump* Chiaki Ishii — Judo, Men's Half Heavyweight -Athletics:Men's 100 metres*Luiz Gonzaga da Silva* First Heat — 10.63s -Cycling:...
   
   

Open Category:

• Juang Jen-Wuh

1. Pool A - lost to Pavle Bajetić of Yugoslavia
   Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-Medalists:-Athletics:Men's 800 metres*Jože Medjumurec* Heat — 1:48.1...
   
   

Sailing

Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

Finn:

• Chen Shiu-Hsiung - 235.0 (35th place)

Shooting

Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

This is a list of results of the Shooting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics....

Small bore rifle, prone pos.:

• Wu Tao-Yuan - 591 points (41st place)

Small bore rifle, 3 pos.:

• Wu Tao-Yuan - 1101 points (51st place)

Free rifle:

• Wu Tao-Yuan - 1085 points (30th place)

Swimming

Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Munich, West Germany, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 532 participants from 52 countries competing....

Women's 100 m freestyle:

• Hsu Yue-Yun - Heat: 1:04.77 (did not advance)

Women's 200 m freestyle:

• Hsu Yue-Yun - Heat: 2:20.17 (did not advance)

Women's 400 m freestyle:

• Hsu Yue-Yun - Heat: 4:58.57 (did not advance)

Women's400 m individual medley:

• Hsu Yue-Yun - did not compete

Women's 100 m breaststroke

• Lie Yue-Hwan - 1:25.47 (did not advance)

Women's 200 m breaststroke

• Lie Yue-Hwan - 3:04.74 (did not advance)

Men's 100 m butterfly:

• Hsu Tung-Hsiung - did not compete

Men's 200 m butterfly:

• Hsu Tung-Hsiung - 2:16,35

Men's 200 m individual medley:

• Hsu Tung-Hsiung - 2:18.34 (did not advance)

Men's 400 m individual medley:

• Hsu Tung-Hsiung - 5:09.56 (did not advance)

Weightlifting

Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

The weightlifting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. Two new weight classes were introduced at these Games , marking the first changes to the Olympic program since 1952...

Featherweight:

• Chen Kue-Sen - 327.5 kg (10th place)

Wrestling

Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were 10 weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and 10 classes in freestyle wrestling.- Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:-Participating nations:...

Freestyle –57 kg:

• Sheu Jine-Shiong

1. Round 1 - lost to Nicolae Dumitru of Romania
   Romania at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   Romania competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 159 competitors, 132 men and 27 women, took part in 102 events in 16 sports.- Gold:* Ivan Patzaichin — Canoeing, Men's C1 1,000m Canadian Singles...
   
    (4 - 0)
2. Round 2 - lost to George Hatziioannidis of Greece
   Greece at the 1972 Summer Olympics
   Greece competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 60 competitors, 58 men and 2 women, took part in 46 events in 9 sports...
   
   (4 - 0)