Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
| Rowing at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
Aerial view of the venue in Oberschleißheim | |
| Venue | Oberschleißheim Regatta Course |
| Date | 27 August – 2 September 1972 |
| Competitors | 440 from 35 nations |
| at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Single sculls | men |
| Double sculls | men |
| Coxless pair | men |
| Coxed pair | men |
| Coxless four | men |
| Coxed four | men |
| Eight | men |
Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, all for men. It was the last time that rowing did not include women's disciplines at the Olympics.[1]
Participating nations
A total of 440 rowers from 35 nations competed at the Munich:
- Argentina (18)
- Australia (16)
- Austria (16)
- Belgium (5)
- Bermuda (1)
- Brazil (2)
- Bulgaria (8)
- Canada (16)
- Chile (1)
- Cuba (7)
- Czechoslovakia (21)
- Denmark (12)
- East Germany (26)
- Finland (3)
- France (18)
- Great Britain (17)
- Hungary (15)
- Ireland (1)
- Italy (21)
- Japan (3)
- Mexico (9)
- Netherlands (21)
- New Zealand (19)
- North Korea (6)
- Norway (16)
- Poland (16)
- Portugal (3)
- Romania (9)
- Soviet Union (26)
- Sweden (1)
- Switzerland (17)
- United States (26)
- Uruguay (3)
- West Germany (26)
- Yugoslavia (15)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Medal summary
Men's events
References
- ^ "Rowing at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2018.