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]
Rowing at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |
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![]() Aerial view of the venue in Oberschleißheim | |
Venue | Oberschleißheim Regatta Course |
Date | 27 August – 2 September 1972 |
Competitors | 440 from 35 nations |
Participating nations
editA 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
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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
editMen's events
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rowing at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2018.