United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics 1577593 220619285 2008-06-20T19:05:00Z Mohrflies 2786714 /* Football */ {{Infobox Olympics United States |games=1972 Summer |competitors= |sports= |flagbearer=[[Olga Connolly]] |gold=33 |silver=31 |bronze=30 |total=94 |rank=2 }} The '''[[United States]]''' competed at the '''[[1972 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Munich]], [[West Germany]]. ==Medals== The United States finished in second position in the final medal rankings, with 33 gold and 94 total medals. ===[[Image:Med_1.png]] Gold=== * [[Doreen Wilber]] &mdash; Archery, Women's Individual Competition * [[John Williams (archer)|John Williams]] &mdash; Archery, Men's Individual Competition * [[Vincent Matthews]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 400 metres * [[Dave Wottle]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 800 metres * [[Frank Shorter]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's Marathon * [[Rodney Milburn]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles * [[Larry Black]], [[Eddie Hart]], [[Robert Taylor (athlete)|Robert Taylor]], and [[Gerald Tinker]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 4x100 m Relay * [[Randy Williams]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's Long Jump * [[Ray Seales]] &mdash; Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight * [[Maxine Joyce King]] &mdash; Diving, Women's 3 m Springboard * [[John Writer]] &mdash; Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions * [[Lones Wigger]] &mdash; Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions * [[Mark Spitz]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle * [[Mark Spitz]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle * [[Mark Spitz]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly * [[Mark Spitz]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly * [[Mike Burton]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle * [[John Hencken]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke * [[David Edgar]], [[Jerry Heidenreich]], [[John Murphy (swimmer)|John Murphy]], and [[Mark Spitz]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay * [[Steve Genter]], [[John Kinsella]], [[Frederick Tyler]], and [[Mark Spitz]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay * [[Tom Bruce]], [[Jerry Heidenreich]], [[Michael Stamm]], and [[Mark Spitz]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay * [[Sandra Neilson]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle * [[Keena Rothhammer]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle * [[Melissa Belote]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke * [[Melissa Belote]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke * [[Catherine Carr (swimmer)|Catherine Carr]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 100 m Breaststroke * [[Karen Moe]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Butterfly * [[Shirley Babashoff]], [[Jane Barkman]], [[Jennifer Kemp]], and [[Sandra Neilson]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay * [[Melissa Belote]], [[Catherine Carr (swimmer)|Catherine Carr]], [[Deena Deardurff]], and [[Sandra Neilson]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay * [[Dan Gable]] &mdash; Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight * [[Wayne Wells]] &mdash; Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight * [[Benjamin Peterson]] &mdash; Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight * [[William Allen]], [[William Bentsen]], and [[Harry Melges]] &mdash; Sailing, Men's Soling Team Competition ===[[Image:Med_2.png]] Silver=== * [[Robert Taylor (athlete)|Robert Taylor]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 100 metres * [[Wayne Collett]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 400 meters * [[Ralph Mann]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles * [[Bob Seagren]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's Pole Vault * [[George Woods]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's Shot Put * [[Jay Silvester]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's Discus Throw * [[Mable Fergerson]], [[Kathy Hammond]], [[Madeline Manning-Jackson]], and [[Cheryl Toussaint]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's 4x400 m Relay * [[Michael Bantom]], [[James Brewer]], [[Tommy Burleson]], [[Doug Collins]], [[Kenneth Davis]], [[James Forbes (basketball)|James Forbes]], [[Thomas Henderson (olympian)|Thomas Henderson]], [[Dwight Jones]], [[Robert Jones]], [[Kevin Joyce]], [[Tom McMillen]], and [[Edward Ratleff]] &mdash; Basketball, Men's Team Competition * [[Richard Rydze]] &mdash; Diving, Men's 10 m Platform * [[Bruce Davidson]], [[Kevin Freeman]], [[Michael Plumb]], and [[James Wofford]] &mdash; Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition * [[Frank Chapot]], [[Kathryn Kusner]], [[Neal Shapiro]], and [[William Steinkraus]] &mdash; Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition * [[Eugene Clapp]], [[Fritz Hobbs]], [[William Hobbs (rower)|William Hobbs]], [[Paul Hoffman (rower)|Paul Hoffman]], [[John Livingston (rower)|John Livingston ]], [[Michael Livingston]], [[Timothy Mickelson]], [[Peter Raymond]] and [[Lawrence Terry]] &mdash; Rowing, Men's Eights * [[Victor Auer]] &mdash; Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone * [[Lanny Bassham]] &mdash; Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions * [[Jerry Heidenreich]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle * [[Steve Genter]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle * [[Steve Genter]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle * [[Michael Stamm]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke * [[Michael Stamm]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke * [[Tom Bruce]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke * [[Gary Hall Sr.]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly * [[Tim McKee]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley * [[Tim McKee]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley * [[Shirley Babashoff]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle * [[Shirley Babashoff]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle * [[Susan Atwood]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke * [[Dana Schoenfeld]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Breaststroke * [[Lynn Colella]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Butterfly * [[Richard Sanders (wrestler)|Richard Sanders]] &mdash; Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight * [[John Peterson (wrestler)|John Peterson]] &mdash; Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight ===[[Image:Med_3.png]] Bronze=== * [[Craig Howard Lincoln]] &mdash; Diving, Men's 3 m Springboard * [[Thomas Hill (athlete)|Thomas Hill]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles * [[Larry Young (athlete)|Larry Young]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk * [[Dwight Stones]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's High Jump * [[Jan Johnson]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's Pole Vault * [[Arni Robinson]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's Long Jump * [[Bill Schmidt]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw * [[Kathy Hammond]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's 400 metres * [[Kathy Schmidt]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw * [[Ricardo Carreras]] &mdash; Boxing, Men's Bantamweight * [[Jesse Valdez]] &mdash; Boxing, Men's Welterweight * [[Marvin Johnson]] &mdash; Boxing, Men's Middleweight * [[James McEwan]] &mdash; Canoeing, Men's C1 Canadian Slalom Singles * [[Neal Shapiro]] &mdash; Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition * [[Tom McBreen]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle * [[Douglas Northway]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle * [[John Murphy (swimmer)|John Murphy]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke * [[Mitchell Ivey]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke * [[John Hencken]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke * [[Jerry Heidenreich]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly * [[Robin Backhouse]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly * [[Steven Furniss]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley * [[Keena Rothhammer]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle * [[Susan Atwood]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke * [[Ellie Daniel]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Butterfly * [[Lynn Vidali]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Individual Medley * [[Peter Asch]], [[Steven Barnett]], [[Bruce Bradley]], [[Stanley Cole]], [[James Ferguson (water polo)|James Ferguson]], [[Eric Lindroth]], [[John Parker (water polo)|John Parker]], [[Gary Sheerer]], [[James Slatton]], [[Russell Webb]], and [[Barry Weitzenberg]] &mdash; Water Polo, Men's Team Competition * [[Chris Taylor (wrestler)|Chris Taylor]] &mdash; Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Super Heavyweight * [[Donald Cohan]], [[Charles Horter]], and [[John Marshall]] &mdash; Sailing, Men's Dragon Team Competition * [[Peter Dean (sailor)|Peter Dean]] and [[Glen Foster (sailor)|Glen Foster]] &mdash; Sailing, Men's Tempest Team Competition ---- ==Results by event== ===[[Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Archery]]=== In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, the United States entered three men and three women. They took home both of the gold medals as well as a pair of 5th-place finishes. '''Men's Individual Competition:''' * [[John Williams (archer)|John Williams]] &mdash; 2528 points (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''') * [[Edwin Eliason]] &mdash; 2438 points (→ 5th place) * [[Dennis McComak]] &mdash; 2398 points (→ 11th place) '''Women's Individual Competition:''' * [[Doreen Wilber]] &mdash; 2424 points (→ [[Image:Med_1.png|Gold]] '''Gold Medal''') * [[Linda Myers]] &mdash; 2385 points (→ 5th place) * [[Maureen Bechdolt]] &mdash; 2218 points (→ 28th place) ===[[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]=== '''Men's 800 metres''' *[[Dave Wottle]] :* Heat &mdash; 1:47.6 :* Semifinals &mdash; 1:48.7 :* Final &mdash; 1:45.9 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') *[[Kenneth Swenson]] :* Heat &mdash; 1:51.1 :* Semifinals &mdash; DNF (→ did not advance) *[[Richard Wohlhuter]] :* Heat &mdash; 1:49.4 (→ did not advance) '''Men's 1500 metres''' *[[James Ryun]] :* Heat &mdash; 3:51.5 (→ did not advance) *[[Dave Wottle]] :* Heat &mdash; 3:40.7 :* Semifinals &mdash; 3:41.6 (→ did not advance) *[[Robert Wheeler]] :* Heat &mdash; 3:41.3 :* Semifinals &mdash; 3:40.4 (→ did not advance) '''Men's 5000 metres''' *[[George Young (athlete)|George Young]] :* Heat &mdash; 13:41.2 (→ did not advance) *[[Steve Prefontaine]] :*Heat &mdash; 13:32.6 :*Finals &mdash; 13:28.25(→4th) *[[Leonard Hilton]] :* Heat &mdash; 14:07.2 (→ did not advance) '''Men's 10000 metres''' *[[Frank Shorter]] *[[Jeff Galloway]] *[[Jon Anderson (runner)|Jon Anderson]] :* Heat &mdash; 28:34.2 (→ did not advance) '''Men's 4x100m Relay''' *[[Larry Black]], [[Robert Taylor (athlete)|Robert Taylor]], [[Gerald Tinker]], and [[Edward Hart]] :* Heat &mdash; 38.96s :* Semifinals &mdash; 38.54s :* Final &mdash; 38.19s (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') '''Men's High Jump''' *[[Dwight Stones]] :* Qualifying Round &mdash; 2.15m :* Final &mdash; 2.21m (→ [[Image:Med_3.png]] '''Bronze Medal''') *[[Christopher Dunn]] :* Qualification Round &mdash; 2.12m (→ did not advance) *[[Ronnie Jourdan]] :* Qualification Round &mdash; 2.12m (→ did not advance) ===[[Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Boxing]]=== '''Men's Light Flyweight (&ndash; 48kg)''' *[[Davey Armstrong]] :* First Round &mdash; Defeated [[Arif Dorgu]] (TUR), 4:1 :* Second Round &mdash; Lost to [[Enrique Rodríguez]] (ESP), 0:5 '''Men's Light Middleweight (&ndash; 71 kg)''' *[[Reggie Jones]] :* First Round &mdash; Bye :* Second Round &mdash; Lost to [[Valeri Tregubov]] (URS), 2:3 '''Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)''' *[[Duane Bobick]] :* First Round &mdash; Defeated [[Yuri Nesterov]] (URS), 5:0 :* Quarterfinals &mdash; Lost to [[Teófilo Stevenson]] (CUB), TKO-3 ===[[Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Cycling]]=== ====Road Competition==== '''Men's Individual Road Race''' * [[John Howard (cyclist)|John Howard]] &mdash; 61st place * [[John Allis]] &mdash; 63rd place * [[Emile Waldteufel (cyclist)|Emile Waldteufel]] &mdash; did not finish (→ no ranking) * [[Robert Schneider (cyclist)|Robert Schneider]] &mdash; did not finish (→ no ranking) ====Track Competition==== '''Men's 1.000m Time Trial''' *[[Steven Woznick]] :* Final &mdash; 1:08.56 (→ 12th place) '''Men's Tandem''' * [[Jeffrey Spencer]] and [[Ralph Therrio]] → 13th place ===[[Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Diving]]=== '''Men's 3 m Springboard''' * [[Craig Howard Lincoln]] - 577.29 points (→ [[Image:Med_3.png]] '''Bronze Medal''' * [[Michael Finneran (athlete)|Michael Finneran]] - 557.34 points (→ 5th place) * [[David Bush (diver)|David Bush]] - 327.06 points (→ 20th place) '''Men's 10 m Platform''' * [[Richard Rydze]] - 480.75 points (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') * [[Richard Early]] - 462.45 points (→ 6th place) * [[Michael Finneran]] - 439.47 points (→ 9th place) '''Women's 3 m Springboard''' * [[Maxine Joyce King]] - 450.03 points (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') * [[Janet Ely]] - 420.99 points (→ 4th place) * [[Cynthia Potter]] - 413.58 (→ 7th place) '''Women's 10 m Platform''' * Janet Ely - 352.68 points (→ 4th place) * Maxine Joyce King - 346.38 points (→ 5th place) * Cynthia Potter - 173.82 points (→ 21st place) ===[[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Football]]=== *'''First Round (Group A)''' :* Morocco 0-0 United States :* Malaysia 3-0 United States :* West Germany 7-0 United States → '''did not advance, 14th place over-all''' *'''Team Roster''' :* [[Mike Ivanow]] ([[goalkeeper (football)|GK]]) :* [[Casey Bahr]] :* [[John Bocwinski]] :* [[Horst Stemke]] :* [[Neil Stam]] :* [[Archie Roboostoff]] :* [[Mike Seerey]] :* [[John Carenza]] :* [[Buzz Demling]] :* [[Manuel Hernandez (soccer)|Manuel Hernandez]] :* [[Hugo Salcedo]] :* [[Al Trost]] :* [[Joe Hamm]] :* [[Steve Gay]] :* [[Shep Messing]] ([[goalkeeper (football)|GK]]) :* [[Wally Ziaja]] :* [[Mike Flater]] :* [[Michael Margulis]] :* [[James Zylker]] * Coach: [[Bob Guelker]] ===[[Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Handball]]=== The United States, which had lost all three of its games in the [[Handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics|first Olympic handball tournament]], fared no better in the first round of the second tournament. The Americans lost to [[Hungary at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Hungary]], [[Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Yugoslavia]], and [[Japan at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Japan]] to finish last place in the division, sending them to the thirteenth- to sixteenth-place consolation round. There, they finally got their first handball win over [[Spain at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Spain]] before being defeated by [[Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Denmark]]. '''Men's Team Competition:''' * United States - 14th place (1-4-0) * Roster - [[Richard Abrahamson]], [[Fletcher Abram Jr.]], [[Roger Baker]], [[Dennis Berkholtz]], [[Larry Caton]], [[Vincent Dicalogery]], [[Elmer Edes]], [[Thomas Hardiman]], [[Rudolph Matthews]], [[Sandor Rivnyak]], [[James Rogers (team handball)|James Rogers]], [[Richard Schlesinger]], [[Kevin Serrapede]], [[Robert Sparks]], [[Joel Voelkert]], and [[Harry Winkler]] ===[[Modern Pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Modern Pentathlon]]=== '''Men's Individual Competition:''' * [[Charles Richards (modern pentathlon)|Charles Richards]] &mdash; 5074 points (→ 9th place) * [[John Fitzgerald (modern pentathlon)|John Fitzgerald]] &mdash; 5070 points (→ 11th place) * [[Scott Taylor (modern pentathlon)|Scott Taylor]] &mdash; 4656 points (→ 29th place) '''Men's Team Competition:''' * Richards, Fitzgerald, and Taylor &mdash; 14802 points (→ 4th place) ===[[Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Rowing]]=== '''Men's Single Sculls''' *[[James Deitz]] :*Heat &mdash; 7:57.58 :*Repechage &mdash; 7:59.13 :*Semi Finals &mdash; 8:21.54 :*Final &mdash; 7:24.81 (→ 5th place) '''Men's Coxed Pairs''' *[[Luther Jones]], [[Michael Staines]] and [[Aaron Herman]] :*Heat &mdash; 7:50.00 :*Semi Finals &mdash; 8:25.40 :*B-Final &mdash; 8:04.80 (→ 11th place) ===[[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Swimming]]=== '''Men's 100m Freestyle''' *[[Mark Spitz]] :* Heat &mdash; 52.46s :* Semifinals &mdash; 52.43s :* Final &mdash; 51.22s (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') *[[Jerry Heidenreich]] :* Heat &mdash; 52.38s :* Semifinals &mdash; 52.31s :* Final &mdash; 51.65s (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') *[[John Murphy (swimmer)|John Murphy]] :* Heat &mdash; 53.07s :* Semifinals &mdash; 53.17s :* Final &mdash; 52.08s (→ 4th place) '''Men's 200m Freestyle''' *[[Mark Spitz]] :* Heat &mdash; 1:55.29 :* Final &mdash; 1:52.78 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') *[[Steve Genter]] :* Heat &mdash; 1:55.42 :* Final &mdash; 1:53.73 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') *[[Fred Tyler]] :* Heat &mdash; 1:56.04 :* Final &mdash; 1:54.96 (→ 5th place) '''Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay''' *[[Dave Fairbank]], [[Gary Conelly]], [[Jerry Heidenreich]], and [[David Edgar]] :* Heat &mdash; 3:28.84 *[[David Edgar]], [[John Murphy (swimmer)|John Murphy]], [[Jerry Heidenreich]], and [[Mark Spitz]] :* Final &mdash; 3:26.42 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') '''Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay''' *[[Gary Conelly]], [[Tom McBreen]], [[Michael Burton]], and [[John Kinsella]] :* Heat &mdash; 8:03.98 *[[John Kinsella]], [[Fred Tyler]], [[Steve Genter]], and [[Mark Spitz]] :* Final &mdash; 7:35.78 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') ===[[Water Polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Water Polo]]=== ====Men's Team Competition==== *'''Preliminary Round (Group A)''' :* Defeated Romania (4-3) :* Defeated Cuba (7-6) :* Defeated Canada (8-1) :* Defeated Mexico (7-5) :* Defeated Yugoslavia (5-3) *'''Final Round (Group I)''' :* Drew with West Germany (4-4) :* Lost to Hungary (3-5) :* Drew with Soviet Union (6-6) :* Defeated Italy (6-5) → [[Image:Med_3.png]] '''Bronze Medal''' *'''Team Roster''' :* [[Peter Asch]] :* [[Steven Barnett]] :* [[Bruce Bradley]] :* [[Stanley Cole]] :* [[James Ferguson (water polo)|James Ferguson]] :* [[Eric Lindroth]] :* [[John Parker (water polo)|John Parker]] :* [[Gary Sheerer]] :* [[James Slatton]] :* [[Russell Webb]] :* [[Barry Weitzenberg]] <br> ===[[Water Skiing at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Water Skiing (demonstration sport)]]=== '''Men's slalom:''' * '''[[Wayne Grimditch]] - 38.5 points, silver medal''' * [[Ricky McCormick]] - 27.5 points, 9th place '''Men's Figure skiing:''' * '''Ricky McCormick - 5340 points, gold medal''' * '''Wayne Grimditch - 4510 points, silver medal''' '''Men's Jump:''' * '''Ricky McCormick - 43.75 points, gold medal''' * Wayne Grimditch - 30.15 points, 14th place '''Women's Slalom:''' * '''[[Liz Allen-Shetter]] - 35.0 points, gold medal''' '''Women's Figure skiing:''' * Liz Allen-Shetter - 1550 points, 5th place '''Women's Jump:''' * '''Liz Allen-Shetter - 25.70 points, bronze medal''' {{NOCin1972SummerOlympics}} [[Category:Nations at the 1972 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:United States at the Olympics|1972 Summer Olympics]]