Switzerland at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Switzerland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 151 competitors, 122 men and 29 women, took part in 116 events in 17 sports.

Medalists

Switzerland finished in 26th position in the final medal rankings, with three silver medals.

Silver

* Xaver Kurmann — Cycling, Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit

• Alfred Bachmann and Heinrich Fischer — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
• Guy Evéquoz, Daniel Giger, Christian Kauter, Peter Lötscher, and François Suchanecki — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition

Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Switzerland entered three men but only one woman. Their highest placing competitor was Lucien Trepper, at 10th place in the men's competition.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Lucien Trepper – 2409 points (→ 10th place)
• Jakob Wolfensberger – 2367 points (→ 22nd place)
• Jean-Pierre Heritier – 2222 points (→ 47th place)

Women's Individual Competition:

• Sally Svendlin – 2191 points (33rd place)

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

• Rolf Gysin

* Heat — 1:47.5

* Semifinals — 1:48.2 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

• Werner Meier

* Heat — 3:43.2 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

• Fritz Rügsegger

* Heat — 14:54.4 (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

• Michel Patry

* Qualification......

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