United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics

The United States competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 400 competitors, 316 men and 84 women, took part in 185 events in 21 sports.

Medalists

The United States finished in second position in the final medal rankings, with 33 gold and 94 total medals.

Gold

• Doreen Wilber — Archery, Women's Individual Competition
• John Williams — Archery, Men's Individual Competition
• Vincent Matthews — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
• Dave Wottle — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
• Frank Shorter — Athletics, Men's Marathon
• Rod Milburn — Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
• Larry Black, Eddie Hart, Robert Taylor, and Gerald Tinker — Athletics, Men's 4x100 m Relay
• Randy Williams — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
• Ray Seales — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
• Maxine Joyce King — Diving, Women's 3 m Springboard
• John Writer — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
• Lones Wigger — Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions
• Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
• Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
• Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
• Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
• Mike Burton — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
• John Hencken — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
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