Soviet Union at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Soviet Union at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Soviet Union at the; 1972 Summer Olympics
	Flag of the Soviet Union
IOC code	URS
NOC	Soviet Olympic Committee
in Munich, West Germany; 26 August 1972 – 10 September 1972
Competitors	371 (298 men, 73 women) in 22 sports
Flag bearer	Aleksandr Medved
Medals; Ranked 1st	Gold 50 Silver 27 Bronze 22 Total 99
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988;
Other related appearances
	Russian Empire (1900–1912); Estonia (1920–1936, 1992–); Latvia (1924–1936, 1992–); Lithuania (1924–1928, 1992–); Unified Team (1992); Armenia (1994–); Belarus (1994–); Georgia (1994–); Kazakhstan (1994–); Kyrgyzstan (1994–); Moldova (1994–); Russia (1994–2016); Ukraine (1994–); Uzbekistan (1994–); Azerbaijan (1996–); Tajikistan (1996–); Turkmenistan (1996–); ROC (2020–2022); Individual Neutral Athletes (2024)

The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 371 competitors, 298 men and 73 women, took part in 180 events in 22 sports.^[2]

The Soviet Union won 50 gold medals in the year, when the fiftieth anniversary of the USSR's founding was celebrated in the country. That fact pleased the Soviet authorities.^[3]

^ "The USSR and Olympism" (PDF). Olympic Review (84). International Olympic Committee: 530–557. October 1974. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
^ "Soviet Union at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
^ "XX Летние Олимпийские игры в Мюнхене – история Летних игр".

[1] "The USSR and Olympism" (PDF). Olympic Review (84). International Olympic Committee: 530–557. October 1974. Retrieved 28 March 2008.

[sports-reference-2] "Soviet Union at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2011.

[3] "XX Летние Олимпийские игры в Мюнхене – история Летних игр".

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