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Australia At The 1972 Summer Olympics
Australia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 168 competitors, 139 men and 29 women, took part in 110 events in 20 sports. Medalists Gold *Shane Gould — Swimming, Women's 200m Individual Medley *Shane Gould — Swimming, Women's 200m Freestyle *Shane Gould — Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle *Beverley Whitfield — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke * Gail Neall — Swimming, Women's 400m Individual Medley * Bradford Cooper — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle *John Anderson and David Forbes — Sailing, Men's Star Team Competition * Thomas Anderson, John Cuneo and John Shaw — Sailing, Men's Dragon Team Competition Silver *Raelene Boyle — Athletics, Women's 100m *Raelene Boyle — Athletics, Women's 200m * John Nicholson — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch) * Danny Clark — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial *Clyde Sefton — ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Olympic Committee
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia may also refer to: Places * Name of Australia relates the history of the term, as applied to various places. Oceania *Australia (continent), or Sahul, the landmasses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Anderson (sailor)
Thomas James "Tom" Anderson (24 July 1939 – 28 July 2010) was an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class, together with crew members John Cuneo and John Shaw. He was the twin brother of John Anderson. On 8 February 2000, Anderson was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his gold medal-winning performance at 1972 Summer Olympics. In 2009 Anderson was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. In 2018, Anderson was inducted to the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame Australian Sailing Hall of Fame was established in 2017 by Australian Sailing in collaboration with the Australian National Maritime Museum The Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) is a Australian government, federally operated maritime mu ... alongside Cuneo and Shaw. See also * List of Olympic medalists in Dragon class sailing References External links Thomas Anderson's obituaryat Sail-World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeme Rootham
Graeme Lindsay Rootham (born 7 March 1948) is an Australian middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References 1948 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Australian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Australia Place of birth missing (living people) Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia Australian Athletics Championships winners {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Reilly
Terrence Reilly (born 24 October 1947) is an Australian archer. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References 1947 births Living people Australian male archers Olympic archers for Australia Archers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-archery-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeme Telford
Graeme Telford (born 19 March 1942) is an Australian archer. He competed in the men's individual event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References 1942 births Living people Australian male archers Olympic archers for Australia Archers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-archery-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terene Donovan
Terene Eva Donovan (born 27 December 1944) is an Australian archer. She competed at three Olympic Games, in 1972, 1980 and 1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A .... She is a member of the Australian Archery Hall of Fame. References External linksProfileat the Australian Olympic Committee 1944 births Living people Archers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Australian female archers Olympic archers for Australia Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Toowoomba {{Australia-archery-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Windeatt
Graham Claude Windeatt (born 5 August 1954) is an Australian former long-distance freestyle swimmer of the 1970s, who won a silver medal in the 1500-metre freestyle at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.Graham Windeatt . sports-reference.com In 1971 as a school student Windeatt broke the men's world 800-metre freestyle record in the NSW Combined High Schools Swimming Championships held at North Sydney pool. Windeatt made his debut at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, where he claimed gold in the 1500-metre freestyle. In Munich, he was involved in an epic battle with the reigning 1500-metre Olympic champion from |
Clyde Sefton
Kevin "Clyde" Sefton (born 20 January 1951) is a former road racing cyclist from Australia, who was a professional rider from 1972 to 1983. He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, where he won the silver medal in the men's individual road race, behind the Netherlands' Hennie Kuiper. He also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He won the Australian national road race title in 1981. Major results ;1972 :2nd Road race, Olympic Games ;1974 :Giro Ciclistico d'Italia ::1st Stages 6 & 10b ;1978 :Herald Sun Tour ::1st Stages 3a & 7a :2nd Gran Piemonte :2nd Giro di Romagna :10th Milan-San Remo ;1979 :1st Stage 6 Herald Sun Tour :6th Giro dell'Emilia ;1981 :1st Overall Herald Sun Tour ::1st Stages 10, 12 & 21 :1st Road race, National Road Championships ;1982 :2nd Overall Herald Sun Tour ::1st Stages 4a & 8 ;1983 :Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Clark (cyclist)
Daniel "Danny" Clark OAM (born 30 August 1951 in George Town, Tasmania, Australia) is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Australia, who was a professional rider from 1974 to 1997. He won five world championships and at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, came second in the 1,000m time trial. Clark was often fastest finishing rider in six-day races, especially as Patrick Sercu slowed after the mid-1970s. Clark and the British rider, Tony Doyle, won many six-day races. Clark enjoyed the party atmosphere of the races, and continued to work in them as a Derny pacer after retiring. Biography Clark began cycling on a bike borrowed from a local enthusiast, which he used for three months before acquiring his eldest brother's semi-racer. He became one of the most successful riders in six-day racing in the 1970s and 1980s, winning 74 races, second to Patrick Sercu's 88. Most of these wins came after a crash in the 1983 Frankfurt six-day which broke hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The 1972 Summer Olympics
The cycling competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only. Medal summary Road cycling Track cycling Participating nations 359 cyclists from 54 nations competed. Medal table Notes ReferencesInternational Olympic Committee results database {{Cycling at the Summer Olympics 1972 Summer Olympics events 1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ... 1972 in track cycling 1972 in road cycling 1972 in cycle racing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Nicholson (cyclist)
John Nicholson (born 22 June 1949) is a former cyclist from Australia. He competed for Australia in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the individual sprint event where he finished in second place. He also competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He won Gold at the 1970 Commonwealth Games and the 1974 Commonwealth Games also in the sprint. He turned professional in 1975 and won the world championships in that year and also in 1976. Nicholson was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1986. Nicholson is currently (2009) the president and a life member of the Blackburn Cycling Club in Melbourne, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... References 1949 births Australian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Australia Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1972 Summer Olympics
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ... were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women. There were a total number of 1324 participating athletes from 104 countries. Medal summary Men Women Medal table ReferencesAthletics Australia {{coord, 48.1731, N, 11.5467, E, source:wikidata, display=title 1972 1972 Summer Olympics events O International athletics competitions hosted by West Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
