Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It ...

, represented by the

British Olympic Association The British Olympic Association (BOA) is the National Olympic Committee for the United Kingdom. It is responsible for organising and overseeing the participation of athletes from the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team, at both ...

(BOA), competed 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 19 ...

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and ...

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 ...

. 284 competitors, 210 men and 74 women, took part in 159 events in 18 sports. British athletes have competed in every

Summer Olympic Games The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The ina ...

. The Great Britain team included 69-year-old equestrian

Lorna Johnstone Hilda Lorna Johnstone MBE (4 September 1902 – 18 May 1990) was an Olympic equestrian specialising in dressage who represented Great Britain in three Summer Olympic Games. She was born in York. She participated in the 1956, 1968 ...

- the oldest British athlete ever to appear in the Olympic Games.

Medallists

Gold

* Mary Peters – Athletics, women's pentathlon * Richard Meade – Equestrian, three-day event individual competition *

Mary Gordon-Watson Mary Gordon-Watson (born 3 April 1948) is a British equestrian. She was born in Blandford. She won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Ol ...

, Richard Meade,

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, and

Mark Phillips Captain Mark Anthony Peter Phillips (born 22 September 1948) is an English Olympic gold medal-winning horseman for Great Britain and the first husband of Anne, Princess Royal, with whom he has two children. He remains a leading figure in Briti ...

– Equestrian, three-day event team competition * Chris Davies and Rodney Pattisson (Helmsman) – Sailing, Flying Dutchman

Silver

David Hemery David Peter Hemery, (born 18 July 1944) is a British former track and field athlete, best known as the winner of the 400 metres hurdles at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Early life Hemery was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, but ...

, David Jenkins,

Alan Pascoe Alan Peter Pascoe (born 11 October 1947) is a British former athlete who gained success in hurdles. After his athletics career, he has been successful in events marketing and consulting. Early life and education Pascoe was born in Portsmouth ...

, and Martin Reynolds – Athletics, men's 4x400 metres relay * Ann Moore – Equestrian, jumping individual competition *

David Starbrook David Colin (Colon) Starbrook MBE (born 9 August 1945) is a British retired judoka. Between 1972 and 1976 he won two silver and five bronze medals at the Olympic Games, world and European championships. Starbrook has 4 children: Joanne, Sam, Le ...

– Judo, men's half-heavyweight (93 kg) *

David Wilkie David Wilkie may refer to: * David Wilkie (artist) (1785–1841), Scottish painter * David Wilkie (surgeon) (1882–1938), British surgeon, scientist and philanthropist * David Wilkie (footballer) (1914–2011), Australian rules footballer * David ...

– Swimming, men's 200m breaststroke * David Hunt and Alan Warren (helmsman) – sailing, Tempest

Bronze

* Ian Stewart – Athletics, men's 5000 metres *

– Athletics, men's 400m hurdles * Ralph Evans – Boxing, men's light flyweight * George Turpin – Boxing, men's bantamweight *

Alan Minter Alan Sydney Minter (17 August 19519 September 2020) was a British professional boxer who competed from 1972 to 1981. He held the undisputed middleweight title in 1980, having previously held the British middleweight title from 1975 to 1976, an ...

– Boxing, men's light middleweight * Michael Bennett, Ian Hallam, Ronald Keeble, and William Moore – Cycling, men's 4000m team pursuit *

Brian Jacks Brian Jacks (born 5 October 1946) is a British judoka who won Britain's first medal at a world championship, taking a bronze in Salt Lake City in 1967, and gained a second bronze at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 Munich Olympics. Superstars ...

– Judo, men's middleweight (80 kg) * Angelo Parisi – Judo, men's open category * John Kynoch – Shooting, men's running game target

Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Great Britain entered three men and three women. Their highest placing competitor was Lynne Evans, at 16th place in the women's competition. Men's individual competition: * Roy Matthews – 2385 points (→ 17th place) * John Snelling – 2356 points (→ 26th place) * Ronald Bishop – 2244 points (→ 45th place) Women's individual competition: * Lynne Evans – 2313 points (→ 16th place) * Carol Sykes – 2273 points (→ 21st place) * Pauline Edwards – 2249 points (→ 25th place)

Athletics

Men's 100 metres * Brian Green :* Heat, round 1 – 10.41 :* Heat, round 2 – 10.58 :* Semifinals – 10.52 (→ did not advance) * Les Piggot :* Heat, round 1 – 10.54 :* Heat, round 2 – 10.53 (→ did not advance) * Don Halliday :* Heat, round 1 – 10.58 :* Heat, round 2 – 10.60 (→ did not advance) Men's 200 metres * Brian Green :* Heat, round 1 – 21.26 :* Heat, round 2 – 21.41 (→ did not advance) Men's 400 metres * Martin Reynolds :* Heat, round 1 – 46.46 :* Heat, round 2 – 46.11 :* Semifinals – 46.71 (→ did not advance) * David Jenkins :* Heat, round 1 – 46.15 :* Heat, round 2 – 45.99 :* Semifinals – 45.91 (→ did not advance) * Gary Armstrong :* Heat, round 1 – 46.48 :* Heat, round 2 – 47.10 (→ did not advance) Men's 800 metres * Andy Carter :* Heat – 1:47.6 :* Semifinals – 1:46.5 :* Final – 1:46.6 (→ 6th place) * Dave Cropper :* Heat – 1:47.5 :* Semifinals – 1:48.4 (→ did not advance) * Colin Campbell :* Heat – 1:54.8 (→ did not advance) Men's 1500 metres *

Brendan Foster Sir Brendan Foster (born 12 January 1948) is a British former long-distance runner, athletics commentator and road race organiser, who founded the Great North Run, one of the sport's most high profile half-marathon races. As an athlete, he wo ...

:* Heat – 3:40.8 :* Semifinals – 3:38.2 :* Final – 3:39.0 (→ 5th place) * Ray Smedley :* Heat – 3:42.1 :* Semifinals – 3:45.8 (→ did not advance) * John Kirkbride :* Heat – 3:45.3 (→ did not advance) Men's 5000 metres * Ian Stewart :* Heat – 13:33.0 :* Final – 13:27.6 (→ 3rd place) *

Ian McCafferty Ian John McCafferty (born 24 November 1944) is a Scottish former long-distance runner. He won the silver medal at the 1970 Commonwealth Games 5000 metres when he recorded a time of 13:23.34. This was one of the greatest races of all time. ...

:* Heat – 13:38.2 :* Final – 13:43.2 (→ 11th place) ] * David Bedford (athlete), David Bedford :* Heat – 13:49.8 :* Final – 13:43.2 (→ 12th place) Men's 10000 metres * David Bedford (athlete), David Bedford :* Heat – 27:53.6 :* Final – 28:05.4(→ 6th place) *

Lachie Stewart Joseph Laughlin ("Lachie") Stewart (born 22 June 1943 in Vale of Leven, West Dunbartonshire) is a Scottish former distance runner, and an inductee in the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. Stewart's athletic career saw him compete at the 1970 C ...

:* Heat – 28:31.4 (→ did not advance) * Dave Holt :* Heat – 28:46.8(→ did not advance) Men's marathon :*

Ron Hill Ronald Hill MBE (25 September 1938 – 23 May 2021) was a British runner and clothing entrepreneur. He was the second man to break 2:10 in the marathon; he set world records at four other distances, and laid claim to the marathon world record. ...

2:16:30.6 (→ 6th place) :* Donald MacGregor 2:16:34.4 (→ 7th place) :* Colin Kirkham 2:21:54.8 (→ 20th place) Men's 110m hurdles *

:* Heat – 14.08 :* Semifinals – 14.24 (→ did not advance) *

Berwyn Price Berwyn Price (born 15 August 1951) is a former Welsh international athlete. Price was born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, and studied at Lewis School, PengamDavid Wilson :* Heat – 14.31 (→ did not advance) Men's 400m hurdlles *

:* Heat – 49.72 :* Semifinals – 49.66 :* Final – 48.52 (→ 3rd place) Men's 3000m steeplechase * Andy Holden :* Heat – 8:33.8 (→ did not advance) * Steve Hollings :* Heat – 8:35.0 (→ did not advance) *

John Bicourt John Peter Bicourt (25 October 1945 – 16 January 2023) was a British middle-distance runner. He competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics. He represented England in the 3,000 metres ste ...

:* Heat – 8:38.8 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 100 m relay *

Berwyn Price Berwyn Price (born 15 August 1951) is a former Welsh international athlete. Price was born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, and studied at Lewis School, PengamDon Halliday,

Dave Dear David Glyndwr Dear (born 8 June 1946 in Southampton) is a British former 100 metres sprinter. Athletics career He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He represented England in the sprint events, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth ...

, and Brian Green :* Heat – 39.63 * Les Piggot, Don Halliday,

, and Brian Green :* Semifinals – 39.47 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 400 m relay * Martin Reynolds,

and David Jenkins :* Semifinals – 3:01.3 :* Final – 3:00.5 (→ 2nd place) Men's long jump *

Alan Lerwill Alan Leslie Lerwill (15 November 1946 – 6 February 2021) was a male British international long jumper. Athletics career He competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics, coming seventh in the latter. He represented En ...

:* Qualification – 7.86 :* Final – 7.91 (→ 7th place) *

Lynn Davies Lynn Davies CBE (born 20 May 1942) is a Welsh former track and field athlete who specialised in the long jump. He was the 1964 Olympic champion in the event. He was born in Nantymoel near Bridgend and was a member of the Cardiff Amateur Athle ...

:* Qualification – 7.64 (→ did not advance) Men's pole vault * Mike Bull :* Qualification – 4.80 (→ did not advance) Men's shot put * Geoff Capes :* Qualification – 18.94 (→ did not advance) Men's discus * Bill Tancred :* Qualification – 57.24 (→ did not advance) * John Watts :* Qualification – 53.86 (→ did not advance) Men's javelin * Dave Travis :* Qualification – 74.68 (→ did not advance) Men's hammer throw * Barry Williams :* Qualification – 66.32 :* Final – 68.18 (→ 16th place) * Howard Payne :* Qualification – 64.56 (→ did not advance) Men's decathlon * Barry King 7468 points (→ 15th place) * Peter Gabbett DNF Men's 20 km walk * Paul Nihill 1:28:44.4 (→ 6th place) * Phil Embleton 1:33:22.2 (→ 14th place) * Peter Marlow 1:35:38.8 (→ 17th place) Men's 50 km walk * Paul Nihill 4:14:09.4 (→ 9th place) * John Warhurst 4:23:21.6 (→ 18th place) * Howard Timms 4:34:43.8 (→ 25th place) Women's 100 metres * Andrea Lynch :* Heat, round 1 – 11.52 :* Heat, round 2 – 11.57 :* Semifinals – 11.64(→ did not advance) *

Anita Neil Doris "Anita" Neil (born 5 April 1950) is a retired British international sprinter. In 1968, she became the first black British woman Olympian. From an impoverished family Neil was forced to rely on charity to travel to meets and obtain equip ...

:* Heat, round 1 – 11.55 :* Heat, round 2 – 11.58 (→ did not advance) * Sonia Lannaman :* Heat, round 1 – 11.45 :* Heat, round 2 – 11.72 (→ did not advance) Women's 200 metres * Donna Murray :* Heat, round 1 – 23.76 :* Heat, round 2 – 23.69 :* Semifinals – 24.03 (→ did not advance) *

Della Pascoe Della Patricia Pascoe (née James; born 28 March 1949) is a retired British international sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics. She also represented England in the 100 metres and 200 metres, at the 19 ...

:* Heat, round 1 – 23.97 :* Heat, round 2 – 23.72 (→ did not advance) *

Margaret Critchley Margaret Ann Critchley (born 4 April 1949) is a retired British international sprinter. Athletics career She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics. She represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metre ...

:* Heat, round 1 – 24.04 :* Heat, round 2 – 24.05 (→ did not advance) Women's 400 metres * Jannette Roscoe :* Heat, round 1 – 53.67 :* Heat, round 2 – 53.01 (→ did not advance) * Verona Bernard :* Heat, round 1 – 53.31 :* Heat, round 2 – 53.29 (→ did not advance) * Janet Simpson :* Heat, round 1 – 54.13 (→ did not advance) Women's 800 metres *

Rosemary Stirling Rosemary Olivia Wright (née Stirling, born 11 December 1947) is a former British sprinter and middle-distance runner. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1969 European Championships, and a gold medal in the 800m at the 1970 C ...

:* Heat – 2:03.6 :* Semifinals – 2:02.4 :* Final – 2:00.2 (→ 7th place) * Margaret Coomber :* Heat – 2:03.0 (→ did not advance) * Patricia Cropper :* Heat – 2:03.6 (→ did not advance) Women's 1500 metres *

Sheila Carey Sheila Janet Carey MBE, (née Taylor; born 12 August 1946) is a retired British middle-distance runner who represented the United Kingdom at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968, she placed fourth in the 800 metres, while in 1972, she f ...

:* Heat – 4:13.0 :* Semifinals – 4:07.4 :* Final – 4:04.8 (→ 5th place) *

Joyce Smith Joyce Esther Smith (née Byatt, born 26 October 1937) is a British former long-distance runner. She broke the world record in the 3000 metres in 1971 and is a three-time medallist at the International/World Cross Country Championships, inclu ...

:* Heat – 4:11.3 :* Semifinals – 4:09.4 (→ did not advance) * Joan Allison :* Heat – 4:14.9 (→ did not advance) Women's 100m hurdles * Judy Vernon :* Heat – 13.37 (→ did not advance) *

Ann Wilson Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in t ...

:* Heat – 13.53 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's light flyweight (– 48 kg) * Ralph Evans → bronze medal :* First round – Salvador García (MEX), 4:1 :* Second round – defeated Héctor Velasquez (CHL), 5:0 :* Quarterfinals – defeated Chanyalev Haile (ETH), 5:0 :* Semifinals – lost to György Gedo (HUN), 5:0 Men's light middleweight (– 71 kg) *

→ bronze medal :* First round – bye :* Second round – defeated Reginald Ford (GUY), KO-2 :* Third round – defeated

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(URS), 5:0 :* Quarterfinals – defeated Loucif Hanmani (ALG), 4:1 :* Semifinals – lost to

Dieter Kottysch Dieter Kottysch (30 June 1943 – 9 April 2017) was a German amateur middleweight boxer; he competed for West Germany in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972. 1968 Olympic results Below are the results of Dieter Kottysch ...

(FRG), 2:3

Canoeing

Cycling

Eleven cyclists represented Great Britain in 1972. ; Individual road race * Phil Bayton – 5th place * Phil Edwards – 6th place * David Lloyd – did not finish (→ no ranking) * John Clewarth – did not finish (→ no ranking) ;

Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...

* Phil Bayton * John Clewarth * Phil Edwards * David Lloyd ; Sprint *

Ernie Crutchlow Ernest Crutchlow (born 6 November 1948) is a British former international cyclist. Career He competed in the sprint event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He represented England in the 1,000 metres match sprint, at the 1970 British Commonwealth ...

* Geoff Cooke ; 1000m time trial * Michael Bennett :* Final – 1:09.45 (→ 17th place) ;

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and Geoff Cooke → 10th place ;

Individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...

* Ian Hallam ;

Mick Bennett Michael John "Mick" Bennett (born 8 June 1949, Birmingham) is a British former cyclist and cycle race promoter. Cycling career He won the bronze medal in Team Pursuit in the 1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal Games. He represented England in the ...

* Ian Hallam * Ron Keeble * Willi Moore

Diving

Men's 3m springboard: * Christopher Walls – 332.07 points (→ 17th place) * John David Baker – 321.15 points (→ 23rd place) * Brian Wetheridge – 310.53 points (→ 28th place) Men's 10m platform: * Frank Dufficy – 271.77 points (→ 21st place) * Andrew Michael Gill – 268.68 points (→ 22nd place) * Brian Wetheridge – 262.59 points (→ 28th place) Women's 3m springboard: * Alison Jean Drake – 378.18 points (→ 12th place) * Helen Mary Koppell – 242.22 points (→ 22nd place) Women's 10m platform: * Beverly Williams – 301.26 points (→ 12th place) * Helen Mary Koppell – 178.17 points (→ 18th place)

Equestrian

Fencing

19 fencers, 14 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1972. ; Men's foil * Barry Paul *

Graham Paul Graham René Paul (born 15 May 1947) is a retired British international fencer. Fencing career He competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1984 Summer Olympics. He represented England and won a gold medal in the team foil and a bronze medal i ...

* Mike Breckin ; Men's team foil * Mike Breckin, Barry Paul,

, Anthony Power, Ian Single ; Men's épée *

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* Ralph Johnson *

; Men's team épée *

Bill Hoskyns Henry William Furse "Bill" Hoskyns MBE (19 March 1931 – 4 August 2013) was a British fencer who appeared at six Olympic Games., Fencing career Hoskyns, born in London won two silver medals in 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games. No British fenc ...

, Edward Hudson, Ralph Johnson,

; Men's sabre * Richard Oldcorn * John Deanfield * Richard Cohen ; Men's team sabre *

David Acfield David Laurence Acfield (born 24 July 1947) is an English former first-class cricketer who was also a champion fencer. Cricket career He was part of the successful Essex County Cricket Club team of the late 1970s and early 1980s and formed a no ...

, Richard Cohen,

Rodney Craig Rodney Craig (born 30 April 1945) is a retired British fencing international. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. He also represented England and won a gold medal in the team sabre and a silver medal in the individual sabre, at ...

, John Deanfield, Richard Oldcorn ; Women's foil * Sue Green * Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh *

Clare Henley-Halsted Clare Henley married name Clare Halsted (born 18 August 1948) is a retired British international fencer. Fencing career She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. She represented England ...

; Women's team foil * Sue Green,

, Sally Anne Littlejohns, Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh,

Susan Wrigglesworth Susan Wrigglesworth (16 September 1954 – 17 March 1996), whose married name was Susan Wojciechowski, was the youngest female foilist in the history of British fencing to compete in the Olympic Games. She attended Croydon High School and, at t ...

Gymnastics

Hockey

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary round (group B) :* Defeated Mexico (6-0) :* Lost to India (0-5) :* Lost to New Zealand (1-2) :* Defeated Kenya (2-0) :* Drew with Australia (1-1) :* Defeated the Netherlands (3-1) :* Defeated Poland (2-1) *Semi-final Round :* Defeated Spain (2-0) *Classification match :* 5th/6th place: Lost to Australia (1-2) after extra time → 6th place *Team roster :* Joe Ahmad :* Michael Crowe :* Mike Corby :* Bernie Cotton :* Tony Ekins :*

Graham Evans Graham Thomas Evans, Baron Evans of Rainow (born 10 November 1963) is a British Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Weaver Vale in Cheshire from 2010 until 2017. Early life and career Evans was born on a ...

:* John French :* Terry Gregg :*

Dennis Hay Dennis Hay (born 5 October 1940) is a former Scottish field hockey player, who competed for Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Later he became a coach, leading the GB Women's Team to the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcel ...

:* Christopher Langhorne :* Peter Mills :* Richard Oliver :* David Austin Savage :* Keith Sinclair :* Paul Svehlik :* Rui Saldanha

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1972. Men's individual competition: * Jeremy Robert Fox – 5292 points (→ 4th place) * Barry Lillywhite – 4538 points (→ 36th place) * Robert Lawson Phelps – 4427 points (→ 47th place) Men's team competition: * Fox, Lillywhite, and Phelps – 14257 points (→ 9th place) Alternate member: *James Darby

Rowing

Men's

single scull A single scull (or a scull) is a rowing boat designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-section in order to mini ...

* Kenny Dwan :*Heat – 7:57.49 :*Repechage – 8:10.32 :*Semi-finals – 8:38.62 :*B-final – 8:00.38 (→ 9th place) Men's

double scull A double scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly ...

Tim Crooks Timothy John Crooks (born 12 May 1949) is a former British rower who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was seven times winner at Henley Royal Regatta and won the Wingfield Sculls three times. Rowing career Cr ...

, Patrick Delafield :* (→ 5th place) Men's

coxless pair A coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars. The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each having one oar, one on the stroke side (rower's right ...

Jeremiah McCarthy Jeremiah Thomas McCarthy (born 20 July 1941) is a retired British rower who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Rowing career McCarthy participated in the 1970 World Rowing Championships The 1970 World Rowing Championships was the 3rd Wo ...

, Matthew Cooper :* (→ 12th place) Men's

coxed pair A coxed pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of two rowers, each having one oar, and a cox. One row ...

* Michael Hart, David Maxwell, Alan Inns :*Heat – 7:49.56 :*Repechage – 8:01.14 :*Semi-finals – 8:21.61 :*B-final – 7:59.57 (→ 8th place) Men's

coxless four A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on th ...

* Frederick Smallbone,

Lenny Robertson Leonard David Robertson (born 10 October 1950) is a British rower who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Rowing career Robertson won the coxless fours with Jim Clark, Bill Mason a ...

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:* (→ 7th place) Men's

coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one ...

* Alan Almand, Christopher Pierce, Rooney Massara, Hugh Matheson, Patrick Sweeney :* (→ 10th place)

Sailing

Flying Dutchman *Rodney Pattison (Helmsman) and Chris Davies (gold medal) Tempest *Alan Warren (Helmsman) and David Hunt (silver medal) Finn *Patrick Pym (Helmsman) (12th place) Dragon *Simon Tait (Helmsman), Charles Currey and Ian Hannay Soling *John Oakley (Helmsman), Barry Dunning and Charles Reynolds (5th place) Star *Stuart Jardine (Helmsman) and John Wastall

Shooting

Fourteen male shooters represented Great Britain in 1972. John Kynoch won bronze in the 50 m running target event. ; 25 m pistol * John Cooke *

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; 50 m pistol *

Frank Wyatt Frank Wyatt (7 November 1852 – 5 October 1926) was an English actor, singer, theatre manager and playwright. After beginning his career as an illustrator and painter, in 1877 Wyatt began a stage career in comedy, Victorian burlesque, pantomim ...

* Harry Cullum ; 300 m rifle, three positions * Malcolm Cooper ; 50 m rifle, three positions * Malcolm Cooper * Bob Churchill ; 50 m rifle, prone * John Palin * Phil Lawrence ; 50 m running target * John Kynoch * John Anthony ;

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* Ronald Carter * Brian Bailey ;

Skeet Skeet may refer to: * Skeet shooting, a discipline of competitive clay pigeon shooting ** ISSF Olympic skeet, a variant used at the Olympic Games People * Skeet Childress (born 1979), American guitar player in the band Look What I Did * Skeet Q ...

* Joe Neville * Colin Sephton

Swimming

Men's 100m freestyle *

Malcolm Windeatt Malcolm Barrie Windeatt (born 5 April 1952) is a former British international swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Swimming career Born in Torquay, he moved to Manchester in his late teens due to a lack of suitable ...

:* Heat – 54.70s (→ did not advance) * Brian Brinkley :* Heat – 55.06s (→ did not advance) Men's 200m freestyle *

John Mills Sir John Mills (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 190823 April 2005) was an English actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. He excelled on camera as an appealing British everyman who often portra ...

:* Heat – 2:00.17 (→ did not advance) * Brian Brinkley :* Heat – 1:56.99 (→ did not advance) * Michael Bailey :* Heat – 2:00.79 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay * Brian Brinkley,

, Michael Bailey, and

Colin Cunningham Colin Alexander Cunningham (born 1966) is an American television and film actor. Cunningham is best known for his roles as John Pope in the TNT science fiction series ''Falling Skies'' and as Major Paul Davis on ''Stargate SG-1''. Career Cun ...

:* Heat – 7:58.33 :* Final – 7:55.59 (→ 8th place)

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

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