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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. ...

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

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Mykola Avilov Mykola Viktorovych Avilov ( uk, Микола Вікторович Авілов, russian: link=no, Николай Викторович Авилов, born 6 August 1948) is a retired Ukrainian Soviet decathlete (Odessa) who competed at the 1968, 1 ...

Anatoliy Bondarchuk Anatoly (russian: Анато́лий, Anatólij , uk, Анато́лій, Anatólij ) is a common Russian and Ukrainian male given name, derived from the Greek name ''Anatolios'', meaning "sunrise." Other common Russian transliterations are Ana ...

Valeriy Borzov Valeriy Pylypovych Borzov ( uk, Валерій Пилипович Борзов; russian: Валерий Филиппович Борзов, Valeriy Filippovich Borzov; born 20 October 1949) is a former Soviet sprinter. He is a two-time Olympian, ...

Lyudmila Bragina Lyudmila Ivanovna Bragina (russian: Людмила Ивановна Брагина, born 24 July 1943) is a retired Soviet and Russian middle distance runner. She competed for the Soviet Union in the 1500 m at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics; she won ...

Nadezhda Chizhova Nadezhda Vladimirovna Chizhova (russian: Надежда Владимировна Чижова, born 29 September 1945) is a retired Russian shot putter who won three Olympic medals and four European titles, and set seven new world records. She ...

Faina Melnik Faina Grigorievna Melnik (russian: Фаина Григорьевна Велева-Мельник, uk, Фаїна Григорівна Мельник (''Faina Hryhorivna Melnyk''); 9 June 1945 – 16 December 2016) was a Soviet discus thrower, a ...

Viktor Saneyev Viktor Danilovich Saneyev (russian: Виктор Данилович Санеев; ka, ვიქტორ სანეევი, Vikt’or Saneevi; 3 October 1945 – 3 January 2022) was a Georgian triple jumper who competed internationally for ...

Jüri Tarmak Jüri Tarmak (21 July 1946 – 22 June 2022)Suri olümpiavõitja Jüri Tarmak

Alzhan Zharmukhamedov Alzhan Musurbekuly Zharmukhamedov (alternate spelling: Alzan Zarmuhamedov) ( kk, Әлжан Мүсірбекұлы Жармұхамедов, ''Áljan Músirbekuly Jarmuhamedov''; russian: Алжан Мусурбекович Жармухамедо ...

Zurab Sakandelidze Zurab Aleksandrovich Sakandelidze ( ka, ზურაბ საკანდელიძე; russian: Зураб Александрович Саканделидзе; August 9, 1945 – January 25, 2004) was a Georgian basketball player who won ...

Gennady Volnov Gennadi Georgievich Volnov (russian: Геннадий Георгиевич Вольнов, November 28, 1939 – July 15, 2008) was a Russian basketball player who played for the senior Soviet Union national basketball team from the late 1950 ...

Ivan Yedeshko Ivan Ivanovich Edeshko ( be, Іван Іванавіч Ядэшка; russian: Иван Иванович Едешко; born March 25, 1945 in Stetski village, Hrodna Voblast, Byelorussian SSR) is a retired Belarusian professional basketball player ...

Sergei Kovalenko Sergey Ivanovich Kovalenko (russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Ковале́нко, uk, Сергій Іванович Коваленко; born 11 August 1947, died 18 November 2004 at age 57 in Kyiv) was a Soviet Ukrainian ...

Modestas Paulauskas Modestas Paulauskas (19 March 1945) is a former Soviet and Lithuanian professional basketball coach and basketball player. As a player, he was the youngest EuroBasket MVP in history, being only 20 years old at the time he won the award. He is k ...

Anatoly Polivoda Anatoliy Ivanovych Polivoda ( uk, Анатолій Іванович Поливода; born 29 May 1947) is a retired Ukrainian basketball player who played for the Budivelnyk of Kiev and the Soviet Union. He trained at VSS Avanhard in Kiev. ...

Ivan Dvornyi Ivan Vasilyevich Dvorny (; 5 January 1952, Yasnaya Polyana, Moskalensky District, Omsk Oblast – 21 September 2015, Omsk) was a Russian basketball player who won gold with the Soviet basketball team at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He trained at ...

Mikheil Korkia Mikheil Korkia ( ka, მიხეილ ქორქია) (10 September 1948 – 7 February 2004) was a Georgian-Soviet basketball player who won gold with the Soviet basketball team in Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics Basketball con ...

Aleksandr Belov Alexander Alexandrovich Belov, commonly known as Sasha Belov (November 9, 1951 – October 3, 1978), was a Soviet basketball player. During his playing career, he played at the center position. Belov is most remembered for scoring the game- ...

Sergey Belov Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Бело́в; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for CSKA Moscow and the senior Sov ...

Aleksandr Boloshev Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Boloshev (russian: Александр Александрович Болошев; 12 March 1947, Elektrogorsk, Moscow Oblast, USSR – 16 July 2010, Volgograd, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian basketball player who won g ...

Vyacheslav Lemeshev Vyacheslav Ivanovich Lemeshev (russian: Вячеслав Иванович Лемешев) (April 3, 1952 in Moscow — January 27, 1996) was an Olympic boxer from the USSR. Soviet physiologists, while examining Lemeshev abilities wit ...

Aleksandr Shaparenko Aleksandr Shaparenko (sometimes shown as Aleksandr Shaporenko, born 16 February 1946) is a Soviet-born Ukrainian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won ...

Vladas Česiūnas Vladislovas "Vladas" Česiūnas (born 15 March 1940 in Vyšnialaukiai, Jonava District Municipality)Yury Lobanov — men's C2 1000m Canadian pairs * Yury Stetsenko, Valery Didenko, Yury Filatov and Vladimir Morozov — men's K4 1000m kayak fours

Cycling

*

Valery Yardy Valery Nikolayevich Yardy (russian: Валерий Николаевич Ярды, 18 January 1948 – 1 August 1994) was a Russian road cyclist who competed in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. In 1968 he placed 17th individually and ninth with the ...

, Gennady Komnatov,

Valery Likhachov Valery Nikolayevich Likhachov (russian: Валерий Николаевич Лихачëв; born 5 December 1947) is a retired Russian cyclist. He was part of the Soviet team that won the 100 km team time trial event at the 1970 UCI Road Wo ...

and Boris Shukov — men's team road race * Vladimir Semenets and Igor Tselovalnykov — men's 2000m tandem

Diving

* Vladimir Vasin — men's springboard

Equestrian

* Yelena Petushkova, Pepel,

Ivan Kalita Iván I Danilovich Kalitá ( Russian: Ива́н I Данилович Калита́; 1 November 1288 – 31 March 1340 or 1341Basil Dmytryshyn, ''Medieval Russia:A source book, 850-1700'', (Academic International Press, 2000), 194.) was Grand D ...

, Ikhor,

Ivan Kizimov Ivan Kizimov (russian: Иван Михайлович Кизимов; 28 May 1928 – 22 September 2019)

, Tarif — dressage team

Fencing

* Viktor Sidyak — men's sabre individual *

Svetlana Tširkova Svetlana () is a common Orthodox Slavic feminine given name, deriving from the East and South Slavic root ''svet'' (), meaning "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", or "holy", depending upon context similar if not the same as t ...

, Alexandra Zabelina, Yelena Belova-Novikova,

Galina Gorokhova Galina Yevgenyevna Gorokhova (russian: Галина Евгеньевна Горохова; born 31 August 1938) is a Russian and former Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of f ...

and Tatyana Samusenko-Petrenko — women's foil team

Gymnastics

* Viktor Klimenko — men's pommel horse * Nikolay Andrianov — men's floor exercises * Lyudmila Turishcheva — women's all-around individual *

Olga Korbut Olga Valentinovna Korbut, ; russian: Ольга Валентиновна Корбут, group=nb (born 16 May 1955) is a former gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. Nicknamed the "Sparrow from Minsk", she won four gold medals and two silver ...

— women's balance beam *

Olga Korbut Olga Valentinovna Korbut, ; russian: Ольга Валентиновна Корбут, group=nb (born 16 May 1955) is a former gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. Nicknamed the "Sparrow from Minsk", she won four gold medals and two silver ...

— women's floor exercises * Tamara Lazakovich, Elvira Saadi, Lyudmila Turishcheva,

Lyubov Burda Lyubov Viktorovna Burda (russian: Любовь Викторовна Бурда; born 11 April 1953) is a retired Soviet artistic gymnast. Career In 1967 Burda placed 3rd in the all-around at the USSR Championships (also the USSR Spartakiade t ...

,

Olga Korbut Olga Valentinovna Korbut, ; russian: Ольга Валентиновна Корбут, group=nb (born 16 May 1955) is a former gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. Nicknamed the "Sparrow from Minsk", she won four gold medals and two silver ...

and Antonina Koshel — women's team combined exercises

Judo

*

Shota Chochishvili Shota Samsonovich Chochishvili ( ka, შოთა ჩოჩიშვილი, russian: Шота Самсонович Чочишвили; 10 July 1950 – 27 August 2009) was a Georgian professional wrestler and judoka. Judo career Between 197 ...

— men's half-heavyweight (93 kg)

Modern pentathlon

*

Pavel Lednev Pavel Serafimovich Lednyov (russian: Павел Серафимович Леднёв; 25 March 1943, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia – 23 November 2010, Moscow, Russia) was a Russian modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion. He won a total of seven ...

, Boris Onyshchenko and

Vladimir Shmelyov Vladimir Konstantinovich Shmelyov (31 August 1946 – 14 June 2023) was a Soviet modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he won a gold medal in the team competition (together with Boris Oni ...

— men's team competition

Rowing

; Men's single sculls – 1st place ( gold medal) * Yury Malyshev ; Men's double sculls – 1st place ( gold medal) * Gennadi Korshikov *

Aleksandr Timoshinin Aleksandr Ivanovich Timoshinin (russian: Александр Иванович Тимошинин, 20 May 1948 – 26 November 2021) was a Russian Rowing (sport), rower, born in Moscow, who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympics ...

Sailing

*

Vitaly Dyrdyra Vitaly Dyrdyra ( uk, Дирдира Віталій Федорович; born November 4, 1938, in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine) is a sailor and Olympic champion for the Soviet Union. He won a gold medal in the ''Tempest Class'' at the 1972 Summe ...

and

Valentyn Mankin Valentyn Grigoryevich Mankin (russian: Валентин Григорьевич Манкин; 19 August 1938 – 1 June 2014) was a Soviet/ Ukrainian sailor from Kyiv, three times Olympic champion for the USSR team. Life Mankin was Jewish. He ...

— men's tempest class

Shooting

*

Yakov Zheleznyak Yakov Zheleznyak (born 10 April 1941) is a former Soviet sport shooter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the 50 m Running Target at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olym ...

— men's running game target

Volleyball

*

Nina Smoleyeva Nina Smoleyeva (born 28 March 1948) is a former volleyball player for the USSR. Smoloyeva was a major player who helped the Soviet Union women's national volleyball team The Soviet Union women's national volleyball team was the national vol ...

, Tatyana Tretyakova-Ponyaeva, Lyubov Tyurina,

Inna Ryskal Inna Valerievna Ryskal (russian: Инна Валерьевна Рыскаль born 15 June 1944 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) is a former Soviet volleyball player for the USSR. She was one of the pre-eminent players of the 1960s and the early 1970s ...

,

Roza Salikhova Rosa Galyamovna Salikhova (russian: Роза Галямовна Салихова, tt-Cyrl, Роза Галләм кызы Салихова; born 24 September 1944) is a former volleyball player for the USSR. She was a major player to help Sovi ...

,

Tatyana Sarycheva Tatyana Sarycheva (born February 7, 1949) is a former volleyball player for the USSR. Born in New York City, she competed for the Soviet Union at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of ...

,

Tatyana Gonobobleva Tatyana Pavlovna Gonobobleva (November 19, 1948 – May 28, 2007) is a former volleyball player for the USSR. Born in Saint Petersburg, she competed for the Soviet Union at the 1972 Summer Olympics The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1 ...

, Natalya Kudreva,

Galina Leontyeva Galina Aleksandrovna Leontyeva (russian: Гали́на Алекса́ндровна Лео́нтьева; 6 November 1941 – 4 February 2016) was a Russian volleyball player who represented the USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the U ...

,

Lyudmila Borozna Lyudmila Vasilyevna Borozna (russian: Людмила Васильевна Борозна; born 2 January 1954) is a volleyball player for the Soviet Union. She was part of the Soviet team that won the gold medal in women's volleyball at the 197 ...

,

Lyudmila Buldakova Lyudmila Stepanovna Buldakova (May 25, 1938 – November 7, 2006) was a Soviet and Russian volleyball player. Buldakova had a long career in the Soviet national team, from 1955 through 1972, serving as the team captain in the last few years. At ...

and Vera Duyunova-Galushka — women's team competition

Water polo

* Viacheslav Sobchenko,

Vladimir Zhmudsky Vladimir Vladimirovich Zhmudsky (russian: Владимир Владимирович Жмудский, born 23 January 1947 in Dublyany, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972. See also * ...

, Nikolay Melnikov,

Leonid Osipov Leonid Mikhaylovich Osipov (russian: Леонид Михайлович Осипов, 6 February 1943 – 5 November 2020) was a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964, 1968 and in the 1972 Summer Olympic ...

, Aleksandr Shidlovsky, Aleksandr Dreval,

Vadim Gulyaev Vadim Vladimirovich Gulyayev (russian: Вадим Владимирович Гуляев; 5 February 1941 in Moscow – 12 December 1998 in Moscow) was a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympics ...

,

Aleksandr Kabanov Aleksandr Sergeyevich Kabanov (russian: Александр Серге́евич Кабанов, 14 June 1948 – 30 June 2020) was a Soviet and Russian water polo player and head coach of the Russian water polo team. He is one of a few sportspeo ...

,

Anatoly Akimov Anatoly Ivanovich Akimov (russian: Анатолий Иванович Акимов, 15 November 1947 – 28 June 2002) was a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics. Akimov had one sister Tat ...

, Aleksey Barkalov and

Aleksandr Dolgushin Aleksandr Ivanovich Dolgushin (russian: Александр Иванович Долгушин, 7 March 1946 in Moscow – 17 April 2006 in Moscow) was a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympics and i ...

— men's team competition

Weightlifting

*

Mukharby Kirzhinov Mukharby Nurbiyevich Kirzhinov (russian: Мухарби Нурбиевич Киржинов) (born 1 January 1949 in Koshekhabl, Adygea) is a former Soviet weightlifter, Olympic champion and world champion. He won gold medal in the lightweight cl ...

— men's lightweight *

Jaan Talts Jaan Talts (born 19 May 1944) is a former Estonian weightlifter. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver and a gold medal, respectively. Throughout his career, Talts won two world and four European titles ...

— men's heavyweight *

Vasily Alekseyev Vasily Ivanovich Alekseyev (russian: Василий Иванович Алексеев; 7 January 1942 – 25 November 2011) was a Soviet weightlifter. He set 80 world-records and 81 Soviet records in weightlifting and won Olympic gold medals at ...

— men's super heavyweight

Wrestling

* Rustem Kazakov — men's Greco-Roman bantamweight *

Shamil Khisamutdinov Shamil Khisamutdinov ( tt-Cyrl, Шамил Хисаметдинев, born 20 September 1950) is a Russian wrestler. He won an Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1972, competing for the Soviet Union. He won gold medals at the 1973 ...

— men's Greco-Roman lightweight * Valery Rezantsev — men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight *

Anatoly Roshchin Anatoly Aleksandrovich Roshchin (russian: Анатолий Александрович Рощин, 10 March 1932 – 5 January 2016) was a heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Russia. Between 1962 and 1972 he won nine medals at the Summer Olympi ...

— men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight * Roman Dimitriyev — men's freestyle light flyweight * Zagalav Abdulbekov — men's freestyle featherweight *

Levan Tediashvili Levan Tediashvili ( ka, ლევან თედიაშვილი; born 15 March 1948 in Gegmoubani, Georgian SSR) is a former Soviet (Georgian) wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling in 1972 and 1976. He remained undefeated b ...

— men's freestyle middleweight *

Ivan Yarygin Ivan Sergeyevich Yarygin ( rus, Иван Сергеевич Ярыгин, p=ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ jɪˈrɨɡʲɪn; 7 November 1948 – 11 October 1997) was a Soviet and Russian heavyweight freestyle wrestler. Between 1970 and 1980 h ...

— men's freestyle heavyweight * Aleksandr Medved — men's freestyle super heavyweight

Silver

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 ...

* Yevgeny Arzhanov — men's 800 metres *

Valeriy Borzov Valeriy Pylypovych Borzov ( uk, Валерій Пилипович Борзов; russian: Валерий Филиппович Борзов, Valeriy Filippovich Borzov; born 20 October 1949) is a former Soviet sprinter. He is a two-time Olympian, ...

, Aleksandr Kornelyuk, Vladimir Lovetskiy and Juris Silovs — men's 4 × 100 m relay *

Vladimir Golubnichy Volodymyr Stepanovych Holubnychy ( ua, Володимир Степанович Голубничий; also spelt Vladimir Golubnichy, 2 June 1936 – 16 August 2021) was a Soviet and Ukrainian Racewalking, race walker, who competed for the Soviet ...

— men's 20 km walk * Leonid Lytvynenko — men's decathlon *

Jānis Lūsis Jānis Lūsis (19 May 1939 – 29 April 2020) was a Latvian track and field athlete who competed in javelin throw. Biography Lūsis trained at Daugava Voluntary Sports Society and later at Armed Forces sports society. He competed in four Sum ...

— men's javelin throw * Veniamin Soldatenko — men's 50 km walk * Nijole Sabaite — women's 800 metres

Equestrian

* Yelena Petushkova, her horse Pepel — dressage individual

Fencing

* Leonid Romanov, Vasily Stankovich, Vladimir Denisov, Anatoly Koteshev and

Viktor Putyatin Viktor Putyatin ( uk, Віктор Павлович Путятін; 12 September 1941 – 2 November 2021) was a Soviet fencing, fencer. He won silver medals in the team foil (fencing), foil events at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968 and 1972 Summ ...

— men's foil team * Viktor Sidyak, Eduard Vinokurov, Viktor Bazhenov,

Vladimir Nazlymov Vladimir Nazlymov (born November 1, 1945) (russian: Владимир Аливерович Назлымов) (Daghestan, USSR) - Sabre fencer and coach for USSR and later United States, to which he moved in 1991. Born in Makhachkala, Daghestan. ...

and

Mark Rakita Mark Semenovich Rakita (russian: Марк Семенович Ракита; born July 22, 1938) is a famed Russian two-time Olympic champion sabreur and coach from the Soviet era. Early life Rakita was born in Moscow, USSR, and is Jewish. Fencin ...

— men's sabre team

Gymnastics

* Viktor Klimenko — men's long horse vault * Mikhail Voronin — men's rings *

Eduard Mikaelyan Edvard Mikaelian ( hy, Էդվարդ Միքայելյան, born 25 May 1950 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR) is a former Soviet Armenia, Armenian artistic gymnast. He was awarded the Master of Sport of the USSR, International Class title in 1972. Mikael ...

, Vladimir Shchukin, Mikhail Voronin, Viktor Klimenko, Nikolay Andrianov and Aleksandr Maleyev — men's team combined exercises *

Olga Korbut Olga Valentinovna Korbut, ; russian: Ольга Валентиновна Корбут, group=nb (born 16 May 1955) is a former gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. Nicknamed the "Sparrow from Minsk", she won four gold medals and two silver ...

— women's asymmetrical bars * Tamara Lazakovich — women's balance beam * Lyudmila Turishcheva — women's floor exercises

Judo

* Vitali Kuznetsov — men's open class

Modern pentathlon

* Boris Onyshchenko — men's individual competition

Shooting

* Yevgeni Petrov — men's skeet shooting *

Boris Melnik Boris Melnik (2 February 1945 – 24 November 2016) was a Soviet sports shooter. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social ...

— men's free rifle, three positions

Swimming

*

Viktor Mazanov Viktor Georgiyevich Mazanov (russian: Виктор Георгиевич Мазанов; born 8 March 1947) is a retired Russian Swimming (sport), swimmer who competed in nine events at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964, 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968 an ...

, Viktor Aboimov,

Vladimir Bure Vladimir Valeryevich Bure (russian: Владимир Валерьевич Буре, born 4 December 1950) is a Russian former freestyle swimmer and a fitness coach for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. Bure is the father of retired NHL players ...

and Igor Grivennikov — men's 4 × 100 m freestyle *

Galina Stepanova-Prozumenshchykova Galina Nikolayevna Prozumenshchikova ( rus, Галина Николаевна Прозуменщикова, p=ɡɐˈlʲinə nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvnə prəzʊˈmʲenʲɕːɪkəvə; 26 November 1948 – 19 July 2015) was a Soviet breaststroke swimme ...

— women's 100m breaststroke

Weightlifting

*

Dito Shanidze Dimit'ri "Dito" Ivanovich Shanidze (8 February 1937 – 18 November 2010) was a Soviet Union, Soviet weightlifter. He competed and won a silver medal in the men's featherweight for both the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. He wa ...

— men's featherweight

Wrestling

* Anatoly Nazarenko — men's Greco-Roman middleweight *

Nikolay Yakovenko Nikolay Ivanovich Yakovenko (russian: Николай Иванович Яковенко, 5 November 1941 – 22 December 2006) was a heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Russia. He won the world title in 1967 and 1969 and Olympic silver medals i ...

— men's Greco-Roman heavyweight * Arsen Alakhverdiyev — men's freestyle flyweight *

Gennady Strakhov Gennady Strakhov (1 November 1944 – 30 December 2020)Archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...

* Emma Gaptchenko — women's individual competition

Athletics

* Vasily Khmelevski — men's hammer throw

Cycling

* Omar Pkhakadze — men's 1000m sprint (scratch)

Fencing

*

Vladimir Nazlymov Vladimir Nazlymov (born November 1, 1945) (russian: Владимир Аливерович Назлымов) (Daghestan, USSR) - Sabre fencer and coach for USSR and later United States, to which he moved in 1991. Born in Makhachkala, Daghestan. ...

— men's sabre individual *

Galina Gorokhova Galina Yevgenyevna Gorokhova (russian: Галина Евгеньевна Горохова; born 31 August 1938) is a Russian and former Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of f ...

— women's foil individual *

Igor Valetov Igor Valetov (russian: Игорь Анатольевич Валетов; born 1 February 1946 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR) is a Soviet fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics () ...

,

Georgi Zažitski Georgi Zažitski (born 5 February 1946), also known as Georgy Semyonovich Zazhitski (Георгий Семёнович Зажицкий), is a Soviet fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 197 ...

,

Grigory Kriss Grigory Yakovlevich Kriss ( uk, Григорій Якович Крісс, russian: Григорий Яковлевич Крисс, born 24 December 1940) is a retired Soviet Union, Soviet Olympic épée fencer who won four Olympic medals. Early ...

, Viktor Modzalevsky and Sergey Paramonov — men's épée team

Football (soccer)

* Gennady Yevryuzhikhin,

Oganes Zanazanyan Hovhannes Arutyunovich Zanazanyan ( hy, Հովհանես Զանազանյան, russian: Оганес Арутюнович Заназанян; 10 December 1946 – 4 October 2015) was a Soviet football player and an Armenian coach. Honours * Sov ...

, Vyacheslav Semyonov,

Andrei Yakubik Andrei Aleksandrovich Yakubik (russian: Андрей Александрович Якубик; born 24 August 1950) is a former Soviet football player. Honours * Soviet Top League winner: 1976 (spring). * Soviet Cup winner: 1977. * Olympic ...

, Yury Yeliseyev,

Vladimir Pilguy Vladimir Mikhailovich Pilguy (russian: Владимир Михайлович Пильгуй, uk, Володимир Михайлович Пільгуй; born 26 January 1948) is a former Ukrainian and Soviet footballer. Honours * Soviet Top Le ...

, Yevgeny Rudakov,

Yozhef Sabo Yozhef Yozhefovich Sabo ( uk, Йожеф Йожефович Сабо; hu, Szabó József; born 29 February 1940) is a former Ukrainian football player and football manager. He is of Hungarian background. He is baptized as a Greek-Catholic. ...

, Yevgeny Lovchev,

Sergei Olshansky Sergei Petrovich Olshansky (russian: Серге́й Петрович Ольшанский; born May 28, 1948 in Moscow) is a retired Soviet football player. Currently, he works as a general director for FC Nika Moscow. Honours * Soviet Top ...

, Vladimir Onishchenko,

Viktor Kolotov Viktor Mikhailovich Kolotov (russian: Виктор Михайлович Колотов; ua, Віктор Михайлович Колотов; 3 July 1949 – 3 January 2000) was a Soviet and Ukrainian footballer. He was born in the settlement ...

, Anatoly Kuksov, Yury Istomin, Vladimir Kaplichnyi,

Murtaz Khurtsilava Murtaz Kalistratovich Khurtsilava ( ka, მურთაზ ხურცილავა, russian: Муртаз Калистратович Хурцилава, born 5 January 1943) is a former Georgia (country), Georgian association football defende ...

,

Arkady Andriasyan Arkady Georgievich Andreasyan ( hy, Արկադի Գեորգիի Անդրեասյան, russian: Аркадий Георгиевич Андреасян; 11 August 1947 – 23 December 2020) was a Soviet Armenian football player and manager. He pla ...

,

Oleg Blokhin Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin, or Oleh Volodymyrovych Blokhin ( uk, Оле́г Володи́мирович Блохі́н, rus, Оле́г Влади́мирович Блохи́н; born 5 November 1952), is a former Ukrainian and Soviet footbal ...

and

Revaz Dzodzuashvili Revaz Mikheilis dze Dzodzuashvili ( ka, რევაზ მიხეილის ძე ძოძუაშვილი; born 15 April 1945) is a Georgian football manager and a former player. He coaches FC Dinamo Sukhumi. He earned 49 caps for t ...

— men's team competition

Gymnastics

* Nikolay Andrianov — men's long horse vault * Tamara Lazakovich — women's all-around individual * Lyudmila Turishcheva — women's side horse vault * Tamara Lazakovich — women's floor exercises

Judo

* Anatoly Novikov — men's half middleweight (70 kg) * Givi Onashvili — men's heavyweight (>100 kg)

Modern pentathlon

*

Pavel Lednev Pavel Serafimovich Lednyov (russian: Павел Серафимович Леднёв; 25 March 1943, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia – 23 November 2010, Moscow, Russia) was a Russian modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion. He won a total of seven ...

— men's individual competition

Sailing

* Viktor Potapov — men's Finn class

Shooting

* Viktor Torshin — men's rapid-fire pistol

Swimming

*

Vladimir Bure Vladimir Valeryevich Bure (russian: Владимир Валерьевич Буре, born 4 December 1950) is a Russian former freestyle swimmer and a fitness coach for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. Bure is the father of retired NHL players ...

— men's 100m freestyle *

Viktor Mazanov Viktor Georgiyevich Mazanov (russian: Виктор Георгиевич Мазанов; born 8 March 1947) is a retired Russian Swimming (sport), swimmer who competed in nine events at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964, 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968 an ...

,

Vladimir Bure Vladimir Valeryevich Bure (russian: Владимир Валерьевич Буре, born 4 December 1950) is a Russian former freestyle swimmer and a fitness coach for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. Bure is the father of retired NHL players ...

, Igor Grivennikov and Georgi Kulikov — men's 4 × 200 m freestyle *

Galina Stepanova-Prozumenshchykova Galina Nikolayevna Prozumenshchikova ( rus, Галина Николаевна Прозуменщикова, p=ɡɐˈlʲinə nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvnə prəzʊˈmʲenʲɕːɪkəvə; 26 November 1948 – 19 July 2015) was a Soviet breaststroke swimme ...

— women's 200m breaststroke

Volleyball

*

Aleksandr Saprykin Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Saprykin (russian: Александр Михайлович Сапрыкин; 28 July 1946 – 4 May 2021) was a Russian volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olym ...

, Yury Starunsky, Leonid Zayko,

Vladimir Patkin Vladimir Leonidovich Patkin (born 8 December 1945) is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bobrov, Voronezh, Russia. Volleyball career He won a ...

, Yury Poyarkov,

Vladimir Putyatov Vladimir Nikolaevich Putyatov (russian: Владимир Николаевич Путятов, born 24 December 1945) is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics ...

, Vladimir Kondra, Valery Kravchenko,

Yevgeny Lapinsky Yevhen Valentinovich Lapinsky ( uk, Євген Валентинович Лапинський, 23 March 1942 – 29 September 1999), also known as Yevgeny Lapinsky, was a Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian former volleyball player who ...

, Viktor Borshch,

Yefim Chulak Yefim Aronovich Chulak (russian: Ефим Аронович Чулак , born 15 July 1948) is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events Janua ...

and Vyatcheslav Domanyi — men's team competition

Weightlifting

*

Gennady Chetin Gennady Timofeyevich Chetin (russian: Геннадий Тимофеевич Четин, 1 February 1943 – 2002) was a Russian bantamweight weightlifter. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and finished in fourth and third place, r ...

— men's bantamweight

Wrestling

*

Ruslan Ashuraliyev Ruslan Nuraliyevich Ashuraliyev (Russian: Руслан Нуралиевич Ашуралиев, 20 February 1950 – 27 November 2009) was a Russian freestyle wrestler who won world titles in 1974 and 1975 and placed second in 1973. He competed ...

— men's freestyle lightweight

Results by event

Archery

Women's individual competition: * Emma Gaptchenko — 2403 points (→ Bronze medal) * Keto Lossaberidze — 2402 points (→ 4th place) * Alla Peounova — 2364 points (→ 8th place) Men's individual competition: * Victor Sidorouk — 2427 points (→ 7th place) * Mikhail Peounov 2397 points (→ 12th place) * Mati Vaikjärv — 2363 points (→ 24th place)

Athletics

Men's 100 metres * Vladimir Atamas :* First heat — 10.51s (→ did not advance) Men's 800 metres * Yevgeny Arzhanov → Silver medal :* Heat — 1:48.3 :* Semifinals — 1:46.3 :* Final — 1:45.9 * Ivan Ivanov :* Heat — 1:51.0 :* Semifinals — 1:49.6 (→ did not advance) * Yevgeni Volkov :* Heat — 1:48.6 :* Semifinals — 1:50.1 (→ did not advance) Men's 1,500 metres * Volodymyr Panteley :* Heat — 3:42.3 :* Semifinals — 3:41.6 :* Final — 3:40.2 (→ 8th place) * Yevgeny Arzhanov :* Heat — DNS (→ did not advance) * Ivan Ivanov :* Heat — 3:42.3 (→ did not advance) Men's 5000 metres * Nikola Puklakov :* Heat — 13:57.6 (→ did not advance) * Vladimir Afonin :* Heat — 14:08.6 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 100 m relay * Aleksandr Kornelyuk, Vladimir Lovetskiy, Juris Silovs and

Valeriy Borzov Valeriy Pylypovych Borzov ( uk, Валерій Пилипович Борзов; russian: Валерий Филиппович Борзов, Valeriy Filippovich Borzov; born 20 October 1949) is a former Soviet sprinter. He is a two-time Olympian, ...

:* Heat — 39.15s :* Semifinals — 39.00s :* Final — 38.50s (→ Silver medal) Men's high jump *

Jüri Tarmak Jüri Tarmak (21 July 1946 – 22 June 2022)Suri olümpiavõitja Jüri Tarmak

:* Qualifying round — 2.15m :* Final — 2.23m (→ Gold medal) * Rustam Akhmetov :* Qualifying round — 2.15m :* Final — 2.15m (→ 8th place) * Kestusis Shapka :* Qualifying round — 2.15m :* Final — 2.15m (→ 12th place) Women's javelin throw * Svetlana Korolyova :* Qualifying round — 55.90 m :* Final — 56.36 m (→ 8th place)

Basketball

;Men's team competition *Preliminary round (group B) :* Defeated Senegal (94–52) :* Defeated West Germany (87–63) :* Defeated Italy (79–66) :* Defeated Poland (94–64) :* Defeated Puerto Rico (100–87) :* Defeated Philippines (111–80) :* Defeated Yugoslavia (74–67) *Semifinals :* Defeated Cuba (67–60) *Final :* Defeated United States (51–50) → Gold medal

Boxing

Men's light middleweight (– 71 kg) *

Valeri Tregubov Valery Tregubov (19 March 1942 – 1986) was a Russian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly k ...

:* First round — bye :* Second round — defeated Reggie Jones (USA), 3:2 :* Third round — lost to Alan Minter (GBR), 0:5 Men's heavyweight (+ 81 kg) *

Yuri Nesterov Yuri Igorevich Nesterov (russian: Юрий Игоревич Нестеров, born March 24, 1967 in Leningrad) is a former Soviet/ Russian handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), offici ...

:* First round — lost to

Duane Bobick Duane Bobick (born August 24, 1950) is a retired boxer from the United States. As an amateur he won the gold medal at the 1971 Pan American Games and fought at the 1972 Olympics. He then turned professional in 1973 and retired in 1979 with a rec ...

(USA), 0:5

Canoeing

Cycling

Fifteen cyclists represented the Soviet Union in 1972. ; Individual road race *

Valery Likhachov Valery Nikolayevich Likhachov (russian: Валерий Николаевич Лихачëв; born 5 December 1947) is a retired Russian cyclist. He was part of the Soviet team that won the 100 km team time trial event at the 1970 UCI Road Wo ...

— 34th place * Anatoly Starkov — 35th place *

Valery Yardy Valery Nikolayevich Yardy (russian: Валерий Николаевич Ярды, 18 January 1948 – 1 August 1994) was a Russian road cyclist who competed in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. In 1968 he placed 17th individually and ninth with the ...

— did not finish (→ no ranking) * Ivan Trifonov — 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 ( ...

* Boris Shukhov *

Valery Yardy Valery Nikolayevich Yardy (russian: Валерий Николаевич Ярды, 18 January 1948 – 1 August 1994) was a Russian road cyclist who competed in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. In 1968 he placed 17th individually and ninth with the ...

* Gennady Komnatov *

Valery Likhachov Valery Nikolayevich Likhachov (russian: Валерий Николаевич Лихачëв; born 5 December 1947) is a retired Russian cyclist. He was part of the Soviet team that won the 100 km team time trial event at the 1970 UCI Road Wo ...

; Sprint * Omar Pkhak'adze * Serhiy Kravtsov ; 1000m time trial *

Eduard Rapp Eduard Reingoldovich Rapp (russian: Эдуард Рейнгольдович Рапп, born 7 March 1951) is a retired Soviet cyclist who mostly competed on track in the 1 km time trial. In this event he won five medals at the world champion ...

:* Final — 1:07.73 (→ 8th place) ;

Tandem Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction. The original use of the term in English was in ''tandem harness'', which is used for two ...

*

Igor Tselovalnikov Ihor Vasilyevich Tselovalnikov (russian: Игорь Васильевич Целовальников; uk, Ігор Васильович Целовальников; 2 January 1944 – 15 March 1986) was a Soviet cyclist. He competed at the 196 ...

and Vladimir Semenets — Gold medal ;

Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

* Viktor Bykov * Vladimir Kuznetsov * Anatoly Stepanenko * Aleksandr Yudin

Diving

Men's 3m springboard * Vladimir Vasin – 594.09 points (gold medal) * Viacheslav Strahov – 556.20 points (6th place) * Vladimir Kapirulin – 329.46 points (18th place) Men's 10m platform * David Ambarzumian – 463.56 points (5th place) *Vladimir Kapirullin – 459.21 points (7th place) * Aleksander Gendrikson – 431.04 points (12th place) Women's 3m springboard * Natalia Kusnecova – 258.45 points (14th place) * Tatjana Shtyreva – 252.42 points (16th place) * Tamara Safonova – 252.09 points (17th place) Women's 10m platform * Alla Seiina – 314.76 points (10th place) *Natalia Kuznecova – 184.02 points (13th place) *Tatjana Shtyreva – 177.33 points (19th place)

Equestrian

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented the Soviet Union in 1972. ; Men's foil * Vladimir Denisov * Anatoly Koteshev *

Vasyl Stankovych Vasyl Stankovych ( uk, Василь Васильович Станкович, russian: Василий Васильевич Станкович; born 25 April 1946) is a retired Ukrainian fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics and ...

; Men's team foil *

Vasyl Stankovych Vasyl Stankovych ( uk, Василь Васильович Станкович, russian: Василий Васильевич Станкович; born 25 April 1946) is a retired Ukrainian fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics and ...

,

Viktor Putyatin Viktor Putyatin ( uk, Віктор Павлович Путятін; 12 September 1941 – 2 November 2021) was a Soviet fencing, fencer. He won silver medals in the team foil (fencing), foil events at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968 and 1972 Summ ...

, Anatoly Koteshev, Vladimir Denisov, Leonid Romanov ; Men's épée *

Igor Valetov Igor Valetov (russian: Игорь Анатольевич Валетов; born 1 February 1946 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR) is a Soviet fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics () ...

* Sergey Paramonov *

Grigory Kriss Grigory Yakovlevich Kriss ( uk, Григорій Якович Крісс, russian: Григорий Яковлевич Крисс, born 24 December 1940) is a retired Soviet Union, Soviet Olympic épée fencer who won four Olympic medals. Early ...

; Men's team épée *

Grigory Kriss Grigory Yakovlevich Kriss ( uk, Григорій Якович Крісс, russian: Григорий Яковлевич Крисс, born 24 December 1940) is a retired Soviet Union, Soviet Olympic épée fencer who won four Olympic medals. Early ...

, Viktor Modzalevsky,

Georgi Zažitski Georgi Zažitski (born 5 February 1946), also known as Georgy Semyonovich Zazhitski (Георгий Семёнович Зажицкий), is a Soviet fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 197 ...

, Sergey Paramonov,

Igor Valetov Igor Valetov (russian: Игорь Анатольевич Валетов; born 1 February 1946 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR) is a Soviet fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics () ...

; Men's sabre * Viktor Sidyak *

Vladimir Nazlymov Vladimir Nazlymov (born November 1, 1945) (russian: Владимир Аливерович Назлымов) (Daghestan, USSR) - Sabre fencer and coach for USSR and later United States, to which he moved in 1991. Born in Makhachkala, Daghestan. ...

*

Mark Rakita Mark Semenovich Rakita (russian: Марк Семенович Ракита; born July 22, 1938) is a famed Russian two-time Olympic champion sabreur and coach from the Soviet era. Early life Rakita was born in Moscow, USSR, and is Jewish. Fencin ...

; Men's team sabre *

Mark Rakita Mark Semenovich Rakita (russian: Марк Семенович Ракита; born July 22, 1938) is a famed Russian two-time Olympic champion sabreur and coach from the Soviet era. Early life Rakita was born in Moscow, USSR, and is Jewish. Fencin ...

, Viktor Sidyak,

Vladimir Nazlymov Vladimir Nazlymov (born November 1, 1945) (russian: Владимир Аливерович Назлымов) (Daghestan, USSR) - Sabre fencer and coach for USSR and later United States, to which he moved in 1991. Born in Makhachkala, Daghestan. ...

, Eduard Vinokurov, Viktor Bazhenov ; Women's foil *

Galina Gorokhova Galina Yevgenyevna Gorokhova (russian: Галина Евгеньевна Горохова; born 31 August 1938) is a Russian and former Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of f ...

*

Yelena Novikova-Belova Elena Dmitriyevna Novikova-Belova (Russian: Елена Дмитриевна Новикова-Белова, née ''Novikova'', born 28 July 1947) is a retired Russian foil fencer. She competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics in the in ...

*

Aleksandra Zabelina Alexandra Ivanovna Zabelina (russian: Александра Ивановна Забелина; 11 March 1937 – 27 March 2022) was a Soviet fencer. She won gold medals in the team foil at the 1960, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. Between 1956 an ...

; Women's team foil *

Yelena Novikova-Belova Elena Dmitriyevna Novikova-Belova (Russian: Елена Дмитриевна Новикова-Белова, née ''Novikova'', born 28 July 1947) is a retired Russian foil fencer. She competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics in the in ...

,

Galina Gorokhova Galina Yevgenyevna Gorokhova (russian: Галина Евгеньевна Горохова; born 31 August 1938) is a Russian and former Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of f ...

,

Aleksandra Zabelina Alexandra Ivanovna Zabelina (russian: Александра Ивановна Забелина; 11 March 1937 – 27 March 2022) was a Soviet fencer. She won gold medals in the team foil at the 1960, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. Between 1956 an ...

,

Svetlana Tširkova Svetlana () is a common Orthodox Slavic feminine given name, deriving from the East and South Slavic root ''svet'' (), meaning "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", or "holy", depending upon context similar if not the same as t ...

,

Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko (russian: Татьяна Дмитриевна Петренко-Самусенко; 2 November 1938 – 24 January 2000) was a Soviet fencer. She won gold medals in the team foil event at the 1960, 1968 and 1972 Summer ...

Football

Gymnastics

Handball

;Men's team competition The Soviet team came away from the three-game opening round with no losses, but only one win. Ties with

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and

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and a win over

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put the Soviet Union in a tie with Sweden at the top of the division. Since both teams moved on to the second round, the fact that Sweden won the tie-breaker mattered little. The Soviets' hopes were high after the first game of the second round, a win over

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that put the team on top of the division. However, their subsequent loss to

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dropped them to third in the group. This meant that they played in a game for fifth and sixth place against host nation

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. Their win was little consolation for being eliminated from medal contention. Men's team competition: *Soviet Union – 5th place (3–1–2) *Team roster :* Nikolai Semenov :* Mikhail Ischenko :* Aleksandr Panov :* Vladimir Maksimov :* Valentin Kulev :* Vasili Ilyin :* Anatoli Shevchenko :* Yuri Klimov :* Mikhail Luzenko :* Alexander Resanov :* Valeri Gassi :* Albert Oganesov :* Yan Vilson :* Yuri Lagutin :* Ivan Usaty

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented the Soviet Union in 1972. Men's individual competition * Boris Onishenko — 5335 pts (→ Silver medal) *

Pavel Lednev Pavel Serafimovich Lednyov (russian: Павел Серафимович Леднёв; 25 March 1943, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia – 23 November 2010, Moscow, Russia) was a Russian modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion. He won a total of seven ...

— 5328 pts (→ Bronze medal) * Vladimir Shmelev — 5302 pts (→ 5th place) Men's team competition *Onishenko, Lednev and Shmelev — 15968 pts (→ Gold medal)

Rowing

The Soviet Union had 26 male rowers participate in all seven

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events in 1972. Men's single sculls * Yury Malyshev :*Heat — 7:42.67 :*Semifinals — 8:13.49 :*Final — 7:10.12 (→ Gold medal) ; Men's coxless pair – 8th place * Vladimir Polyakov * Nikolay Vasilyev ; Men's coxed pair * Vladimir Eshinov, Nikolay Ivanov and

Yuriy Lorentsson Yuriy Evgenevich Lorentsson (russian: Юрий Евгеньевич Лоренцсон, 2 December 1930 – 24 December 2002) was a Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian coxswain (rowing), rowing coxswain. He was the second rower, ...

:*Heat — 7:43.84 :*Semifinals — 8:07.34 :*Final — 7:24.44 (→ 5th place) ; Men's coxless four – 4th place * Anatoly Tkachuk * Igor Kashurov * Aleksandr Motin * Vitaly Sapronov ; Men's coxed four – 4th place *

Volodymyr Sterlik Volodymyr Ivanovych Sterlyk ( uk, Володимир Иванович Стерлик, born 15 October 1940) is a retired Ukrainian rower. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and finished in fifth, third and ...

* Vladimir Solovyov * Aleksandr Lyubaturov * Yury Shamayev *

Igor Rudakov Igor Aleksandrovich Rudakov (russian: Игорь Александрович Рудаков; born 8 October 1934) is a Russian coxswain who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960, 1964, 1968, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Le ...

; Men's eight – 4th place * Aleksandr Ryazankin * Viktor Dementyev * Sergey Kolyaskin * Aleksandr Shitov * Valery Bisarnov * Boris Vorobyov * Vladimir Savelov *

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* Viktor Mikheyev

Sailing

Shooting

Fourteen male shooters represented the Soviet Union in 1972. Yakiv Zhelezniak won gold,

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and Yevgeny Petrov won silvers and Viktor Torshin won a bronze medal. ; 25 m pistol * Viktor Torshin *

Igor Bakalov Igor Bakalov (9 December 1939 – 25 September 1992) was a Soviet sports shooter. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and ...

; 50 m pistol * Grigory Kosykh * Vladimir Stolypin ; 300 m rifle, three positions *

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*

Valentin Kornev Valentin Mikhaylovich Kornev (russian: Валентин Михайлович Корнев, 29 August 1942 – 18 November 2016) was a Soviet sport shooter who won the silver medal in the 300 m free rifle event at the 1968 Summer Olympics Th ...

; 50 m rifle, three positions * Vladimir Agishev *

Vitaly Parkhimovich Vitaly Mikhailovich Parkhimovich (russian: Виталий Михайлович Пархимович, 17 June 1943 – 15 January 1995) was a Soviet rifle shooter. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the th ...

; 50 m rifle, prone *

Vitaly Parkhimovich Vitaly Mikhailovich Parkhimovich (russian: Виталий Михайлович Пархимович, 17 June 1943 – 15 January 1995) was a Soviet rifle shooter. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the th ...

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Valentin Kornev Valentin Mikhaylovich Kornev (russian: Валентин Михайлович Корнев, 29 August 1942 – 18 November 2016) was a Soviet sport shooter who won the silver medal in the 300 m free rifle event at the 1968 Summer Olympics Th ...

; 50 m running target * Yakiv Zhelezniak * Valerii Postoyanov ;

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* Aleksandr Alipov * Aleksandr Androshkin ;

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* Yevgeny Petrov *

Yury Tsuranov Yury Filaretovich Tsuranov (russian: Юрий Филаретович Цуранов, 2 January 1936 – 15 March 2008) was a Soviet Olympic skeet shooter. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and the 1976 Summer Olympics and finished in 4th, 13th and 1 ...

Swimming

Men's 100m freestyle *

Vladimir Bure Vladimir Valeryevich Bure (russian: Владимир Валерьевич Буре, born 4 December 1950) is a Russian former freestyle swimmer and a fitness coach for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. Bure is the father of retired NHL players ...

:* Heat — 52.87s :* Semifinals — 52.60s :* Final — 51.77s (→ Bronze medal) * Igor Grivennikov :* Heat — 53.64s :* Semifinals — 53.55s :* Final — 52.44s (→ 6th place) * Georgi Kulikov :* Heat — 53.78s :* Semifinals — 53.68s (→ did not advance) Men's 200m freestyle *

Vladimir Bure Vladimir Valeryevich Bure (russian: Владимир Валерьевич Буре, born 4 December 1950) is a Russian former freestyle swimmer and a fitness coach for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. Bure is the father of retired NHL players ...

:* Heat — 1:56.15 :* Final — 1:57.24 (→ 7th place) *

Viktor Mazanov Viktor Georgiyevich Mazanov (russian: Виктор Георгиевич Мазанов; born 8 March 1947) is a retired Russian Swimming (sport), swimmer who competed in nine events at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964, 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968 an ...

:* Heat — 1:57.92 (→ did not advance) * Georgi Kulikov :* Heat — 1:57.04 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay *

Vladimir Bure Vladimir Valeryevich Bure (russian: Владимир Валерьевич Буре, born 4 December 1950) is a Russian former freestyle swimmer and a fitness coach for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. Bure is the father of retired NHL players ...

,

Viktor Mazanov Viktor Georgiyevich Mazanov (russian: Виктор Георгиевич Мазанов; born 8 March 1947) is a retired Russian Swimming (sport), swimmer who competed in nine events at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964, 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968 an ...

, Viktor Aboimov and Georgy Kulikov :* Heat — 3:32.72 *

Vladimir Bure Vladimir Valeryevich Bure (russian: Владимир Валерьевич Буре, born 4 December 1950) is a Russian former freestyle swimmer and a fitness coach for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. Bure is the father of retired NHL players ...

,

Viktor Mazanov Viktor Georgiyevich Mazanov (russian: Виктор Георгиевич Мазанов; born 8 March 1947) is a retired Russian Swimming (sport), swimmer who competed in nine events at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964, 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968 an ...

, Viktor Aboimov and Igor Grivennikov :* Final — 3:29.72 (→ Silver medal) Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay * Viktor Aboimov, Alexsandr Samsonov,

Viktor Mazanov Viktor Georgiyevich Mazanov (russian: Виктор Георгиевич Мазанов; born 8 March 1947) is a retired Russian Swimming (sport), swimmer who competed in nine events at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964, 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968 an ...

and Georgi Kulikov :* Heat — 7:51.44 * Igor Grivennikov,

Viktor Mazanov Viktor Georgiyevich Mazanov (russian: Виктор Георгиевич Мазанов; born 8 March 1947) is a retired Russian Swimming (sport), swimmer who competed in nine events at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964, 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968 an ...

, Georgi Kulikov and

Vladimir Bure Vladimir Valeryevich Bure (russian: Владимир Валерьевич Буре, born 4 December 1950) is a Russian former freestyle swimmer and a fitness coach for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. Bure is the father of retired NHL players ...

:* Final — 7:45.76 (→ Bronze medal)

Volleyball

;Men's team competition *Preliminary round (group A) :* Defeated Tunisia (3–0) :* Defeated South Korea (3–0) :* Defeated Bulgaria (3–1) :* Defeated Czechoslovakia (3–0) :* Defeated Poland (3–2) *Semifinals :* Lost to East Germany (1–3) *Bronze medal match :* Defeated Bulgaria (3–0) → Bronze medal *Team roster :* Viktor Borsch :* Vyacheslav Domany :* Vladimir Patkyn :* Leonid Zayko :*

Yuri Starunsky Yury Vasilevich Starunsky (russian: Юрий Васильевич Старунский, April 17, 1945 – December 24, 2010) was a Soviet volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer ...

:* Alex Saprikyne :* Vladimir Kondra :* Elim Chulak :* Vladimir Poutyatov :* Valery Kravchenko :*

Yevgeny Lapinsky Yevhen Valentinovich Lapinsky ( uk, Євген Валентинович Лапинський, 23 March 1942 – 29 September 1999), also known as Yevgeny Lapinsky, was a Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian former volleyball player who ...

:* Yuri Poyarkov

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Medals by republic

In the following table for team events number of team representatives, who received medals are counted, not "one medal for all the team", as usual. Because there were people from different republics in one team.

Top 5 sports societies

In the following table for team events number of team representatives, who received medals are counted, not "one medal for all the team", as usual. Because there were people from different sports societies in one team.

Bibliography

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References

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Medalists

Gold

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Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Volleyball

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Silver

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 ...

Equestrian

Fencing

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Shooting

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Athletics

Cycling

Fencing

Football (soccer)

Gymnastics

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Volleyball

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Results by event

Archery

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Football

Gymnastics

Handball

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Volleyball

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Medals by republic

Top 5 sports societies

Bibliography

References