Albania competed at the

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for the first time at the

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in Munich, West Germany. Five competitors, four men and one woman, took part in three events in two sports. 300px, The flagbear at the opening ceremony was Shooter

Afërdita Tusha Afërdita Tusha (4 September 1945 – 23 September 2018) was an Albanian female sports shooter who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known ...

who competed for Albania in the 50 m free pistol together with fellow Albanian shooter

Fatos Pilkati Fatos Pilkati (born 15 March 1951) is an Albanian shooter who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 197 ...

She was also the first woman to represent Albania at the Olympics. Fatos achieved the best result in his category finishing with 546 points in the 24th position, while Aferdita finished her first campaign below the top 50's with 522 points in total. The other two shooter who represented Albania were Ismail Rama and

Beqir Kosova Beqir Kosova (born 20 May 1949) is an Albanian shooter who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in the 50 metre rifle prone 50 meter rifle prone (formerly known as one of four free rifle disciplines) is an International Shooting Sport ...

in the

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discipline. Ismail Rama had the best result for Albania in Shooting as he finished in rank 22 with an score of 594 in the end. Albania made his debut in Weightlifting with Weightlifter

Ymer Pampuri Ymer Pampuri (30 April 1944 – 18 January 2017) was an Albanian weightlifter who in the 1972 Summer Olympic Games became the first Albanian to break an Olympic record, the first Albanian to become a World Champion and the last World Champion ...

, in the Men's 60 kg Event. He became the first Albanian to break a World record as he lifted in the military press 127,5 KG. He finished this category in first place. Despite the good start he wasn't able to keep this form up as finished his next category only in 12th place. As he finished his olympics in the 9th place. The best placement at this Summer Olympics for Albania.

Shooting

Four shooters, three men and one woman, represented Albania in 1972. ;Open

Weightlifting

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Nations at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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