The
Republic of China (Taiwan) 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 1972. ...
in
Munich
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for the last time as the "Republic of China". The ROC would not return to the Olympics until 1984 and under the name "
Chinese Taipei" due to objections by the
People's Republic of China
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over the
political status of Taiwan.
The PRC, amid the height of the
Cultural Revolution
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, boycotted the Olympics due to the ROC participation under the name "Republic of China". 21 competitors, 15 men and 6 women, took part in 41 events in 10 sports.
Archery
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, the Republic of China entered only one woman.
Women's:
*
Shue Meei-Shya
Shue Meei-Shya (; born 6 June 1949) is a Taiwanese archer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in archery.
Olympics
She finished 38th in the women's individual event with a score of 2026 points.
References
External links
Profi ...
- 2026 points (38th place)
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
*
Soo Wen-Ho
:* First Heat — 10.59s
:* Second Heat — 10.82s (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
*
Soo Wen-Ho
:* First Heat — 21.55s
:* Second Heat — 21.47s (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m relay:
*
Lee Chung-Ping, Soo Wen-Ho,
Chen Chin-Lung and
Chen Ming-Chih
:*Heat — 41.78 s (→ did not advance)
Men's 110 m hurdles:
*
Lee Chung-Ping - Heat: 14.98 s (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m hurdles:
*
Lee Chung-Ping - Heat:52.61 s (→ did not advance)
Men's Long jump
*
Chen Chin-Lung - Qualifying round: 6.79 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Triple jump:
*
Chen Ming-Chih - Qualifying round: 14.73 m (→ did not advance)
Women's 800 m:
*
Lee Chiu-Hsia - Heat: 2:11.8 (→ did not advance)
Women's 1500 m:
*
Lee Chiu-Hsia - Heat: 4:37.2 (→ did not advance)
Women's High jump:
*
Wu Yu-Chih - Qualifying round: 0 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Long jump:
*
Lin Chun-Yu - Qualifying round: 5.50 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Pentathlon:
*
Lin Chun-Yu - 3676 points (→ 28th place)
Alternate member
*
Chi Cheng
Boxing
Bantamweight:
*
Wang Chee-Yen
:# 1/16-Final - defeated
Manoochehr Bahmani of
Iran
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(3 - 2)
:# 1/8-Final - lost to
George Turpin of
Great Britain
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Cycling
One cyclist represented the Republic of China in 1972.
;
Individual road race
*
Shue Ming-fa
Shue Ming-fa (born 2 November 1950) is a former Taiwanese cyclist. He competed in three events at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (g ...
— did not finish (→ no ranking)
;
1000m time trial
*
Shue Ming-fa
Shue Ming-fa (born 2 November 1950) is a former Taiwanese cyclist. He competed in three events at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (g ...
— 1:14.05 (→ 27th place)
;
Sprint
*
Shue Ming-fa
Shue Ming-fa (born 2 November 1950) is a former Taiwanese cyclist. He competed in three events at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (g ...
:# Preliminary Round — lost to
Sergei Kravtsov of
Soviet Union
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and
Taworn Tarwan of
Thailand
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:# Preliminary Round, repêchage — Lost to
Yoshikazu Cho of
Japan and
Felix Suarez of
Spain
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, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
Judo
Lightweight:
*
Cheng Chi-Hsiang
:# Pool A - lost to
Takao Kawaguchi of
Japan
:#
Repêchage
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Pool - defeated
Han Sung-Chul of
South Korea
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:# Repêchage Pool - lost to
Bakhaavaa Buidaa of
Mongolia
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Welterweight:
*
Wang Jong-She
:# Pool A - defeated
William McGregor of
Canada
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:# Pool A - lost to
Toyokazu Nomura
is a retired judoka who competed in the half-middleweight (70 kg) division.
Life and career
Nomura was born into a family of judoka. His father was the founder of a local judo dojo, and his brother was also an instructor who taught Olym ...
of
Japan
:# Repêchage Pool - lost to
Antal Hetényi
Antal Hetényi (6 October 1947 – 5 March 2023) was a Hungarian judoka. He competed in the men's half-middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commo ...
of
Hungary
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Middleweight:
*
Chang Ping-Ho
:# Pool A - defeated
Raymond Coulibaly of
Mali
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:# Pool A - lost to
Jean-Paul Coche of
France
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Light heavyweight:
*
Juang Jen-Wuh
:# Pool B - defeated
Epigmenio Exiga of
Mexico
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:# Pool B - lost to
Chiaki Ishii of
Brazil
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Open
*
Juang Jen-Wuh
:# Pool A - lost to
Pavle Bajetić of
Yugoslavia
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Sailing
Finn:
*
Chen Shiu-Hsiung - 235.0 (35th place)
Shooting
One male shooter represented Taiwan in 1972.
;
300 m rifle, three positions
*
Wu Tao-yan - 1085 points (30th place)
;
50 m rifle, three positions
*
Wu Tao-yan - 1101 points (51st place)
;
50 m rifle, prone
*
Wu Tao-yan - 591 points (41st place)
Swimming
Women's 100 m freestyle:
*
Hsu Yue-Yun - Heat: 1:04.77 (did not advance)
Women's 200 m freestyle:
*
Hsu Yue-Yun - Heat: 2:20.17 (did not advance)
Women's 400 m freestyle:
*
Hsu Yue-Yun - Heat: 4:58.57 (did not advance)
Women's400 m individual medley:
*
Hsu Yue-Yun - did not compete
Women's 100 m breaststroke
*
Lie Yue-Hwan - 1:25.47 (did not advance)
Women's 200 m breaststroke
*
Lie Yue-Hwan - 3:04.74 (did not advance)
Men's 100 m butterfly:
*
Hsu Tung-Hsiung - did not compete
Men's 200 m butterfly:
*
Hsu Tung-Hsiung - 2:16,35
Men's 200 m individual medley:
*
Hsu Tung-Hsiung - 2:18.34 (did not advance)
Men's 400 m individual medley:
*
Hsu Tung-Hsiung - 5:09.56 (did not advance)
Weightlifting
Featherweight:
*
Chen Kue-Sen - 327.5 kg (10th place)
Wrestling
Freestyle –57 kg:
*
Sheu Jine-Shiong
:# Round 1 - lost to
Nicolae Dumitru of
Romania
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(4 - 0)
:# Round 2 - lost to
George Hatziioannidis of
Greece
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(4 - 0)
Notes
References
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Nations at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972
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1972 in Taiwanese sport