Saudi Arabia competed in the Olympic Games for the first time 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, West Germany.

Results by events

Athletics

Men's 100 metres * Mansour Farhan Al-Gegd :* First Heat — 11.23s (→ did not advance) Men's 1500 metres * Naser Al-Safraa :* Heat — 4:14.5 (→ did not advance) Men's 5000 metres * Abdallah Rouei Al-Mabrouk :* Heat — 13:51.0 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 100 m Relay * Mohamed Al-Dosary, Mansour Farhan Al-Gegd, Bilal Said, and Saad Khalil Al-Dosary :* Heat — 43.35s (→ did not advance)

References

Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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