Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Great Britain at the Olympic Games
Flag of the United Kingdom IOC code  GBR NOC British Olympic Association
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich
Competitors	284 (210 men and 74 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer	David Broome (opening) Richard Meade (closing)
Medals Rank: 12	Gold 4	Silver 5	Bronze 9	Total 18
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The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 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 Great Britain team included 69-year-old equestrian Lorna Johnstone - 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, Richard Meade, Bridget Parker, and Mark Phillips — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition
• Chris Davies and Rodney Pattisson (Helmsman) — Sailing, Flying Dutchman

Silver

• David Hemery, David Jenkins, Alan Pascoe, and Martin Reynolds — Athletics, Men's 4x400 metres Relay
• Ann Moore — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition
• David Starbrook — Judo, Men's Half-Heavyweight (93 kg)
• David Wilkie — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
• David Hunt and Alan Warren (Helmsman) — Sailing, Tempest

Bronze

• Ian Stewart — Athletics, Men's 5000 metres
• David Hemery — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
• Ralph Evans — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
• George Turpin — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
• Alan Minter — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
• Michael Bennett, Ian Hallam, Ronald Keeble, and William Moore — Cycling, Men's 4000m Team Pursuit
• Brian Jacks — Judo, Men's Middleweight (80 kg)
• Angelo Parisi — Judo, Men's Open Category
• John Kynoch — Shooting, Men's Running Game Target

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

• Brian Green

• Heat, Round 1— 10.41
• Heat, Round 2— 10.58
• Semifinals — 10.52 (→ did not advance)

• Leslie Piggott

• Heat, Round 1— 10.54
• Heat, Round 2— 10.53 (→ did not advance)

• Donald 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)

• David 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

• Heat — 3:40.8
• Semifinals — 3:38.2
• Final — 3:39.0 (→ 5th place)

• Raymond 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)

• lan McCafferty

• Heat — 13:38.2
• Final — 13:43.2 (→ 11th place)

• David Bedford

• Heat — 13:49.8
• Final — 13:43.2 (→ 12th place)

Men's 10000 metres

• David Bedford

• Heat — 27:53.6
• Final — 28:05.4(→ 6th place)

• Lachie Stewart

• Heat — 28:31.4 (→ did not advance)

• David Holt

• Heat — 28:46.8(→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Ron Hill 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

• Alan Pascoe

• Heat — 14.08
• Semifinals — 14.24 (→ did not advance)

• Berwyn Price

• Heat — 13.94
• Semifinals — 14.37 (→ did not advance)

• David Wilson

• Heat — 14.31 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdlles

• David Hemery

• Heat — 49.72
• Semifinals — 49.66
• Final — 48.52 (→ 3rd place)

Men's 3000m Steeplechase

• Andrew Holden

• Heat — 8:33.8 (→ did not advance)

• Stephen Hollings

• Heat — 8:35.0 (→ did not advance)

• John Bicourt

• Heat — 8:38.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100m Relay

• Berwyn Price, Donald Halliday, David Dear, and Brian Green

• Heat — 39.63

• Leslie Piggott, Donald Halliday, David Dear, and Brian Green

• Semifinals — 39.47 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x400m Relay

• Martin Reynolds, Alan Pascoe, David Hemery and David Jenkins

• Semifinals — 3:01.3
• Final — 3:00.5 (→ 2nd place)

Men's Long Jump

• Alan Lerwill

• Qualification — 7.86
• Final — 7.91 (→ 7th place)

• Lynn Davies

• Qualification — 7.64 (→ did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault

• Michael Bull

• Qualification — 4.80 (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put

• Geoff Capes

• Qualification — 18.94 (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus

• William Tancred

• Qualification — 57.24 (→ did not advance)

• John Watts

• Qualification — 53.86 (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin

• David 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)

• Philip 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

• 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)

• Delia Pascoe

• Heat, Round 1— 23.97
• Heat, Round 2— 23.72 (→ did not advance)

• Margaret Critchley

• 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

• 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

• Heat — 4:13.0
• Semifinals — 4:07.4
• Final — 4:04.8 (→ 5th place)

• Joyce Smith

• Heat — 4:11.3
• Semifinals — 4:09.4 (→ did not advance)

• Joan Allison

• Heat — 4:14.9 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m hurdles

• Judith Vernon

• Heat — 13.37 (→ did not advance)

• Ann Wilson

• Heat — 13.53 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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)

• Alan Minter → Bronze Medal

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Reginald Ford (GUY), KO-2
• Third Round — Defeated Valeri Tregubov (URS), 5:0
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Loucif Hanmani (ALG), 4:1
• Semifinals — Lost to Dieter Kottysch (FRG), 2:3

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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

• Phil Bayton
• John Clewarth
• Phil Edwards
• David Lloyd

Sprint

• Ernie Crutchlow
• Geoff Cooke

1000m time trial

• Michael Bennett

• Final — 1:09.45 (→ 17th place)

Tandem

• David Rowe and Geoff Cooke → 10th place

Individual pursuit

• Ian Hallam

Individual pursuit

• Mick Bennett
• Ian Hallam
• Ron Keeble
• Willi Moore

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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)
• Heien Mary Koppeil – 242.22 points (→ 22nd place)

Women's 10m Platform:

• Beverly Williams – 301.26 points (→ 12th place)
• Heien Mary Koppell – 178.17 points (→ 18th place)

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrianism at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

19 fencers, 14 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1972.

Men's foil

• Barry Paul
• Graham Paul
• Mike Breckin

Men's team foil

• Mike Breckin, Barry Paul, Graham Paul, Anthony Power, Ian Single

Men's épée

• Teddy Bourne
• Ralph Johnson
• Graham Paul

Men's team épée

• Teddy Bourne, Bill Hoskyns, Edward Hudson, Ralph Johnson, Graham Paul

Men's sabre

• Richard Oldcorn
• John Deanfield
• Richard Cohen

Men's team sabre

• David Acfield, Richard Cohen, Rodney Craig, John Deanfield, Richard Oldcorn

Women's foil

• Sue Green
• Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh
• Clare Henley-Halsted

Women's team foil

• Sue Green, Clare Henley-Halsted, Sally Anne Littlejohns, Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh, Susan Wrigglesworth

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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
• John French
• Terry Gregg
• Dennis Hay
• Christopher Langhorne
• Peter Mills
• Richard Oliver
• David Austin Savage
• Keith Sinclair
• Paul Svehlik
• Rui Saldanha

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's Single Scull

• 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

• Tim Crooks, Patrick Delafield

• (→ 5th place)

Men's Coxless pair

• M M K Cooper, J T McCarthy

• (→ 12th place)

Men's Coxed pair

• Michael Hart, David Maxwell, A F 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

• Frederick Smallbone, Leonard Robertson, James Clark, W G Mason

• (→ 7th place)

Men's Coxed four

• Alan Almand, C T Pierce, Rooney Massara, Hugh Matheson, Patrick Sweeney

• (→ 10th place)

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Malcolm Windeatt

• Heat — 54.70s (→ did not advance)

• Brian Brinkley

• Heat — 55.06s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• John Mills

• 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 4x200m Freestyle Relay

• Brian Brinkley, John Mills, Michael Bailey, and Colin Cunningham

• Heat — 7:58.33
• Final — 7:55.59 (→ 8th place)

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics