Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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The 1972 Olympics were held in Munich, Germany. Despite the tragic terrorist attacks against the Israeli athletes for which the 1972 Olympics are most remembered, the Olympics continued. That year, perhaps the most spectacular athletic events were in swimming. Mark Spitz of the United States had a spectacular run, lining up for seven events, winning seven Olympic titles and setting seven world records. According to the official Olympic website, "He took part in the 4x200m one hour after his final in the 100m butterfly. As for the 200m freestyle gold, it was his third medal in three days" [1].

On the women's side of the competition, Shane Gould of Australia won 5 medals. She won the 200 m and 400 m freestyle as well as the 200 m individual medley, each with a new world record time. In addition, she won the silver and the bronze in the 800 m and 100 m freestyle, respectively.

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[edit] Medal summary

[edit] Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle United States Mark Spitz
United States (USA)		 51.22 United States Jerry Heidenreich
United States (USA)		 51.65 Soviet Union Vladimir Bure
Soviet Union (URS)		 51.77
200 m freestyle United States Mark Spitz
United States (USA)		 1:52.78 United States Steve Genter
United States (USA)		 1:53.73 West Germany Werner Lampe
West Germany (FRG)		 1:53.99
400 m freestyle Australia Brad Cooper
Australia (AUS)		 4:00.27 United States Steve Genter
United States (USA)		 4:01.94 United States Tom McBreen
United States (USA)		 4:02.64
1500 m freestyle United States Mike Burton
United States (USA)		 15:52.58 Australia Graham Windeatt
Australia (AUS)		 15:58.48 United States Douglas Northway
United States (USA)		 16:09.25
100 m backstroke East Germany Roland Matthes
East Germany (GDR)		 56.58 United States Mike Stamm
United States (USA)		 57.70 United States John Murphy
United States (USA)		 58.35
200 m backstroke East Germany Roland Matthes
East Germany (GDR)		 2:02.62 United States Mike Stamm
United States (USA)		 2:04.09 United States Mitchell Ivey
United States (USA)		 2:04.33
100 m breaststroke Japan Nobutaka Taguchi
Japan (JPN)		 1:04.94 United States Tom Bruce
United States (USA)		 1:05.43 United States John Hencken
United States (USA)		 1:05.61
200 m breaststroke United States John Hencken
United States (USA)		 2:21.55 Great Britain David Wilkie
Great Britain (GBR)		 2:23.67 Japan Nobutaka Taguchi
Japan (JPN)		 2:23.88
100 m butterfly United States Mark Spitz
United States (USA)		 54.27 Canada Bruce Robertson
Canada (CAN)		 55.56 United States Jerry Heidenreich
United States (USA)		 55.74
200 m butterfly United States Mark Spitz
United States (USA)		 2:00.70 United States Gary Hall, Sr.
United States (USA)		 2:02.86 United States Robin Backhaus
United States (USA)		 2:03.23
200 m individual medley Sweden Gunnar Larsson
Sweden (SWE)		 2:07.17 United States Tim McKee
United States (USA)		 2:08.37 United States Steve Furniss
United States (USA)		 2:08.45
400 m individual medley Sweden Gunnar Larsson
Sweden (SWE)		 4:31.98 United States Tim McKee
United States (USA)		 4:31.98 Hungary Andras Hargitay
Hungary (HUN)		 4:32.70
4×100 m freestyle relay United States United States (USA)
David Edgar
John Murphy
Jerry Heidenreich
Mark Spitz		 3:26.42 Soviet Union Soviet Union (URS)
Vladimir Bure
Viktor Mazanov
Viktor Aboimov
Igor Grivennikov		 3:29.72 East Germany East Germany (GDR)
Roland Matthes
Wilfried Hartung
Peter Bruch
Lutz Unger		 3:32.42
4×200 m freestyle relay United States United States (USA)
John Kinsella
Fred Tyler
Steve Genter
Mark Spitz
 7:35.78 West Germany West Germany (FRG)
Klaus Steinbach
Werner Lampe
Hans Vosseler
Hans Fassnacht		 7:41.69 Soviet Union Soviet Union (URS)
Igor Grivennikov
Viktor Mazanov
Georgi Kulikov
Vladimir Bure		 7:45.76
4×100 m medley relay United States United States (USA)
Mike Stamm
Tom Bruce
Mark Spitz
Jerry Heidenreich		 3:48.16 East Germany East Germany (GDR)
Roland Matthes
Klaus Katzur
Hartmut Flöckner
Lutz Unger
 3:52.26 Canada Canada (CAN)
Erik Fish
William Mahony
Bruce Robertson
Robert Kasting		 3:53.26

[edit] Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle United States Sandra Neilson
United States (USA)		 58.59 United States Shirley Babashoff
United States (USA)		 59.02 Australia Shane Gould
Australia (AUS)		 59.06
200 m freestyle Australia Shane Gould
Australia (AUS)		 2:03.56 United States Shirley Babashoff
United States (USA)		 2:04.33 United States Keena Rothhammer
United States (USA)		 2:04.92
400 m freestyle Australia Shane Gould
Australia (AUS)		 4:19.04 Italy Novella Calligaris
Italy (ITA)		 4:22.44 East Germany Gudrun Wegner
East Germany (GDR)		 4:23.11
800 m freestyle United States Keena Rothhammer
United States (USA)		 8:53.68 Australia Shane Gould
Australia (AUS)		 8:56.39 Italy Novella Calligaris
Italy (ITA)		 8:57.46
100 m backstroke United States Melissa Belote
United States (USA)		 1:05.78 Hungary Andrea Gyarmati
Hungary (HUN)		 1:06.26 United States Susan Atwood
United States (USA)		 1:06.34
200 m backstroke United States Melissa Belote
United States (USA)		 2:19.19 United States Susan Atwood
United States (USA)		 2:20.38 Canada Donna Gurr
Canada (CAN)		 2:23.22
100 m breaststroke United States Catherine Carr
United States (USA)		 1:13.58 Soviet Union Galina Stepanova
Soviet Union (URS)		 1:14.99 Australia Beverley Whitfield
Australia (AUS)		 1:15.73
200 m breaststroke Australia Beverley Whitfield
Australia (AUS)		 2:41.05 United States Dana Schoenfield
United States (USA)		 2:42.05 Soviet Union Galina Stepanova
Soviet Union (URS)		 2:42.36
100 m butterfly Japan Mayumi Aoki
Japan (JPN)		 1:03.34 East Germany Roswitha Beier
East Germany (GDR)		 1:03.61 Hungary Andrea Gyarmati
Hungary (HUN)		 1:03.73
200 m butterfly United States Karen Moe
United States (USA)		 2:15.57 United States Lynn Colella
United States (USA)		 2:16.34 United States Ellie Daniel
United States (USA)		 2:16.74
200 m individual medley Australia Shane Gould
Australia (AUS)		 2:23.07 East Germany Kornelia Ender
East Germany (GDR)		 2:23.59 United States Lynn Vidali
United States (USA)		 2:24.06
400 m individual medley Australia Gail Neall
Australia (AUS)		 5:02.97 Canada Leslie Cliff
Canada (CAN)		 5:03.57 Italy Novella Calligaris
Italy (ITA)		 5:03.99
4×100 m freestyle relay United States United States (USA)
Shirley Babashoff
Jane Barkman
Jennifer Kemp
Sandra Neilson		 3:55.19 East Germany East Germany (GDR)
Andrea Eife
Kornelia Ender
Elke Sehmisch
Gabriele Wetzko		 3:55.55 West Germany West Germany (FRG)
Gudrun Beckmann
Heidemarie Reineck
Angela Steinbach
Jutta Weber		 3:57.93
4×100 m medley relay United States United States (USA)
Melissa Belote
Catherine Carr
Deena Deardurff
Sandra Neilson		 4:30.35 East Germany East Germany (GDR)
Christine Herbst
Renate Vogel
Roswitha Beier
Kornelia Ender
 4:31.88 West Germany West Germany (FRG)
Gudrun Beckmann
Vreni Eberle
Silke Pielen
Heidemarie Reineck		 4:32.20

[edit] Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States United States (USA) 17 14 12 43
2 Australia Australia (AUS) 6 2 2 10
3 East Germany East Germany (GDR) 2 5 2 9
4 Japan Japan (JPN) 2 0 1 3
5 Sweden Sweden (SWE) 2 0 0 2
6 Soviet Union Soviet Union (URS) 0 2 3 5
7 Canada Canada (CAN) 0 2 2 4
8 West Germany West Germany (FRG) 0 1 3 4
9 Italy Italy (ITA) 0 1 2 3
Hungary Hungary (HUN) 0 1 2 3
10 Great Britain Great Britain (GBR) 0 1 0 1

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