| Sweden at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SWE |
| NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inMunich | |
| Competitors | 131 (104 men and 27 women) in 18 sports |
| Flag bearer | Jan Jönsson |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Sweden competed at the1972 Summer Olympics inMunich,West Germany. 131 competitors, 104 men and 27 women, took part in 90 events in 18 sports.[1]
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Sweden entered three men and two women.Gunnar Jervill won a silver medal in the men's competition.
Men's Individual Competition:
Silver Medal)Women's Individual Competition:
Men's 1500 metres
Men's 5000 metres
Men's High Jump
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
Bronze MedalFive cyclists represented Sweden in 1972.
Women's 3m Springboard
Silver Medal)Women's 10m Platform
Gold Medal)Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1972.
Key:
| Team | Event | Preliminary Round | Second Round | Final /BM /Pl. | ||||||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Sweden men's | Men's tournament |  PolandD 13–13 |  Soviet UnionD 11–11 |  DenmarkW 16–10 | 1Q |  CzechoslovakiaL 12–15 |  East GermanyL 11–14 | 4 |  HungaryW 19–18 | 7 |
In a very tight division for the first round, Sweden came out in first place after a tie-breaker with theSoviet Union. Both teams had tied twice (Sweden had tiedPoland and the Soviet Union) and won once. Sweden's victory was overDenmark. Both teams advanced to the second round with a 0-0-1 record to start, already behindEast Germany which had defeatedCzechoslovakia to enter with a 1-0-0 record. Sweden lost its games to those two opponents while the Soviet Union split its pair, dropping the Swedes to fourth place in the division. They played againstHungary for seventh and eighth places, winning 19-18.
Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1972.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
Men's Single Sculls
Ten male shooters represented Sweden in 1972.Ragnar Skanåker won gold in the 50 m pistol event.
Men's 100m Freestyle
Men's 200m Freestyle
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
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