Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

. 208 competitors, 158 men and 50 women, took part in 136 events in 18 sports.

Many felt that Canada's poor performance at the Olympics, which included not winning a gold medal may have the reason that Canada didn't win a gold medal during the next Summer Olympics, the Games of the XXI Olympiad, in 1976, which took place within their borders, in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

.

Medalists

Canada finished in 27th position in the final medal rankings, with two silver medals and three bronze medals.

Silver

• Bruce Robertson — Swimming
  Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  The 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Munich, West Germany, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 532 participants from 52 countries competing....
  
  , Men's 100m Butterfly
• Leslie Cliff — Swimming
  Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  The 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Munich, West Germany, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 532 participants from 52 countries competing....
  
  , Women's 400m Individual Medley

Bronze

• Donna Gurr
  Donna Gurr
  Donna-Marie Gurr, CM is a former backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. There she won the bronze medal in the 200m Backstroke. In 1976, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest achievement award, in a...
  
   — Swimming
  Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  The 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Munich, West Germany, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 532 participants from 52 countries competing....
  
  , Women's 200m Backstroke
• Erik Fish
  Erik Fish
  Erik Fish is a former backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. There he won the bronze medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay, alongside William Mahony, Bruce Robertson, and Robert Kasting.-References:* *...
  
  , William Mahony, Bruce Robertson, and Robert Kasting
  Robert Kasting
  Robert Kasting , but raised in Lethbridge, Alberta is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He won the bronze medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay, alongside Erik Fish, Bruce Robertson, and William Mahony...
  
   — Swimming
  Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  The 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Munich, West Germany, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 532 participants from 52 countries competing....
  
  , Men's 4x100m Medley Relay
• David Miller
  David Miller (sailor)
  David Miller is a Canadian sailor. He won a bronze medal in the Soling Class at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com...
  
  , John Ekels
  John Ekels
  John Ekels is a Canadian sailor. He won a bronze medal in the Soling Class at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com...
  
  , and Paul Cote
  Paul Côté
  Paul Côté is a Canadian sailor. He won a bronze medal in the Soling Class at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com...
  
   — Sailing
  Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....
  
  , Soling class

Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Canada entered three men and three women. Their highest placing competitor was Donald Jackson, at 6th place in the men's competition. His score was only 30 points below the bronze medal score.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Donald Jackson - 2437 points (→ 6th place)
• Elmer Ewert - 2359 points (→ 25th place)
• Wayne Pullen - 2275 points (→ 41st place)

Women's Individual Competition:

• Mary Grant - 2350 points (→ 11th place)
• Marjory Saunders
  Marjory Saunders
  Marjory Saunders was a Canadian archer who competed in the Olympic games in 1972 in Munich. She was born in Sussex, England and died in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. She competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Women's individual archery competition and placed 32nd.-References:...
  
   - 2192 points (→ 32nd place)
• Viola Muir - 1955 points (→ 39th place)

Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

• Kenneth Elmer
• Heat — 3:46.6 (→ did not advance)

• Bill Smart
  Bill Smart
  William Smart is a retired male middle distance runner from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany...
  
  
• Heat — 3:49.2 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

• Robert Finlay
• Heat — 13:44.0 (→ did not advance)

• Grant McLaren
• Heat — 13:43.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

• John Beers
• Qualifying Round — 2.15m
• Final — 2.15m (→ 6th place)

• John Hawkins
  John Hawkins
  Admiral Sir John Hawkins was an English shipbuilder, naval administrator and commander, merchant, navigator, and slave trader. As treasurer and controller of the Royal Navy, he rebuilt older ships and helped design the faster ships that withstood the Spanish Armada in 1588...
  
  
• Qualifying Round — 2.15m
• Final — 2.15m (→ 9th place)

• Richard Cuttell
• Qualification Round — 2.09m (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

• Carmen Ionescu
  Carmen Ionescu (athlete)
  Carmen Ionescu is a retired female discus thrower and shot putter, who competed for Romania and Canada at the Summer Olympics.She represented Romania in her first Olympic appearance, at Munich in 1972...
  
  
• Qualifying Round — 57.82 m
• Final — 60.42 m (→ 7th place)

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• Chris Ius
  Chris Ius
  Chris Ius is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. In both tournaments he was eliminated in the third round.-Boxing Club:...
  
  
• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Ali Ouabbou (MAR), 3:2
• Third Round — Lost to Georgi Kostadinov
  Georgi Kostadinov
  Georgi Kostadinov is a former boxer from Bulgaria.-Amateur career:Kostadinov won the Olympic Flyweight gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games for Bulgaria...
  
   (BUL), 0:5

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Les Hamilton
• First Round — Lost to Stefan Förster
  Stefan Forster
  Stefan Forster is a German rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...
  
   (GDR), 1:4

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Dale Andersen

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• José Martinez
  José Martínez
  José Orlando Martínez Peña is a retired Salvadoran football player, who most prominently played as a forward for Luis Ángel Firpo.-Club career:...
  
  

Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

• Carroll Morgan
  Carroll Morgan
  Carroll Morgan is a former heavyweight boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. There he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Sweden's eventual bronze medalist Hasse Thomsén.Morgan is now training people in the city where he lives...
  
  
• First Round — Defeated Fatai Ayinla
  Fatai Ayinla
  Fatai Ayinla-Adekunle is a retired amateur boxer from Nigeria, who is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's heavyweight division at the 1973 All-Africa Games in Lagos, Nigeria....
  
   (NGA), 3:2
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Hasse Thomsén
  Hasse Thomsén
  Hasse Evert Thomsén was a heavyweight boxer from Sweden who won the bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany...
  
   (SWE), KO-3

Cycling

Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race

• Brian Chewter — 52nd place
• Tom Morris — 62nd place
• Gilles Durand — 72nd place
• Lindsay Gauld — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Jocelyn Lovell
  Jocelyn Lovell
  Jocelyn Bjorn Lovell is a former cyclist from Canada.Lovell dominated Canadian cycling in the 1960s and 1970s; winning dozens of national titles as well as gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games...
  
  
• Final — 1:09.03 (→ 15th place)

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

• Scott Cranham - 339.21 points (→ 14th place)
• Ken Sully - 336.12 points (→ 16th place)
• Ron Friesen - 313.11 points (→ 25th place)

Men's 10m Platform

• Ron Friesen - 272.94 points (→ 20th place)
• Scott Cranham - 263.52 points (→ 27th place)
• Ken Sully - 262.26 points (→ 29th place)

Women's 3m Springboard

• Beverly Boys
  Beverly Boys
  Beverly Boys is a retired diver from Canada, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1968....
  
   - 418.89 points (→ 5th place)
• Teri York - 247.14 points (→ 19th place)
• Elizabeth Carruthers
  Elizabeth Carruthers
  Elizabeth Ann Carruthers is a retired diver from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. She won a total number of two medals at the Pan American Games . She won a silver medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games.-References:* *...
  
   - 243.84 (→ 20th place)

Women's 10m Platform

• Nancy Robertson
  Nancy Robertson (diver)
  Nancy Robertson is a diver from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and at the 1972 Summer Olympics Munich, with best result being 7th in platform diving. She won a gold medal at the 1971 Pan American Games, platform diving. She won a silver...
  
   - 334.02 points (→ 7th place)
• Kathleen Rollo - 317.31 points (→ 9th place)
• Beverly Boys - 183.99 points (→ 14th place)

Fencing

Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Canada in 1972.

Men's foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 29 to 30 1972. 57 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...

• Herbert Obst
  Herbert Obst
  Herbert Obst is a Canadian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Magdy Conyd
  Magdy Conyd
  Magdy Conyd is a Canadian fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Lester Wong
  Lester Wong
  Lester Wong is a Canadian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 1 to 2, 1972...

• Magdy Conyd
  Magdy Conyd
  Magdy Conyd is a Canadian fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Herbert Obst
  Herbert Obst
  Herbert Obst is a Canadian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Gerry Wiedel
  Gerry Wiedel
  Gerry Wiedel is a Canadian fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Lester Wong
  Lester Wong
  Lester Wong is a Canadian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 4 to 6 1972. 71 fencers from 28 nations competed.-Results:...

• Gerry Wiedel
  Gerry Wiedel
  Gerry Wiedel is a Canadian fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Lester Wong
  Lester Wong
  Lester Wong is a Canadian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Herbert Obst
  Herbert Obst
  Herbert Obst is a Canadian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team épée

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 8 to 9 1972...

• Magdy Conyd
  Magdy Conyd
  Magdy Conyd is a Canadian fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Herbert Obst
  Herbert Obst
  Herbert Obst is a Canadian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Gerry Wiedel
  Gerry Wiedel
  Gerry Wiedel is a Canadian fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Lester Wong
  Lester Wong
  Lester Wong is a Canadian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's sabre

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 30 to 31, 1972. 53 fencers from 22 nations competed.-Results:...

• Bob Foxcroft

Women's foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 2 to 3, 1972. 44 fencers from 20 nations competed.-Results:...

• Donna Hennyey
  Donna Hennyey
  Donna Hennyey is a Canadian fencer. She competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Modern pentathlon

Individual:

• Scott Scheuermann — 4072 points (→ 54th place)
• Kenneth Maaten — 3987 points (→ 56th place)
• George Skene — 3297 points (→ 59th place)

Team:

• Scheuermann, Maaten, and Skene — 11335 points (→ 19th place)

Rowing

Men's Coxed Pairs

• Trevor Josephson, Michael Neary
  Michael Neary (rower)
  Michael Neary was an Olympic rower from Canada, who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics and the 1976 Montreal Olympics. He was a member of the Argonaut Rowing Club in Toronto....
  
   and Glenn Battersby
• Heat — 7:49.54
• Repechage — 8:12.69
• Semi Finals — 8:28.62
• B-Final — 8:00.27 (→ 9th place)

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Brian Phillips
• Heat — 53.75s
• Semifinals — 53.73s (→ did not advance)

• Robert Kasting
  Robert Kasting
  Robert Kasting , but raised in Lethbridge, Alberta is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He won the bronze medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay, alongside Erik Fish, Bruce Robertson, and William Mahony...
  
  
• Heat — 54.07s
• Semifinals — 53.62s (→ did not advance)

• Bruce Robertson
• Heat — 54.76s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Ralph Hutton
  Ralph Hutton
  Ralph Hutton is a former Canadian swimmer. Hutton won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.-References:* , from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-11-28....
  
  
• Heat — 1:56.84
• Final — 1:57.56 (→ 8th place)

• Bruce Robertson
• Heat — 1:59.02 (→ did not advance)

• Ian MacKenzie
• Heat — 2:01.22 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

• Brian Phillips, Bruce Robertson, Tim Bach, and Robert Kasting
  Robert Kasting
  Robert Kasting , but raised in Lethbridge, Alberta is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He won the bronze medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay, alongside Erik Fish, Bruce Robertson, and William Mahony...
  
  
• Heat — 3:35.64
• Bruce Robertson, Brian Phillips, Tim Bach, and Robert Kasting
  Robert Kasting
  Robert Kasting , but raised in Lethbridge, Alberta is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He won the bronze medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay, alongside Erik Fish, Bruce Robertson, and William Mahony...
  
  
• Final — 3:33.20 (→ 5th place)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

• Ralph Hutton
  Ralph Hutton
  Ralph Hutton is a former Canadian swimmer. Hutton won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.-References:* , from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-11-28....
  
  , Deane Buckboro, Ian MacKenzie and Brian Phillips
• Heat — 7:57.69
• Bruce Robertson, Brian Phillips, Ian MacKenzie, and Ralph Hutton
  Ralph Hutton
  Ralph Hutton is a former Canadian swimmer. Hutton won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.-References:* , from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-11-28....
  
  
• Final — 7:53.61 (→ 7th place)

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Lost to Yugoslavia (4-12)
• Lost to Mexico (3-7)
• Lost to United States (1-8)
• Lost to Romania (4-16)
• Lost to Cuba (2-7) → did not advance

• Team Roster
• William van der Pol
• Allan Pyle
• Patrick Pugliese
• Clifford Barry
• Donald Packer
• Stephen Hart
• Jack Gauldie
• Robert Thompson
• David Hart
• Gabor Csepregi
• Guy Leclerc