Switzerland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 151 competitors, 122 men and 29 women, took part in 116 events in 17 sports.
Medalists
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!Medal
!Name
!Sport
!Event
!Date
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| || || Cycling || Individual Pursuit
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| || <br /> || Rowing || Men's coxless pair || September 2
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| || <br /><br /> <br /><br /> || Fencing || Men's team épée || September 9
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Archery
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Switzerland entered three men and just one woman. Their highest placing competitor was Lucien Trepper, positioned at 10th place in the men's competition.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Lucien Trepper – 2409 points (→ 10th place)
- Jakob Wolfensberger – 2367 points (→ 22nd place)
- Jean-Pierre Heritier – 2222 points (→ 47th place)
Women's Individual Competition:
- Sally Svendlin – 2191 points (33rd place)
Athletics
Men's 800 metres
- Rolf Gysin
:* Heat — 1:47.5
:* Semifinals — 1:48.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
- Werner Meier
:* Heat — 3:43.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5000 metres
- Fritz Rügsegger
:* Heat — 14:54.4 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Michel Patry
:* Qualification Round — 2.09m (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Ten cyclists represented Switzerland in 1972.
;Individual road race
- Bruno Hubschmid — 19th place
- Iwan Schmid — 20th place
- Ueli Sutter — 24th place
- Hugo Schär — did not finish (→ no ranking)
;Team time trial
- Gilbert Bischoff
- Bruno Hubschmid
- Roland Schär
- Ueli Sutter
;1000m time trial
- Christian Brunner
:* Final — 1:07.71 (→ 7th place)
;Individual pursuit
- Xaver Kurmann
;Team pursuit
- Martin Steger
- Xaver Kurmann
- René Savary
- Christian Brunner
Diving
Men's 10m Platform
- Sandro Rossi — 225.87 points (→ 35th place)
Equestrian
Fencing
12 fencers, 10 men and 2 women, represented Switzerland in 1972.
;Men's épée
- Daniel Giger
- Peter Lötscher
- Christian Kauter
;Men's team épée
- Guy Evéquoz, Peter Lötscher, Daniel Giger, Christian Kauter, François Suchanecki
;Men's sabre
- Sandor Gombay
- Janos Mohoss
- Istvan Kulcsar
;Men's team sabre
- Alain Barudoni, Sandor Gombay, Istvan Kulcsar, Janos Mohoss, Toni Reber
;Women's foil
- Fabienne Regamey
- Madeleine Heitz
Gymnastics
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Switzerland in 1972.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Hans Müller — 4392 points (→ 45th place)
- Beat Ganz — 4323 points (→ 51st place)
- Urs Hugi — 4661 points (→ 28th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Müller, Ganz, and Hugi — 13359 points (→ 15th place)
Alternate member
- Rudolf Steiner
Rowing
Men's Single Sculls
- Melchior Bürgin
:*Heat — 8:00.20
:*Repechage — 8:04.81
:*Semi Finals — 8:16.95
:*Final — 7:31.99 (→ 6th place)
Men's Coxed Pairs
- René Furler, Nicolas Lindecker and Stefan Hablützel
:*Heat — 7:46.03
:*Repechage — 8:11.53
:*Semi Finals — 8:32.34
:*B-Final — 8:05.54 (→ 12th place)
Sailing
Shooting
Eight male shooters represented Switzerland.
;25 m pistol
- Paul Buser
- Kurt Rey
;300 m rifle, three positions
- Martin Truttmann
- Andreas Beyeler
;50 m rifle, three positions
- Erwin Vogt
- Martin Truttmann
;50 m rifle, prone
- Erwin Vogt
- Theo Ditzler
;Trap
- Paul Vittet
- Vincenzo Lucchini
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Hanspeter Würmli
:* Heat — 55.08s (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Hanspeter Würmli
:* Heat — 2:03.14 (→ did not advance)