The United States competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 400 competitors, 316 men and 84 women, took part in 185 events in 21 sports.
Medalists
The United States finished second in the final medal rankings, with 33 gold and 94 total medals.
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
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!Medal
!Name
!Sport
!Event
!Date
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|Diving
|Women's 3 m springboard
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|Swimming
|Men's 200 m butterfly
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|<br/>Dave Edgar<br/>David Fairbank<br/>Jerry Heidenreich<br/>John Murphy<br/>Mark Spitz
|Swimming
|Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
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|Swimming
|Men's 200 m freestyle
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|Swimming
|Women's 100 m freestyle
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|Shooting
|50 m rifle three positions
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|<br/>Jane Barkman<br/>Jenny Kemp<br/>Ann Marshall<br/>Sandy Neilson<br/>Kim Peyton<br/>Lynn Skrifvars
|Swimming
|Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
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|Swimming
|Men's 100 m butterfly
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|<br/>Gary Conelly<br/>Steve Genter<br/>John Kinsella<br/>Tom McBreen<br/>Mark Spitz<br/>Fred Tyler
|Swimming
|Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
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|Wrestling
|Freestyle 68 kg
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|Wrestling
|Freestyle 74 kg
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|Wrestling
|Freestyle 90 kg
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|Athletics
|Men's 800 m
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|Shooting
|300 m rifle three position
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|Swimming
|Men's 200 m breaststroke
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|Swimming
|Women's 100 m backstroke
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|Swimming
|Women's 100 m breaststroke
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|Swimming
|Men's 100 m freestyle
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|Swimming
|Women's 800 m freestyle
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|<br/>Shirley Babashoff<br/>Melissa Belote<br/>Cathy Carr<br/>Deena Deardurff<br/>Judy Melick<br/>Sandy Neilson<br/>Dana Shrader
|Swimming
|Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
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|Swimming
|Men's 1500 m freestyle
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|<br/>David Fairbank<br/>Gary Hall Sr.<br/>Jerry Heidenreich<br/>John Hencken<br/>Mitch Ivey<br/>Mark Spitz<br/>Mike Stamm
|Swimming
|Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay
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|Swimming
|Women's 200 m backstroke
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|Swimming
|Women's 200 m butterfly
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|Athletics
|Men's 400 m
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|Athletics
|Men's 110 m hurdles
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|<br/>William Bentsen<br/>Buddy Melges
|Sailing
|Soling
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|Athletics
|Men's long jump
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|Archery
|Men's individual
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|Archery
|Women's individual
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|<br/>Eddie Hart<br/>Robert Taylor<br/>Gerald Tinker
|Athletics
|Men's 4 × 100 m relay
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|Athletics
|Men's marathon
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|Boxing
|Light welterweight
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|Shooting
|50 m rifle prone
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|Swimming
|Men's 200 m butterfly
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|Swimming
|Men's 200 m freestyle
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|Swimming
|Men's 100 m backstroke
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|Swimming
|Women's 100 m freestyle
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|Swimming
|Women's 200 m breaststroke
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|Shooting
|50 m rifle three position
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|Swimming
|Men's 100 m breaststroke
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|Swimming
|Men's 400 m individual medley
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|Wrestling
|Freestyle 57 kg
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|Wrestling
|Freestyle 82 kg
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|Athletics
|Men's 100 m
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|<br/>Kevin Freeman<br/>Michael Plumb<br/>James C. Wofford
|Equestrian
|Team eventing
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|Swimming
|Men's 400 m freestyle
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|Swimming
|Women's 200 m freestyle
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|Athletics
|Men's 400 m hurdles
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|Athletics
|Men's pole vault
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|Athletics
|Men's discus throw
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|<br/>Bill Hobbs<br/>Franklin Hobbs<br/>Cleve Livingston<br/>Mike Livingston<br/>Tim Mickelson<br/>Pete Raymond<br/>Lawrence Terry
|Rowing
|Men's eight
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|Swimming
|Men's 200 m backstroke
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|Swimming
|Men's 100 m freestyle
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|Swimming
|Men's 200 m individual medley
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|Athletics
|Men's 200 m
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|Diving
|Men's 10 m platform
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|Swimming
|Women's 200 m backstroke
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|Swimming
|Women's 200 m butterfly
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|Athletics
|Men's 400 m
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|Athletics
|Men's shot put
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|Basketball
|Men's tournament
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|<br/>Kathy Hammond<br/>Madeline Manning<br/>Cheryl Toussaint
|Athletics
|Women's 4 × 400 m relay
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|<br/>Kathryn Kusner<br/>Neal Shapiro<br/>William Steinkraus
|Equestrian
|Team jumping
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|Canoeing
|Men's slalom C-1
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|Swimming
|Men's 200 m butterfly
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|Swimming
|Women's 200 m individual medley
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|Swimming
|Men's 100 m backstroke
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|Diving
|Men's 3 m springboard
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|Swimming
|Men's 100 m breaststroke
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|Swimming
|Men's 100 m butterfly
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|Wrestling
|Freestyle +100 kg
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|Athletics
|Women's javelin throw
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|Swimming
|Men's 400 m freestyle
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|Swimming
|Women's 200 m freestyle
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|Athletics
|Men's pole vault
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|Swimming
|Men's 200 m backstroke
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|Swimming
|Women's 100 m backstroke
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|Athletics
|Men's 50 km walk
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|Athletics
|Men's javelin throw
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|Equestrian
|Individual jumping
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|Swimming
|Men's 200 m individual medley
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|Swimming
|Men's 1500 m freestyle
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|Swimming
|Women's 200 m butterfly
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|Water polo
|Men's tournament
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|Athletics
|Men's 110 m hurdles
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|Athletics
|Women's 400 m
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|<br/>Glen Foster
|Sailing
|Tempest
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|<br/>Charles Horter<br/>John Marshall
|Sailing
|Dragon
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|Athletics
|Men's long jump
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|Athletics
|Men's high jump
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|Boxing
|Bantamweight
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|Boxing
|Welterweight
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|Boxing
|Middleweight
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{|class="wikitable" style=font-size:85%;float:right;text-align:center
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!colspan=5|Medals by sport
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!Sport
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|
!Total
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|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|17
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|14
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|12
|43
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|Athletics
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|6
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|8
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|8
|22
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|Wrestling
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|3
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|2
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|6
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|Shooting
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|2
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|4
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|Archery
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
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|Diving
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|3
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|Boxing
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|3
|4
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|Sailing
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|2
|3
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|Equestrian
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|2
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|3
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|Basketball
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|1
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|Rowing
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|1
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|Canoeing
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|1
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|Water polo
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|1
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!Total
!style=background:gold|33
!style=background:silver|31
!style=background:#c96|30
!94
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{| class=wikitable style="font-size:85%; float:right; text-align:center"
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!colspan=6|Medals by day
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!Day
!Date
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| bgcolor=DCE5E5|
| bgcolor=FFDAB9|
!Total
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|1
|August 27
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|0
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|2
|August 28
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|3
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|2
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|3
|8
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|3
|August 29
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|4
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|7
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|4
|August 30
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|3
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|2
|7
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|5
|August 31
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|5
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|2
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|2
|9
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|6
|September 1
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|4
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|3
|7
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|7
|September 2
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|5
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|5
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|3
|13
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|8
|September 3
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|3
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|2
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|4
|9
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|9
|September 4
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|4
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|4
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|3
|11
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|10
|September 6
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|0
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|11
|September 7
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|2
|5
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|12
|September 8
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|2
|3
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|13
|September 9
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|2
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|4
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|14
|September 10
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|5
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|4
|10
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|15
|September 11
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|1
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!colspan=2|Total
!style=background:gold|33
!style=background:silver|31
!style=background:#c96|30
!94
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{| class=wikitable style="font-size:85%; float:right; text-align:center"
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!colspan=6|Medals by gender
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!Gender
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|
!Total
!Percentage
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|Male
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|23
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|24
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|24
|71
|75.53%
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|Female
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|10
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|6
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|6
|22
|23.41%
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|Mixed
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|1
|1.06%
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!Total
!style=background:gold|33
!style=background:silver|31
!style=background:#c96|30
!94
!100%
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{| class=wikitable style="font-size:85%; float:right; text-align:center"
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!colspan=6|Multiple medalists
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!Name
!Sport
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|
!Total
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|Mark Spitz
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|7
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|7
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|Shirley Babashoff
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|2
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|4
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|Jerry Heidenreich
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|4
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|Melissa Belote
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|3
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|3
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|Sandy Neilson
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|3
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|3
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|John Hencken
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|3
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|Steve Genter
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|2
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|3
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|Mike Stamm
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|2
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|3
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|Susie Atwood
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|3
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|Mike Burton
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
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|Cathy Carr
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
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|Gary Conelly
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
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|David Fairbank
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|2
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
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|Larry Black
|Athletics
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
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|Tom Bruce
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
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|Gary Hall Sr.
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
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|Mitch Ivey
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|2
|-
|Tom McBreen
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|2
|-
|John Murphy
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|2
|-
|Keena Rothhammer
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|2
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|Tim McKee
|Swimming
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|2
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0
|2
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|Kathy Hammond
|Athletics
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|2
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|Neal Shapiro
|Equestrian
|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0
|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1
|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1
|2
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Archery
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, the United States entered three men and three women. They took home both of the gold medals as well as a pair of 5th-place finishes.
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!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Round 1
!colspan=2|Round 2
!colspan=2|Total
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!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
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|align=left|Edwin Eliason
|align=left rowspan=3|Men's individual
|1193
|13
|1245
|4
|2348
|5
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|align=left|Dennis McComak
|1199
|9
|1199
|16
|2398
|11
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|align=left|John Williams
|1268
|1
|1260
|1
|2528
|
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|align=left|Maureen Bechdolt
|align=left rowspan=3|Women's individual
|1106
|29
|1112
|29
|2218
|28
|-
|align=left|Linda Myers
|1200
|3
|1185
|6
|2385
|5
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|align=left|Doreen Wilber
|1198
|4
|1226
|1
|2424
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Athletics
On the victory podium after the conclusion of the men's 400 meters final, gold medalist Vince Matthews and silver medalist Wayne Collett talked to each other and failed to stand at attention during the medal ceremony. On the advice of Avery Brundage, the International Olympic Committee banned them from further competition. Since the third American competitor, world record holder John Smith, had pulled a hamstring while leading 80 meters into the final and had been ruled unfit to run, the United States were left unable to field a 4 x 400 relay team, and were thus forced to scratch from the event where they would have been heavily favored.
Men<br/>
Road and track events
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!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Quarterfinal
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
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|align=left|Eddie Hart
|align=left rowspan=3|100 m
|10.47
|1 Q
|colspan=2|
|colspan=4|Did not advance
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|align=left|Rey Robinson
|10.56
|1 Q
|colspan=2|
|colspan=4|Did not advance
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|align=left|Robert Taylor
|10.32
|1 Q
|10.16
|2 Q
|10.30
|1 Q
|10.24
|
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|align=left|Larry Black
|align=left rowspan=3|200 m
|20.79
|1 Q
|20.28
|1 Q
|20.36
|1 Q
|20.19
|
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|align=left|Larry Burton
|20.80
|1 Q
|20.68
|1 Q
|20.78
|2 Q
|20.37
|4
|-
|align=left|Chuck Smith
|20.79
|1 Q
|20.66
|2 Q
|20.86
|3 Q
|20.55
|5
|-
|align=left|Wayne Collett
|align=left rowspan=3|400 m
|46.00
|2 Q
|45.80
|1 Q
|45.77
|3 Q
|44.80
|
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|align=left|Vincent Matthews
|45.94
|2 Q
|45.62
|2 Q
|44.94
|1 Q
|44.66
|
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|align=left|John Smith
|46.00
|2 Q
|46.04
|2 Q
|45.46
|3 Q
|colspan=2|
|-
|align=left|Ken Swenson
|align=left rowspan=3|800 m
|1:51.1
|2 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2|Did not advance
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|align=left|Rick Wohlhuter
|1:49.4
|4
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Dave Wottle
|1:47.6
|2 Q
|1:48.7
|1 Q
|1:45.9
|
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|align=left|Jim Ryun
|align=left rowspan=3|1500 m
|3:51.5
|9
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|colspan=4|Did not advance
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|align=left|Bob Wheeler
|3:41.3
|3 Q
|3:40.4
|6
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Dave Wottle
|3:40.7
|2 Q
|3:41.6
|4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Leonard Hilton
|align=left rowspan=3|5000 m
|14:07.2
|8
|colspan=4 rowspan=3
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Steve Prefontaine
|13:32.6
|2 Q
|13:28.25
|4
|-
|align=left|George Young
|13:41.2
|4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Jon Anderson
|align=left rowspan=3|10,000 m
|28:34.2
|8
|colspan=4 rowspan=3
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Jeff Galloway
|29:35.0
|11
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Frank Shorter
|27:58.23
|3 Q
|27:51.32
|5
|-
|align=left|Willie Davenport
|align=left rowspan=3|110 m hurdles
|13.97
|2 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|13.73
|3 Q
|13.50
|4
|-
|align=left|Tom Hill
|13.62
|1 Q
|13.47
|1 Q
|13.48
|
|-
|align=left|Rod Milburn
|13.57
|1 Q
|13.44
|1 Q
|13.24
|
|-
|align=left|Dick Bruggeman
|align=left rowspan=3|400 m hurdles
|54.36
|6
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Ralph Mann
|50.18
|2 Q
|49.53
|2 Q
|48.51
|
|-
|align=left|Jim Seymour
|49.81
|2 Q
|49.33
|1 Q
|48.64
|4
|-
|align=left|Doug Brown
|align=left rowspan=3|3000 m steeplechase
|8:41.2
|9
|colspan=4 rowspan=3
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Mike Manley
|8:50.4
|10
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Steve Savage
|8:39.0
|7
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Larry Black<br />Eddie Hart<br />Robert Taylor<br />Gerald Tinker
|align=left|4 × 100 m relay
|38.96
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|38.54
|1 Q
|38.19
|
|-
|align=left|Jack Bacheler
|align=left rowspan=3|Marathon
|colspan=6 rowspan=3
|2:17:38
|9
|-
|align=left|Kenny Moore
|2:15:39
|4
|-
|align=left|Frank Shorter
|2:12:19
|
|-
|align=left|Tom Dooley
|align=left rowspan=3|20 km walk
|colspan=6 rowspan=3
|1:34:58.8
|15
|-
|align=left|Goetz Klopfer
|1:38:33.6
|19
|-
|align=left|Larry Young
|1:32:53.4
|10
|-
|align=left|Steve Hayden
|align=left rowspan=3|50 km walk
|colspan=6 rowspan=3
|4:36:07.2
|27
|-
|align=left|William Weigle
|4:22:52.2
|17
|-
|align=left|Larry Young
|4:00:46.0
|
|}
Field events
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Preston Carrington
|align=left rowspan=3|Long jump
|8.22
|2 Q
|7.99
|5
|-
|align=left|Arnie Robinson
|7.99
|4 Q
|8.03
|
|-
|align=left|Randy Williams
|8.34
|1 Q
|8.24
|
|-
|align=left|John Craft
|align=left rowspan=3|Triple jump
|16.32
|10 Q
|16.83
|5
|-
|align=left|Dave Smith
|14.55
|32
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Art Walker
|15.29
|29
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Chris Dunn
|align=left rowspan=3|High jump
|2.12
|20
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Ron Jourdan
|2.12
|22
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Dwight Stones
|2.15
|=1 Q
|2.21
|
|-
|align=left|Jan Johnson
|align=left rowspan=3|Pole vault
|5.10
|10 Q
|5.35
|
|-
|align=left|Bob Seagren
|5.10
|=6 Q
|5.40
|
|-
|align=left|Steve Smith
|4.80
|18
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Al Feuerbach
|align=left rowspan=3|Shot put
|19.94
|=6 Q
|21.01
|5
|-
|align=left|Brian Oldfield
|19.95
|5 Q
|20.91
|6
|-
|align=left|George Woods
|19.96
|4 Q
|21.17
|
|-
|align=left|John Powell
|align=left rowspan=3|Discus throw
|59.30
|13 Q
|62.82
|4
|-
|align=left|Jay Silvester
|61.20
|6 Q
|63.50
|
|-
|align=left|Tim Vollmer
|59.60
|10 Q
|60.24
|8
|-
|align=left|Fred Luke
|align=left rowspan=3|Javelin throw
|81.34
|5 Q
|80.06
|8
|-
|align=left|Bill Schmidt
|78.96
|10 q
|84.42
|
|-
|align=left|Milt Sonsky
|79.96
|8 q
|77.94
|10
|-
|align=left|George Frenn
|align=left rowspan=3|Hammer throw
|62.14
|27
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Tom Gage
|69.40
|7 Q
|69.50
|12
|-
|align=left|Al Schoterman
|65.18
|22
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Combined event – Decathlon
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|Jeff Bannister
!style=font-size:95%|Result
|11.09
|7.20
|14.21
|1.86
|46.79
|
|42.00
|4.00
|56.98
|4:15.8
|rowspan=2|7022
|rowspan=2|21
|-
!style=font-size:95%|Points
|783
|861
|741
|734
|958
|0
|724
|807
|724
|690
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|Jeff Bennett
!style=font-size:95%|Result
|10.73
|7.26
|12.82
|1.86
|46.25
|15.58
|36.52
|4.80
|56.98
|4:12.2
|rowspan=2|7974
|rowspan=2|4
|-
!style=font-size:95%|Points
|872
|873
|653
|734
|984
|789
|616
|1005
|730
|718
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|Bruce Jenner
!style=font-size:95%|Result
|11.35
|6.53
|13.56
|1.92
|49.49
|15.59
|42.24
|4.55
|66.02
|4:18.9
|rowspan=2|7722
|rowspan=2|10
|-
!style=font-size:95%|Points
|721
|721
|700
|788
|829
|788
|729
|945
|833
|668
|}
Women<br/>
Track events
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Quarterfinal
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Iris Davis
|align=left rowspan=3|100 m
|11.34
|1 Q
|11.27
|1 Q
|11.36
|2 Q
|11.32
|4
|-
|align=left|Barbara Ferrell
|11.47
|3 Q
|11.38
|3 Q
|11.49
|4 Q
|11.45
|7
|-
|align=left|Mattiline Render
|11.60
|5 Q
|11.67
|6
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Barbara Ferrell
|align=left rowspan=3|200 m
|23.38
|2 Q
|23.30
|4 Q
|23.39
|7
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Pam Greene
|23.96
|2 Q
|23.85
|5
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Jackie Thompson
|23.67
|3 Q
|23.22
|3 Q
|23.18
|6
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Debra Edwards
|align=left rowspan=3|400 m
|54.43
|5
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Mable Fergerson
|52.05
|3 Q
|52.93
|3 Q
|51.91
|4 Q
|51.96
|5
|-
|align=left|Kathy Hammond
|53.45
|1 Q
|52.44
|4 Q
|51.92
|4 Q
|51.64
|
|-
|align=left|Wendy Koenig
|align=left rowspan=3|800 m
|2:08.71
|6
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Madeline Manning
|2:02.63
|2 Q
|2:02.39
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Cheryl Toussaint
|2:08.90
|6
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Doris Brown
|align=left rowspan=3|1500 m
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Francie Kraker
|4:14.73
|4 Q
|4:12.76
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Francie Larrieu
|4:11.18
|3 Q
|4:15.26
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Patty Johnson
|align=left rowspan=3|100 m hurdles
|13.28
|2 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|13.26
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Lacey O'Neal
|13.78
|4 Q
|13.89
|7
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Mamie Rallins
|13.51
|3 Q
|13.76
|7
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Iris Davis<br />Mildrette Netter<br />Mattiline Render<br />Martha Watson
|align=left|4 × 100 m relay
|43.07
|3 Q
|colspan=4
|43.39
|4
|-
|align=left|Mable Fergerson<br />Kathy Hammond<br />Madeline Manning<br />Cheryl Toussaint
|align=left|4 × 400 m relay
|3:28.60
|2 Q
|colspan=4
|3:25.15
|
|}
Field events
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Kim Attlesey
|align=left rowspan=3|Long jump
|5.80
|29
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Martha Watson
|6.09
|23
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Willye White
|6.39
|5 Q
|6.27
|11
|-
|align=left|Cindy Gilbert
|align=left rowspan=3|High jump
|1.70
|32
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Sandi Goldsberry
|1.60
|38
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Deanne Wilson
|1.70
|=30
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Maren Seidler
|align=left rowspan=2|Shot put
|16.18
|14
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Jan Svendsen
|14.96
|16
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Olga Connolly
|align=left|Discus throw
|51.58
|16
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Roberta Brown
|align=left rowspan=3|Javelin throw
|47.88
|19
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Sherry Calvert
|51.38
|15
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Kate Schmidt
|58.84
|3 Q
|59.94
|
|}
Combined event – Pentathlon
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!
!
!
!
!
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|Gale Fitzgerald
!style=font-size:95%|Result
|14.47
|11.25
|1.65
|5.97
|23.97
|rowspan=2|4206
|rowspan=2|19
|-
!style=font-size:95%|Points
|809
|672
|885
|900
|940
|-
|align=left rowspan=2|Jane Frederick
!style=font-size:95%|Result
|14.60
|12.92
|1.74
|5.60
|24.45
|rowspan=2|4167
|rowspan=2|21
|-
!style=font-size:95%|Points
|793
|775
|974
|817
|808
|}
Basketball
Summary
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=8|Preliminary round
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|United States men
|align=left|Men's tournament
|<br />W 66–35
|<br />W 81–55
|<br />W 67–48
|<br />W 61–54
|<br />W 96–31
|<br />W 74–70
|<br />W 99–33
|1 Q
|<br />W 68–38
|<br />L 50–51
|
|}
Roster
Preliminary round
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Boxing
Reggie Jones was controversially eliminated in the second round of the light middleweight division (–71 kg) by Valeri Tregubov of the Soviet Union, nine years his senior, in a fight he was generally accepted to have won.
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round 1
!Round 2
!Round 3
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Davey Armstrong
|align=left|Light flyweight
|<br />W 4–1
|<br />L 0–5
|
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|=9
|-
|align=left|Tim Dement
|align=left|Flyweight
|
|<br />W 5–0
|<br />L 0–5
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|=9
|-
|align=left|Ricardo Carreras
|align=left|Bantamweight
|
|<br />W
|<br />W 3–2
|<br />W 3–2
|<br />L 1–4
|Did not advance
|
|-
|align=left|Louis Self
|align=left|Featherweight
|<br />W 5–0
|<br />W 5–0
|<br />L 2–3
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|=9
|-
|align=left|James Busceme
|align=left|Lightweight
|
|<br />W 5–0
|<br />L 0–5
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|=9
|-
|align=left|Ray Seales
|align=left|Light welterweight
|<br />W 3–2
|<br />W 5–0
|
|<br />W 3–2
|<br />W 5–0
|<br />W 3–2
|
|-
|align=left|Jesse Valdez
|align=left|Welterweight
|<br />W 5–0
|<br />W 4–1
|<br />W 4–1
|<br />W 5–0
|<br />L 2–3
|Did not advance
|
|-
|align=left|Reggie Jones
|align=left|Light middleweight
|
|<br />L 2–3
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|=17
|-
|align=left|Marvin Johnson
|align=left|Middleweight
|
|<br />W 5–0
|
|<br />W 5–0
|<br />L
|Did not advance
|
|-
|align=left|Ray Russell
|align=left|Light heavyweight
|<br />W
|<br />L 2–3
|
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|=9
|-
|align=left|Duane Bobick
|align=left|Heavyweight
|<br />W 5–0
|colspan=2
|<br />L
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|=5
|}
Canoeing
Slalom
Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Run 1
!colspan=2|Run 2
!colspan=2|Best
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Jamie McEwan
|align=left rowspan=3|C-1
|421.52
|8
|335.95
|2
|335.95
|
|-
|align=left|Angus Morrison
|393.77
|6
|432.88
|10
|393.77
|10
|-
|align=left|Wickliffe Walker
|494.40
|12
|399.76
|9
|399.76
|11
|-
|align=left|John Burton<br />Tom Southworth
|align=left rowspan=2|C-2
|427.83
|10
|407.55
|6
|407.55
|12
|-
|align=left|John Evans<br />Russ Nichols
|522.02
|13
|440.08
|9
|440.08
|14
|-
|align=left|Sandy Campbell
|align=left rowspan=3|K-1
|500.62
|35
|381.99
|23
|381.99
|28
|-
|align=left|Eric Evans
|296.34
|4
|299.15
|5
|296.34
|7
|-
|align=left|John Holland
|345.19
|15
|337.82
|14
|337.82
|19
|}
Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Run 1
!colspan=2|Run 2
!colspan=2|Best
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Lyn Ashton
|align=left rowspan=3|K-1
|481.45
|6
|475.41
|7
|475.41
|9
|-
|align=left|Cynthia Goodwin
|576.80
|15
|528.50
|11
|528.50
|14
|-
|align=left|Louise Holcombe
|697.20
|19
|532.30
|12
|532.30
|15
|}
Sprint
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Repechage
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|András Törő
|align=left|Men's C-1 1000 m
|439.92
|5 SF
|colspan=2
|4:25.23
|6
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Roland Muhlen<br />Andreas Weigand
|align=left|Men's C-2 1000 m
|4:16.50
|6 R
|4:02.01
|2 SF
|3:52.25
|2 QF
|4:01.28
|6
|-
|align=left|Robert Mitchell
|align=left|Men's K-1 1000 m
|4:15.76
|7 R
|4:02.43
|4
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|John Brosius<br />Alan Whitney
|align=left|Men's K-2 1000 m
|3:55.38
|7 R
|3:47.91
|2 SF
|3:46.43
|6
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Stephen Kelly<br />Philip Rogosheske<br />John van Dyke<br />Jerry Welborn
|align=left|Men's K-4 1000 m
|3:32.94
|7 R
|3:22.89
|4
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Marcia Smoke
|align=left|Women's K-1 500 m
|2:12.43
|4 R
|2:06.19
|1 SF
|2:09.13
|2 QF
|2:07.98
|9
|-
|align=left|Linda Murray<br />Nancy Purves
|align=left|Women's K-2 500 m
|2:11.50
|6 SF
|colspan=2
|2:01.27
|4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Cycling
Fifteen cyclists represented the United States in 1972.
Road
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|John Allis
|align=left rowspan=4|Road race
|4:17:09
|63
|-
|align=left|John Howard
|4:17:09
|61
|-
|align=left|Robert Schneider
|colspan=2|
|-
|align=left|Emile Waldteufel
|colspan=2|
|-
|align=left|Richard Ball<br />John Howard<br />Ron Skarin<br />Wayne Stetina
|align=left|Team time trial
|2:17:06.4
|15
|}
Track
Pursuit
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualifying
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|John Vande Velde
|align=left|Individual
|4:32.87
|12
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|David Chauner<br />David Mulica<br />Jim Ochowicz<br />John Vande Velde
|align=left|Team
|4:38.19
|17
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
Sprint
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round 1
!Repechage 1
!Round 2
!Repechage 2
!Round of 16
!Repechage 3
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Jeffrey Spencer
|align=left rowspan=2|Sprint
|,<br /><br />L
|<br />W 12.46
|,<br /><br />L
|<br />L
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|=9
|-
|align=left|Roger Young
|,<br /><br />L
|<br />W 11.99
|,<br /><br />L
|<br />L
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|=9
|-
|align=left|Jeffrey Spencer<br />Ralph Therrio
|align=left|Tandem
|<br />L
|,<br /><br />L
|colspan=4
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|13
|}
Time trial
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Steven Woznick
|align=left|1 km time trial
|1:08.56
|12
|}
Diving
Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Preliminary
!colspan=2|Final
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|David Bush
|align=left rowspan=3|3 m springboard
|327.06
|20
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Michael Finneran
|378.84
|7 Q
|178.50
|5
|557.34
|5
|-
|align=left|Craig Lincoln
|386.79
|4 Q
|190.50
|3
|577.29
|
|-
|align=left|Richard Earley
|align=left rowspan=3|10 m platform
|287.94
|12 Q
|174.51
|2
|462.45
|6
|-
|align=left|Michael Finneran
|289.80
|11 Q
|140.67
|11
|439.47
|9
|-
|align=left|Richard Rydze
|302.16
|5 Q
|178.59
|1
|480.75
|
|}
Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Preliminary
!colspan=2|Final
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Janet Ely
|align=left rowspan=3|3 m springboard
|269.91
|9 Q
|151.08
|3
|420.99
|4
|-
|align=left|Micki King
|289.14
|3 Q
|160.89
|1
|450.03
|
|-
|align=left|Cynthia Potter
|264.90
|10 Q
|148.68
|4
|413.58
|7
|-
|align=left|Janet Ely
|align=left rowspan=3|10 m platform
|204.33
|6 Q
|148.35
|3
|352.68
|4
|-
|align=left|Micki King
|205.08
|5 Q
|141.30
|5
|346.38
|5
|-
|align=left|Cynthia Potter
|173.82
|21
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
Equestrian
Dressage
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Horse
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Grand Prix
!colspan=2|Ride-off
|-style=font-size:95%
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Edith Master
|align=left|Dahlwitz
|align=left rowspan=3|Individual
|1480
|=18
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Lois Stephens
|align=left|Fasching
|1345
|31
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|John Winnett
|align=left|Reinald
|1458
|22
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Edith Master<br />Lois Stephens<br />John Winnett
|align=left|As above
|align=left|Team
|4283
|9
|colspan=2
|}
Eventing
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Horse
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Dressage
!colspan=2|Cross-country
!colspan=2|Jumping
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Bruce Davidson
|align=left|Plain Sailing
|align=left rowspan=4|Individual
|–40.33
|9
|34.47
|6
|–10.00
|=16
|24.47
|8
|-
|align=left|Kevin Freeman
|align=left|Good Mixture
|–51.33
|=19
|39.87
|3
|–10.00
|=16
|29.87
|5
|-
|align=left|Michael Plumb
|align=left|Free and Easy
|–38.33
|5
|–33.53
|22
|–10.00
|=16
|–45.53
|20
|-
|align=left|James Wofford
|align=left|Kilkenny
|–53.33
|=26
|–99.33
|32
|–0.50
|13
|–99.83
|30
|-
|align=left|Bruce Davidson<br />Kevin Freeman<br />Michael Plumb<br />James Wofford
|align=left|As above
|align=left|Team
|–129.99
|3
|170.80
|=3
|–20.50
|3
|10.81
|
|}
Jumping
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Horse
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Round 1
!colspan=2|Round 2
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan=2|Jump-off
|-style=font-size:95%
!Faults
!Rank
!Faults
!Rank
!Faults
!Rank
!Faults
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Kathryn Kusner
|align=left|Fleet Apple
|align=left rowspan=3|Individual
|4.00
|=4 Q
|16.00
|13
|20.0
|=10
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Neal Shaprio
|align=left|Sloopy
|4.00
|=4 Q
|4.00
|=1
|8.00
|=1
|8.00
|
|-
|align=left|William Steinkraus
|align=left|Snowbound
|12.00
|=22
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Frank Chapot<br />Kathryn Kusner<br />Neal Shaprio<br />William Steinkraus
|align=left|White Lightning<br />Fleet Apple<br />Sloopy<br />Main Spring
|align=left|Team
|16.25
|2 Q
|16.00
|=1
|32.25
|
|colspan=2
|}
Fencing
19 fencers represented the United States in 1972.
Individual<br/>
Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Round 1 pool
!colspan=2|Round 2 pool
!colspan=2|Quarterfinal pool
!colspan=2|Semifinal pool
!colspan=6|Final pool
|-style=font-size:95%
!
!Rank
!
!Rank
!
!Rank
!
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Carl Borack
|align=left rowspan=3|Foil
|1–4
|5
|colspan=12|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Joseph Freeman
|5–1
|2 Q
|2–3
|5
|colspan=10|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|John Nonna
|0–5
|6
|colspan=12|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|George Masin
|align=left rowspan=3|Épée
|1–4
|4 Q
|2–3
|4
|colspan=10|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|James Melcher
|2–2
|5
|colspan=12|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Stephen Netburn
|3–2
|4 Q
|2–3
|5
|colspan=10|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Paul Apostol
|align=left rowspan=3|Sabre
|2–3
|4 Q
|3–2
|2 Q
|3–2
|3 Q
|2–3
|4
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Alfonso Morales
|3–2
|3 Q
|2–3
|4 Q
|1–4
|5
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Alex Orban
|4–1
|2 Q
|2–3
|4 Q
|2–3
|5
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|}
Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Round 1 pool
!colspan=2|Quarterfinal pool
!colspan=2|Semifinal pool
!colspan=6|Final pool
|-style=font-size:95%
!
!Rank
!
!Rank
!
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Harriet King
|align=left rowspan=3|Foil
|2–3
|5
|colspan=10|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Ann O'Donnell
|1–4
|6
|colspan=10|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Ruth White
|2–3
|3 Q
|1–4
|5
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|}
Team
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=4|Round 1 pool
!Round 2
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=4|Classification pool
!colspan=2|Final / /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Carl Borack<br />Martin Davis<br />Joseph Freeman<br />John Nonna<br />Tyrone Simmons
|align=left|Men's foil
|<br />L 4–12
|<br />L 4–12
|
|3
|
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Edward Bozek<br />Paul Makler<br />George Masin<br />James Melcher<br />Stephen Netburn
|align=left|Men's épée
|<br />W 9–4
|<br />L 4–12
|
|2 Q
|<br />L 2–9
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Paul Apostol<br />Robert Dow<br />Alfonso Morales<br />Alex Orban
|align=left|Men's sabre
|<br />L 7–9
|<br />L 5–11
|
|3
|
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Tatyana Adamovich<br />Natalia Clovis<br />Harriet King<br />Ann O'Donnell<br />Ruth White
|align=left|Women's foil
|<br />L 8–8 (43–47)
|<br />L 2–9
|<br />L 6–10
|4
|
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|colspan=4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Football
Summary
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=4|First round
!colspan=4|Second round
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|United States men
|align=left|Men's tournament
|<br />T 0–0
|<br />L 0–3
|<br />L 0–7
|4
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|14
|}
Roster
First round
----
----
Gymnastics
Men<br/>
Team
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan=12|Apparatus
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
|-style=font-size:95%
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Marshall Avener
|align=left rowspan=7|Team
|8.50
|8.90
|8.95
|9.30
|9.15
|9.15
|8.95
|9.15
|8.10
|9.15
|8.15
|8.90
|103.65
|=50
|-
|align=left|John Crosby
|8.95
|9.30
|7.75
|8.85
|7.85
|9.00
|8.90
|9.25
|8.65
|9.25
|7.00
|8.55
|103.30
|=77
|-
|align=left|Jim Culhane
|8.35
|8.65
|8.35
|8.90
|8.50
|8.80
|9.10
|8.90
|8.65
|9.00
|8.25
|8.30
|103.75
|=72
|-
|align=left|George Greenfield
|8.10
|8.95
|6.35
|8.70
|8.85
|8.90
|8.80
|8.60
|7.75
|9.05
|8.80
|9.35
|102.20
|=83
|-
|align=left|Steve Hug
|8.85
|8.85
|9.15
|9.40
|9.00
|9.05
|9.15
|9.15
|9.10
|9.30
|9.15
|9.30
|109.45
|=26 Q
|-
|align=left|Makoto Sakamoto
|8.95
|9.00
|5.35
|8.75
|9.35
|9.30
|9.30
|9.05
|9.30
|9.30
|9.20
|8.85
|105.70
|56
|-
|align=left|Total
|colspan=2|88.60
|colspan=2|85.75
|colspan=2|90.25
|colspan=2|90.90
|colspan=2|89.35
|colspan=2|88.50
|533.85
|10
|}
Individual final
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan=12|Apparatus
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
|-style=font-size:95%
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Steve Hug
|align=left|All-around
|8.850
|9.050
|9.275
|9.300
|9.025
|9.000
|9.150
|9.150
|9.200
|8.250
|9.225
|9.400
|108.875
|31
|}
Women<br/>
Team
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan=8|Apparatus
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
|-style=font-size:95%
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Kimberly Chace
|align=left rowspan=7|Team
|9.10
|9.10
|9.10
|9.20
|9.25
|8.95
|9.10
|9.25
|73.05
|=18 Q
|-
|align=left|Linda Metheny
|8.95
|9.20
|9.25
|9.10
|8.40
|9.10
|9.15
|9.35
|72.50
|=26
|-
|align=left|Joan Moore
|8.90
|9.10
|9.00
|9.10
|9.20
|8.65
|9.15
|9.40
|72.50
|=26 Q
|-
|align=left|Roxanne Pierce
|8.90
|9.25
|9.20
|9.30
|9.00
|9.00
|8.95
|8.95
|72.55
|25 Q
|-
|align=left|Cathy Rigby
|9.10
|9.15
|9.20
|9.40
|9.25
|9.35
|9.30
|9.50
|74.25
|10 Q
|-
|align=left|Nancy Thies
|9.05
|9.10
|8.85
|9.15
|8.90
|8.90
|8.95
|9.05
|71.95
|=35
|-
|align=left|Total
|colspan=2|90.90
|colspan=2|91.90
|colspan=2|90.90
|colspan=2|92.90
|365.90
|4
|}
Individual finals
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan=8|Apparatus
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
!colspan=2|
|-style=font-size:95%
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Kimberly Chace
|align=left rowspan=4|All-around
|9.100
|9.200
|9.150
|8.400
|9.100
|9.400
|9.175
|9.400
|72.925
|28
|-
|align=left|Joan Moore
|9.000
|9.250
|9.050
|9.350
|8.925
|9.100
|9.275
|9.500
|73.450
|21
|-
|align=left|Roxanne Pierce
|9.075
|9.300
|9.250
|9.250
|9.000
|8.450
|8.950
|9.200
|72.475
|33
|-
|align=left|Cathy Rigby
|9.125
|9.400
|9.300
|9.500
|9.300
|9.350
|9.400
|9.550
|74.925
|10
|}
Handball
The United States, which had lost all three of its games in the first Olympic handball tournament, fared no better in the first round of the second tournament. The Americans lost to Hungary, Yugoslavia, and Japan to finish last place in the division, sending them to the thirteenth- to sixteenth-place consolation round. There, they finally got their first handball win over Spain before being defeated by Denmark.
Summary
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=4|Preliminary round
!colspan=3|Final round
!Classification semifinal
!colspan=2|Final / /
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|United States men
|align=left|Men's tournament
|<br/>L 15–28
|<br/>L 15–25
|<br/>L 16–20
|4
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|13-16 semifinal<br/><br/>W 22–20
|13th place final<br/><br/>L 18–19
|14
|}
Men's Team Competition:
- United States - 14th place (1–4–0)
- Roster - Richard Abrahamson, Fletcher Abram Jr., Roger Baker, Dennis Berkholtz, Larry Caton, Vincent DiCalogero, Elmer Edes, Thomas Hardiman, Rudolph Matthews, Sandor Rivnyak, James Rogers, Richard Schlesinger, Kevin Serrapede, Robert Sparks, Joel Voelkert, and Harry WinklerThomas Jandris)]
Judo
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round 1
!Round 2
!Round 3
!Round 4
!Round 5
!Repechage 1
!Repechage 2
!Repechage 3
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Kenneth Okada
|align=left|63 kg
|
|<br/>L 00–00
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|=19
|-
|align=left|Patrick Burris
|align=left|70 kg
|
|<br/>L 00–00
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|=18
|-
|align=left|Irwin Cohen
|align=left|80 kg
|
|<br/>L 00–10
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|=19
|-
|align=left|Jimmy Wooley
|align=left|93 kg
|
|<br/>W 10–00
|<br/>W 10–00
|<br/>W 00–00
|<br/>L 00–10
|colspan=2
|<br/>L 00–10
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|=5
|-
|align=left|Douglas Nelson
|align=left|+93kg
|
|
|<br/>W
|<br/>L 00–10
|Did not advance
|
|<br/>W 00–00
|<br/>L 00–10
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|=9
|-
|align=left|Johnny Watts
|align=left|Open
|
|<br/>W 02–00
|<br/>W 10–00
|<br/>L 00–00
|Did not advance
|
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|=11
|}
Modern pentathlon
Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1972.
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=3|Riding<br /><span style=font-size:95%>(cross-country steeplechase)</span>
!colspan=3|Fencing<br /><span style=font-size:95%>(épée)</span>
!colspan=3|Shooting<br /><span style=font-size:95%>(25 m rapid fire pistol)</span>
!colspan=3|Swimming<br /><span style=font-size:95%>(300 m freestyle)</span>
!colspan=3|Running<br /><span style=font-size:95%>(4000 m cross-country)</span>
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!MP points
!
!Rank
!MP points
!Score
!Rank
!MP points
!Time
!Rank
!MP points
!Time
!Rank
!MP points
!MP points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|John Fitzgerald
|align=left rowspan=3|Individual
|2:12.90
|7
|1090
|33–25
|=14
|848
|188
|=21
|868
|3:28.50
|=4
|1204
|13:55.60
|32
|1060
|5070
|11
|-
|align=left|Charles Richards
|2:18.30
|=14
|1060
|28–30
|=31
|753
|192
|=8
|956
|3:21.70
|1
|1260
|14:00.70
|35
|1045
|5074
|9
|-
|align=left|Scott Taylor
|2:37.20
|35
|965
|24–34
|=42
|677
|177
|=55
|626
|3:41.90
|17
|1100
|12:39.10
|2
|1288
|4656
|29
|-
|align=left|John Fitzgerald<br />Charles Richards<br />Scott Taylor
|align=left|Team
|
|3
|3115
|
|11
|2278
|
|10
|2450
|
|1
|3564
|
|5
|3393
|14800
|4
|}
Rowing
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Repechage
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Jim Dietz
|align=left|Single sculls
|7:57.85
|4 R
|7:59.13
|1 SF
|8:21.54
|2 FA
|7:24.81
|5
|-
|align=left|Larry Hough<br />Dick Lyon
|align=left|Coxless pair
|7:33.16
|4 R
|7:37.34
|2 SF
|7:50.26
|4 FB
|7:38.64
|9
|-
|align=left|Aaron Herman<br />Luther Jones<br />Mike Staines
|align=left|Coxed pair
|7:50.00
|1 SF
|colspan=2
|8:25.40
|5 FB
|8:04.80
|11
|-
|align=left|Thomas McKibbon<br />John Van Blom
|align=left|Double sculls
|7:08.91
|4 R
|7:19.63
|3
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Dick Dreissigacker<br />Charles Hewitt<br />William Miller<br />James Moroney
|align=left|Coxless four
|6:57.05
|4 R
|7:13.95
|4
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Stewart MacDonald<br />Chad Rudolph<br />Charles Ruthford<br />David Sawyier<br />Mike Vespoli
|align=left|Coxed four
|6:56.01
|4 R
|7:02.68
|1 SF
|7:18.59
|3 FA
|6:41.86
|5
|-
|align=left|Gene Clapp<br />Bill Hobbs<br />Franklin Hobbs<br />Paul Hoffman<br />Cleve Livingston<br />Mike Livingston<br />Tim Mickelson<br />Pete Raymond<br />Lawrence Terry
|align=left|Eight
|6:06.01
|1 SF
|colspan=2
|6:27.53
|3 FA
|6:11.61
|
|}
<small>Qualification legend: FA = Final A (medal); FB = Final B (non-medal); SF = Semifinal; R = Repechage</small>
Sailing
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=7|Race
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!Points
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Edward Bennett
|align=left|Finn
|16.0
|21.0
|20.0
|13.0
|<s></s>
|DNF
|27.0
|148.0
|22
|-
|align=left|Scott Allan<br />Tim Stearn
|align=left|Flying Dutchman
|25.0
|25.0
|17.0
|27.0
|26.0
|<s></s>
|20.0
|140.0
|23
|-
|align=left|Peter Dean<br />Glen Foster
|align=left|Tempest
|14.0
|<s></s>
|5.7
|3.0
|8.0
|14.0
|3.0
|47.7
|
|-
|align=left|Richard Gates<br />Alan Holt
|align=left|Star
|19.0
|<s></s>
|19.0
|13.0
|3.0
|18.0
|17.0
|89.0
|10
|-
|align=left|William Allen<br />William Bentsen<br />Buddy Melges
|align=left|Soling
|0.0
|3.0
|5.7
|<s>8.0</s>
|0.0
|0.0
|
|8.7
|
|-
|align=left|Don Cohan<br />Charles Horter<br />John Marshall
|align=left|Dragon
|8.0
|<s>18.0</s>
|10.0
|11.7
|0.0
|18.0
|
|47.7
|
|}
Shooting
Fourteen shooters represented the United States in 1972. Lones Wigger and John Writer won golds and Lanny Bassham and Vic Auer won silver medals.
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Bill McMillan
|align=left rowspan=2|25 m rapid fire pistol
|572
|45
|-
|align=left|Jim McNally
|589
|10
|-
|align=left|Hershel Anderson
|align=left rowspan=2|50 m pistol
|540
|34
|-
|align=left|Jimmie Doresy
|544
|28
|-
|align=left|Charles Davis
|align=left rowspan=2|50 m running target
|540
|19
|-
|align=left|Edmund Moeller
|550
|9
|-
|align=left|Victor Auer
|align=left rowspan=2|50 m rifle prone
|598
|
|-
|align=left|Lones Wigger
|597
|7
|-
|align=left|Lanny Bassham
|align=left rowspan=2|50 m rifle three positions
|1157
|
|-
|align=left|John Writer
|1166
|
|-
|align=left|Lanny Bassham
|align=left rowspan=2|300 m rifle three positions
|1144
|7
|-
|align=left|Lones Wigger
|1155
|
|-
|align=left|Donald Haldeman
|align=left rowspan=2|Trap
|187
|17
|-
|align=left|James Poindexter
|192
|6
|-
|align=left|Jack Johnson
|align=left rowspan=2|Skeet
|192
|9
|-
|align=left|Tony Rosetti
|186
|34
|}
Swimming
Men
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Jerry Heidenreich
|align=left rowspan=3|100 m freestyle
|52.38
|2 Q
|52.31
|1 Q
|51.65
|
|-
|align=left|John Murphy
|53.07
|7 Q
|53.17
|4 q
|52.08
|4
|-
|align=left|Mark Spitz
|52.46
|3 Q
|52.43
|2 Q
|51.22
|
|-
|align=left|Steve Genter
|align=left rowspan=3|200 m freestyle
|1:55.42
|2 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|1:53.73
|
|-
|align=left|Mark Spitz
|1:55.29
|1 Q
|1:52.78
|
|-
|align=left|Fred Tyler
|1:56.04
|5 Q
|1:54.96
|5
|-
|align=left|Rick DeMont
|align=left rowspan=3|400 m freestyle
|4:05.70
|3 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|colspan=2|
|-
|align=left|Steve Genter
|4:05.89
|4 Q
|4:01.94
|
|-
|align=left|Tom McBreen
|4:06.09
|6 Q
|4:02.64
|
|-
|align=left|Mike Burton
|align=left rowspan=3|1500 m freestyle
|16:09.56
|2 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|15:52.58
|
|-
|align=left|Rick DeMont
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2|DSQ
|-
|align=left|Doug Northway
|16:15.30
|4 Q
|16:09.25
|
|-
|align=left|Mitch Ivey
|align=left rowspan=3|100 m backstroke
|58.15
|1 Q
|57.99
|1 Q
|58.48
|4
|-
|align=left|John Murphy
|59.93
|3 Q
|58.64
|2 Q
|58.35
|
|-
|align=left|Mike Stamm
|58.63
|2 Q
|58.74
|2 Q
|57.70
|
|-
|align=left|Mitch Ivey
|align=left rowspan=3|200 m backstroke
|2:09.32
|6 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|2:04.33
|
|-
|align=left|Tim McKee
|2:08.19
|4 Q
|2:07.29
|5
|-
|align=left|Mike Stamm
|2:07.51
|2 Q
|2:04.09
|
|-
|align=left|Tom Bruce
|align=left rowspan=3|100 m breaststroke
|1:06.45
|6 Q
|1:06.05
|3 Q
|1:05.43
|
|-
|align=left|Mark Chatfield
|1:05.89
|1 Q
|1:06.08
|4 Q
|1:06.01
|4
|-
|align=left|John Hencken
|1:05.96
|2 Q
|1:05.68
|1 Q
|1:05.61
|
|-
|align=left|Rick Colella
|align=left rowspan=3|200 m breaststroke
|2:25.40
|4 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|2:24.28
|4
|-
|align=left|John Hencken
|2:24.88
|3 Q
|2:21.55
|
|-
|align=left|Brian Job
|2:26.91
|11
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Dave Edgar
|align=left rowspan=3|100 m butterfly
|57.30
|5 Q
|56.88
|3 Q
|56.11
|5
|-
|align=left|Jerry Heidenreich
|56.86
|3 Q
|56.18
|2 Q
|55.74
|
|-
|align=left|Mark Spitz
|56.45
|=1 Q
|55.98
|1 Q
|54.27
|
|-
|align=left|Robin Backhaus
|align=left rowspan=3|200 m butterfly
|2:03.11
|2 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|2:03.23
|
|-
|align=left|Gary Hall Sr.
|2:03.70
|3 Q
|2:02.86
|
|-
|align=left|Mark Spitz
|2:02.11
|1 Q
|2:00.70
|
|-
|align=left|Steve Furniss
|align=left rowspan=3|200 m individual medley
|2:09.97
|3 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|2:08.45
|
|-
|align=left|Gary Hall Sr.
|2:09.85
|2 Q
|2:08.49
|4
|-
|align=left|Tim McKee
|2:10.44
|4 Q
|2:08.37
|
|-
|align=left|Steve Furniss
|align=left rowspan=3|400 individual medley
|4:39.33
|5 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|4:35.44
|4
|-
|align=left|Gary Hall Sr.
|4:38.95
|4 Q
|4:37.38
|5
|-
|align=left|Tim McKee
|4:40.78
|6 Q
|4:31.983
|
|-
|align=left|Gary Conelly<br/>Dave Edgar<br/>David Fairbank<br/>Jerry Heidenreich<br/>John Murphy<br/>Mark Spitz
|align=left|4 × 100 m freestyle relay
|3:28.84
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|3:26.42
|
|-
|align=left|Mike Burton<br/>Gary Conelly<br/>Steve Genter<br/>John Kinsella<br/>Tom McBreen<br/>Mark Spitz<br/>Fred Tyler
|align=left|4 × 200 m freestyle relay
|7:46.42
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|7:35.78
|
|-
|align=left|Tom Bruce<br/>David Fairbank<br/>Gary Hall Sr.<br/>Jerry Heidenreich<br/>John Hencken<br/>Mitch Ivey<br/>Mark Spitz<br/>Mike Stamm
|align=left|4 × 100 medley relay
|3:51.98
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|3:48.16
|
|}
Women
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-style=font-size:95%
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Shirley Babashoff
|align=left rowspan=3|100 m freestyle
|59.51
|=3 Q
|59.05
|1 Q
|59.02
|
|-
|align=left|Jenny Kemp
|1:00.42
|10 Q
|59.93
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Sandy Neilson
|59.51
|=3 Q
|59.41
|2 Q
|58.59
|
|-
|align=left|Shirley Babashoff
|align=left rowspan=3|200 m freestyle
|2:08.48
|5 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|2:04.33
|
|-
|align=left|Ann Marshall
|2:08.12
|4 Q
|2:05.45
|4
|-
|align=left|Keena Rothhammer
|2:07.48
|1 Q
|2:04.92
|
|-
|align=left|Shirley Babashoff
|align=left rowspan=3|400 m freestyle
|4:31.98
|8 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|4:23.59
|4
|-
|align=left|Keena Rothhammer
|4:24.82
|2 Q
|4:24.22
|6
|-
|align=left|Jenny Wylie
|4:27.53
|4 Q
|4:24.07
|5
|-
|align=left|Jo Harshbarger
|align=left rowspan=3|800 m freestyle
|9:14.46
|6 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|9:01.21
|6
|-
|align=left|Keena Rothhammer
|8:59.69
|1 Q
|8:53.68
|
|-
|align=left|Ann Simmons
|9:11.94
|5 Q
|8:57.62
|4
|-
|align=left|Susie Atwood
|align=left rowspan=3|100 m backstroke
|1:08.30
|12 Q
|1:06.26
|2 Q
|1:06.34
|
|-
|align=left|Melissa Belote
|1:06.60
|2 Q
|1:06.08
|1 Q
|1:05.78
|
|-
|align=left|Karen Moe
|1:07.69
|6 Q
|1:06.27
|3 Q
|1:06.69
|4
|-
|align=left|Susie Atwood
|align=left rowspan=3|200 m backstroke
|2:22.13
|2 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|2:20.38
|
|-
|align=left|Melissa Belote
|2:20.58
|1 Q
|2:19.19
|
|-
|align=left|Lynn Skrifvars
|2:26.40
|13
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Cathy Carr
|align=left rowspan=3|100 m breaststroke
|1:16.01
|1 Q
|1:15.00
|1 Q
|1:13.58
|
|-
|align=left|Judy Melick
|1:16.75
|3 Q
|1:16.22
|2 Q
|1:16.34
|5
|-
|align=left|Lynn Vidali
|1:18.80
|=22
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Claudia Clevenger
|align=left rowspan=3|200 m breaststroke
|2:44.74
|7 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|2:42.88
|4
|-
|align=left|Barbara Mitchell
|2:47.05
|13
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Dana Schoenfield
|2:43.97
|4 Q
|2:42.05
|
|-
|align=left|Ellie Daniel
|align=left rowspan=3|100 m butterfly
|1:04.33
|3 Q
|1:04.25
|3 Q
|1:04.08
|6
|-
|align=left|Deena Deardurff
|1:04.80
|5 Q
|1:03.97
|1 Q
|1:03.95
|4
|-
|align=left|Dana Shrader
|1:05.09
|8 Q
|1:04.54
|3 Q
|1:03.98
|5
|-
|align=left|Lynn Colella
|align=left rowspan=3|200 m butterfly
|2:18.80
|4 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|2:16.34
|
|-
|align=left|Ellie Daniel
|2:17.18
|1 Q
|2:16.74
|
|-
|align=left|Karen Moe
|2:18.15
|2 Q
|2:15.57
|
|-
|align=left|Jenny Bartz
|align=left rowspan=3|200 m individual medley
|2:25.83
|4 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|2:24.55
|4
|-
|align=left|Lynn Vidali
|2:24.92
|1 Q
|2:24.06
|
|-
|align=left|Carolyn Woods
|2:26.98
|8 Q
|2:27.42
|8
|-
|align=left|Jenny Bartz
|align=left rowspan=3|400 m individual medley
|5:07.31
|2 Q
|colspan=2 rowspan=3
|5:05.56
|4
|-
|align=left|Mary Montgomery
|5:13.62
|8 Q
|5:09.98
|6
|-
|align=left|Lynn Vidali
|5:09.67
|4 Q
|5:13.06
|7
|-
|align=left|Shirley Babashoff<br/>Jane Barkman<br/>Jenny Kemp<br/>Ann Marshall<br/>Sandy Neilson<br/>Kim Peyton<br/>Lynn Skrifvars
|align=left|4 × 100 m freestyle relay
|3:58.93
|2 Q
|colspan=2
|3:55.19
|
|-
|align=left|Susie Atwood<br/>Shirley Babashoff<br/>Melissa Belote<br/>Cathy Carr<br/>Deena Deardurff<br/>Judy Melick<br/>Sandy Neilson<br/>Dana Shrader
|align=left|4 × 100 m medley relay
|4:27.57
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|4:20.75
|
|}
Water polo
Summary
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=6|Preliminary round
!colspan=5|Final round
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|United States men
|align=left|Men's tournament
|<br/>W 4–3
|<br/>W 7–6
|<br/>W 8–1
|<br/>W 7–5
|<br/>W 5–3
|1 Q
|<br/>T 4–4
|<br/>L 3–5
|<br/>T 6–6
|<br/>W 6–5
|
|}
Team Roster
:* Peter Asch
:* Steven Barnett
:* Bruce Bradley
:* Stanley Cole
:* James Ferguson
:* Eric Lindroth
:* John Parker
:* Gary Sheerer
:* James Slatton
:* Russell Webb
:* Barry Weitzenberg
Weightlifting
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Military press
!colspan=2|Snatch
!colspan=2|Clean & jerk
!colspan=2|Total
|-style=font-size:95%
!Weight
!Rank
!Weight
!Rank
!Weight
!Rank
!Weight
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Dan Cantore
|align=left|–67.5 kg
|140.0
|9
|117.5
|12
|162.5
|7
|420.0
|9
|-
|align=left|Russell Knipp
|align=left rowspan=2|–75 kg
|160.0
|4
|127.5
|11
|170.0
|9
|457.5
|8
|-
|align=left|Fred Lowe
|147.5
|11
|135.0
|9
|175.0
|4
|457.5
|9
|-
|align=left|Mike Karchut
|align=left|–82.5 kg
|160.0
|8
|145.0
|4
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2|
|-
|align=left|Phil Grippaldi
|align=left rowspan=2|–90 kg
|170.0
|6
|140.0
|9
|195.0
|2
|505.0
|4
|-
|align=left|Rick Holbrook
|162.5
|9
|145.0
|7
|197.5
|1
|505.0
|5
|-
|align=left|Alan Ball
|align=left rowspan=2|–110 kg
|167.5
|18
|162.5
|6
|185.0
|14
|515.0
|11
|-
|align=left|Frank Capsouras
|170.0
|15
|150.0
|11
|200.0
|6
|520.0
|11
|-
|align=left|Ken Patera
|align=left|+110 kg
|212.5
|3
|colspan=2|
|colspan=4|
|}
Wrestling
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=8|Elimination stage
!colspan=4|Final stage
|-style=font-size:95%
!Opposition<br />Result<br />(Penalty points)
!Opposition<br />Result<br />(Penalty points)
!Opposition<br />Result<br />(Penalty points)
!Opposition<br />Result<br />(Penalty points)
!Opposition<br />Result<br />(Penalty points)
!Opposition<br />Result<br />(Penalty points)
!Opposition<br />Result<br />(Penalty points)
!
!Opposition<br />Result<br />(Penalty points)
!Opposition<br />Result<br />(Penalty points)
!
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Sergio Gonzalez
|align=left|Freestyle 48 kg
|<br />T<br />(2.0)
|<br />T<br />(2.0)
|<br />T<br />(2.0)
|
|colspan=3
|6.0
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|James Carr
|align=left|Freestyle 52 kg
|<br />L TO<br />(4.0)
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|<br />L TO<br />(4.0)
|colspan=3|
|
|8.0
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Richard Sanders
|align=left|Freestyle 57 kg
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|<br />L PP<br />(3.0)
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|<br />W PP<br />(1.0)
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|4.0
|colspan=2
|3.0
|
|-
|align=left|Gene Davis
|align=left|Freestyle 62 kg
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|<br />L SP<br />(3.5)
|<br />L TO<br />(4.0)
|colspan=3|
|
|7.5
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Dan Gable
|align=left|Freestyle 68 kg
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|<br />W SP<br />(0.5)
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|<br />W PP<br />(1.0)
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|colspan=2
|1.5
|
|<br />W PP<br />(1.0)
|2.0
|
|-
|align=left|Wayne Wells
|align=left|Freestyle 74 kg
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|<br />W PP<br />(1.0)
|<br />W PP<br />(1.0)
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|
|2.0
|<br />W PP<br />(1.0)
|<br />W PP<br />(1.0)
|2.0
|
|-
|align=left|John Peterson
|align=left|Freestyle 82 kg
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|<br />W PP<br />(1.0)
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|<br />L PP<br />(3.0)
|<br />W PP<br />(1.0)
|<br />W PP<br />(1.0)
|
|6.0
|colspan=3
|
|-
|align=left|Ben Peterson
|align=left|Freestyle 90 kg
|<br />W PP<br />(1.0)
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|<br />T<br />(2.0)
|<br />W PP<br />(1.0)
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|
|4.0
|colspan=2
|2.0
|
|-
|align=left|Henk Schenk
|align=left|Freestyle 100 kg
|<br />L PP<br />(3.0)
|<br />L PP<br />(3.0)
|colspan=3|
|colspan=2
|6.0
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Chris Taylor
|align=left|Freestyle +100 kg
|<br />L PP<br />(3.0)
|<br />W PP<br />(1.0)
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|<br />W PP<br />(1.0)
|<br />W PP<br />(1.0)
|colspan=2
|6.0
|
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|
|-
|align=left|Wayne Holmes
|align=left|Greco-Roman 48 kg
|<br />L TO<br />(4.0)
|<br />L PP<br />(3.0)
|colspan=3|
|colspan=2
|7.0
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|David Hazewinkel
|align=left|Greco-Roman 57 kg
|<br />L PP<br />(3.0)
|<br />L PP<br />(3.0)
|colspan=5|
|6.0
|
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Jim Hazewinkel
|align=left|Greco-Roman 62 kg
|<br />L TO<br />(4.0)
|<br />L PP<br />(3.0)
|colspan=4|
|
|7.0
|colspan=3
|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Robert Buzzard
|align=left|Greco-Roman 68 kg
|<br />L TO<br />(4.0)
|<br />L TO<br />(4.0)
|colspan=4|
|
|8.0
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Gary Neist
|align=left|Greco-Roman 74 kg
|<br />L PP<br />(3.0)
|<br />L PP<br />(3.0)
|colspan=3|
|colspan=2
|6.0
|
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Jay Robinson
|align=left|Greco-Roman 82 kg
|<br />L PP<br />(3.0)
|<br />W TO<br />(0.0)
|<br />L TO<br />(4.0)
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2
|7.0
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Wayne Baughman
|align=left|Greco-Roman 90 kg
|<br />W PP<br />(1.0)
|<br />L TO<br />(4.0)
|<br />L SP<br />(3.5)
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2
|8.5
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Burke Deadrich
|align=left|Greco-Roman 100 kg
|<br />L TO<br />(4.0)
|<br />L TO<br />(4.0)
|colspan=3|
|colspan=2
|8.0
|
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Chris Taylor
|align=left|Greco-Roman +100 kg
|<br />L TO<br />(4.0)
|<br />L D2<br />(4.0)
|colspan=2|
|colspan=3
|8.0
|
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|}
Water skiing (demonstration sport)
Men's slalom:
- Wayne Grimditch - 38.5 points, silver medal
- Ricky McCormick - 27.5 points, 9th place
Men's Figure skiing:
- Ricky McCormick - 5340 points, gold medal
- Wayne Grimditch - 4510 points, silver medal
Men's Jump:
- Ricky McCormick - 43.75 points, gold medal
- Wayne Grimditch - 30.15 points, 14th place
Women's slalom:
- Liz Allen-Shetter - 35.0 points, gold medal
Women's Figure skiing:
- Liz Allen-Shetter - 1550 points, 5th place
Women's Jump:
- Liz Allen-Shetter - 25.70 points, bronze medal
See also
- United States at the 1971 Pan American Games
- United States at the 1972 Summer Paralympics