Sweden competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 131 competitors, 104 men and 27 women, took part in 90 events in 18 sports. Medalists Gold Ulrika Knape — Diving, Women's 10m Platform Ragnar Skanåker — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol Gunnar Larsson — Swimming, Men's 200m Individual Medley Gunnar Larsson — Swimming, Men's 400m Individual Medley Silver Gunnar Jervill — Archery, Men's Individual Competition Ulrika Knape — Diving, Women's 3m Springboard Rolf Peterson — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000m Jan Karlsson — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight Pelle Pettersson and Stellan Westerdahl — Sailing, Men's Star Class Bo Knape, Stefan Krook, Lennart Roslund and Stig Wennerström — Sailing, Men's Soling Class Bronze Rickard Bruch — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw Hasse Thomsén — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight Jan Jönsson — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual competition Ulla Håkanson, Ninna Swaab and Maud von Rosen — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition Hans Bettembourg — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight Jan Karlsson — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight Archery 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: Gunnar Jervill – 2481 points (→ Silver Medal) Rolf Svensson – 2386 points (→ 16th place) Olov Bostroem – 2347 points (→ 27th place) Women's Individual Competition: Maj-Britt Johansson – 2283 points (→ 19th place) Anna-Lisa Berglund – 2185 points (→ 34th place) Athletics Men's 1500 metres Gunnar Ekman Heat — 3:40.4 Semifinals — 3:39.4 (→ did not advance) Ulf Hogberg Heat — 3:41.5 Semifinals — 3:43.6 (→ did not advance) Men's 5000 metres Anders Gärderud Heat — 13:57.2 (→ did not advance) Men's High Jump Jan Dahlgren Qualifying Round — 2.15m Final — 2.15m (→ 11th place) Boxing Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg) Hasse Thomsén → Bronze Medal First Round — Defeated Jean Bassomben (CMR), 4:1 Quarterfinals — Defeated Carroll Morgan (CAN), KO-3 Semifinals — Lost to Ion Alexe (ROM), TKO-2 Canoeing Cycling Five cyclists represented Sweden in 1972. Individual road race Lennart Fagerlund — 42nd place Sven-Åke Nilsson — 44th place Leif Hansson — did not finish (→ no ranking) Bernt Johansson — did not finish (→ no ranking) Team time trial Lennart Fagerlund Tord Filipsson Leif Hansson Sven-Åke Nilsson Diving Women's 3m Springboard Ulrika Knape — 434.19 points (→ Silver Medal) Agneta Henriksson — 417.48 points (→ 6th place) Women's 10m Platform Ulrika Knape — 390.00 points