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 Archery In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Switzerland entered three men but only one woman. Their highest placing competitor was Lucien Trepper, 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