Australia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 168 competitors, 139 men and 29 women, took part in 110 events in 20 sports. Medalists Gold Shane Gould — Swimming, Women's 200m Individual Medley Shane Gould — Swimming, Women's 200m Freestyle Shane Gould — Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle Beverley Whitfield — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke Gail Neall — Swimming, Women's 400m Individual Medley Bradford Cooper — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle John Anderson and David Forbes — Sailing, Men's Star Team Competition Thomas Anderson, John Cuneo and John Shaw — Sailing, Men's Dragon Team Competition Silver Raelene Boyle — Athletics, Women's 100m Raelene Boyle — Athletics, Women's 200m John Nicholson — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch) Danny Clark — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial Clyde Sefton — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race Shane Gould — Swimming, Women's 800m Freestyle Graham Windeatt — Swimming, Men's 1.500m Freestyle Bronze Shane Gould — Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle Beverley Whitfield — Swimming, Women's 100m Breaststroke Archery In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Australia entered two men and one woman. Their highest placing competitors were Terene Donovan and Graeme Telford, who both placed 9th place in their respective competitions. Women's Individual Competition: Terene Donovan - 2356 points (→ 9th place) Men's Individual Competition: Graeme Telford - 2423 points (→ 9th place) Terry Reilly - 2387 points (→ 15th place) Athletics Men's 800 metres Graeme Rootham Heat — 1:48.2 (→ did not advance) Men's 1.500 metres Chris Fisher Heat — 3:42.5 Semifinals — 3:42.0 (→ did not advance) Men's 5.000 metres Tony Benson Heat — 13:42.8 (→ did not advance) Kerry O'Brien Heat — did not start (→ did not advance) Men's 3.000m Steeplechase Kerry O'Brien Qualifying Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance) Men's High Jump Lawrie Peckham Qualifying Round — 2.15m Final — 2.10m (→ 18th place) Basketball Men's Team Competition Preliminary Round (Group A): Lost to Spain (74-79) Lost to United States (55-81) Lost to Czechoslovakia (68-69) Defeated Japan (92-76) Lost to Cuba (70-84) Defeated Brazil (75-69) Defeated Egypt (89-66) Classification Matches: 9th/12th place: Defeated West Germany (70-69) 9th/10th place: Defeated Poland (91-83) → 9th place Team Roster: Glenn Marsland Ian Watson Richard Duke Bill Wyatt Eddie Palubinskas Brian Kerle Peter Byrne Perry Crosswhite Ray Tomlinson Ken James Tom Bender Toli Koltuniewicz Head Coach: Lindsay Gaze Boxing Men's