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 in second position in the final medal rankings, with 33 gold and 94 total medals. Gold Doreen Wilber — Archery, Women's Individual Competition John Williams — Archery, Men's Individual Competition Vincent Matthews — Athletics, Men's 400 metres Dave Wottle — Athletics, Men's 800 metres Frank Shorter — Athletics, Men's Marathon Rod Milburn — Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles Larry Black, Eddie Hart, Robert Taylor, and Gerald Tinker — Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay Randy Williams — Athletics, Men's Long Jump Ray Seales — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight Maxine Joyce King — Diving, Women's 3 m Springboard John Writer — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions Lones Wigger — Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly Mike Burton — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle John Hencken — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke David Edgar, Jerry Heidenreich, John Murphy, and Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Steve Genter, John Kinsella, Fred Tyler, and Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Tom Bruce, Jerry Heidenreich, Mike Stamm, and Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Sandy Neilson — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle Keena Rothhammer — Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle Melissa Belote — Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke Melissa Belote — Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke Cathy Carr — Swimming, Women's 100 m Breaststroke Karen Moe — Swimming, Women's 200 m Butterfly Shirley Babashoff, Jane Barkman, Jenny Kemp, and Sandy Neilson — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Melissa Belote, Cathy Carr, Deena Deardurff, and Sandy Neilson — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Dan Gable — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight Wayne Wells — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Welterweight Ben Peterson — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight William Allen, William Bentsen, and Harry Melges — Sailing, Men's Soling Team Competition Silver Robert Taylor — Athletics, Men's 100 metres Wayne Collett — Athletics, Men's 400 meters Ralph Mann — Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles Bob Seagren — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault