West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) was the host nation of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. 423 competitors, 340 men and 83 women, took part in 183 events in 23 sports. Medalists West Germany finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with 13 gold medals and 40 medals overall. Archery In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, West Germany entered two men and two women. Their highest placing competitor was Siegfried Ortmann, at 14th place in the men's competition. Women's Individual Competition: Ursula Bueschking - 2200 points (→ 30th place) Carla Nolpa - 2165 points (→ 35th place) Men's Individual Competition: Siegfried Ortmann - 2390 points (→ 14th place) Richard Krust - 2342 points (→ 30th place) Athletics Men's 800 metres Franz-Josef Kemper Heat — 1:47.3 Semifinals — 1:48.8 Final — 1:46.5 (→ 4th place) Josef Schmidt Heat — 1:47.8 Semifinals — 1:48.8 (→ did not advance) Walter Adams Heat — DNF (→ did not advance)Men's 1500 metresPaul-Heinz Wellmann Heat — 3:41.8 Semifinals — 3:38.4 Final — 3:40.1 (→ 7th place) Thomas Wessinghage Heat — 3:40.6 Semifinals — 3:43.4 (→ did not advance) Bodo Tümmler Heat — 3:44.5 Semifinals — 3:50.0 (→ did not advance)Men's 5000 metresJürgen May Heat — 14:06.6 (→ did not advance) Wolfgang Riesinger Heat — 14:15.2 (→ did not advance)Men's 4 × 100 m RelayJobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer, and Klaus Ehl Heat — 39.17s Semifinals — 38.86s Final — 38.79s (→ Bronze Medal)Men's High JumpHermann Magerl Qualifying Round — 2.15m Final — 2.18m (→ 4th place) Ingomar Sieghart Qualification Round — 2.12m (→ did not advance) Basketball Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group B) Lost to Puerto Rico (74-81) Lost to Soviet Union (63-87) Defeated Philippines (93-74) Lost to Italy (57-68) Lost to Yugoslavia (56-81) Defeated Poland (67-65) Defeated Senegal (72-62)Classification Matches 13th/16th place: Lost to Australia (69-70) 11th/12th place: Lost to Spain (83-84) → 12th placeTeam RosterKarl Ampt Holger Geschwindner Dietrich Keller Hans-Jörg Krüger Dieter Kuprella Joachim Linnemann Rainer Pethran Joachim Pollex Norbert Thimm Helmut Uhlig Klaus Weinand Jürgen Wohlers BoxingMen's Flyweight (– 51 kg)Gerd Schubert First Round — Defeated Phar Khong (CMB), walkover Second Round — Lost to Orn-Chim Chawalit (THA), 1:4Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)Werner Schaefer First Round — Bye Second Round — Lost to Joe Destimo (GHA), 2:3Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)Peter Prause First Round — Lost to Jochen Bachfeld (GDR), 0:5Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)Peter