Spain at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Spain competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 123 competitors, 118 men and 5 women, took part in 59 events in 17 sports.
Archery
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Spain entered one man and one woman. Their highest placing competitor was Maria Teresa Romero, at 13th place in the women's competition.Men's Individual Competition:
Women's Individual Competition:
- Maria Teresa Romero — 2347 points
Athletics
Men's 200 metres- Francesco García
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
- José Luis Sánchez Paraíso, Manuel Carballo, Francesco García, and Luis Sarría
- Agustín Fernández — 2:27.24
- Carlos Pérez — 2:33.22
Basketball
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round :
- Classification Round:
- '''Team Roster'''
Boxing
Men's FlyweightCycling
Eight cyclists represented Spain in 1972.;Individual road race
- Jaime Huélamo — 3rd place, but disqualified after failing a doping test
- Francisco Elorriaga — 16th place
- José Viejo — 37th place
- Tomás Nistal — 54th place
; Sprint
; Individual pursuit
Diving
Men's 10m Platform- Jorge Head — 243.27 points
- Carmen Nunez — 157.95 points
Handball
Men's Team Competition
Spain lost all three of its first-round games, to West Germany, Romania, and Norway. The fourth-place finish put Spain into the thirteenth- to sixteenth-place consolation round, where they lost their game against the United States to set up a fifteenth and sixteenth place match against Tunisia. Spain won this game, 23–20.- Preliminary Round :
- Classification Round:
- '''Team Roster'''
Hockey
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round :
- Classification Round:
- '''Team Roster'''
Shooting
Nine male shooters represented Spain in 1972.;Open
Swimming
Men's 100m FreestyleMen's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Water polo
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round :
- Second Round :
- '''Team Roster'''