Switzerland at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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.
Archery
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Switzerland entered three men and just one woman. Their highest placing competitor was Lucien Trepper, positioned at 10th place in the men's competition.Men's Individual Competition:
- Lucien Trepper – 2409 points
- Jakob Wolfensberger – 2367 points
- Jean-Pierre Heritier – 2222 points
- Sally Svendlin – 2191 points
Athletics
Men's 800 metresMen's 1500 metres
Men's 5000 metres
Men's High Jump
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
;1000m time trial
;Individual pursuit
;Team pursuit
Diving
Men's 10m Platform- Sandro Rossi — 225.87 points
Fencing
12 fencers, 10 men and 2 women, represented Switzerland in 1972.;Men's épée
;Men's team épée
;Men's sabre
;Men's team sabre
;Women's foil
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Switzerland in 1972.Men's Individual Competition:
- Hans Müller — 4392 points
- Beat Ganz — 4323 points
- Urs Hugi — 4661 points
- Müller, Ganz, and Hugi — 13359 points
- Rudolf Steiner
Rowing
Men's Single ScullsMen's Coxed Pairs
Shooting
Eight male shooters represented Switzerland.;25 m pistol
;300 m rifle, three positions
;50 m rifle, three positions
;50 m rifle, prone
;Trap
Swimming
Men's 100m FreestyleMen's 200m Freestyle