# United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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 second in the final medal rankings, with 33 gold and 94 total medals.
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Micki King | Diving | Women's 3 m springboard | August 28 |
| Gold | Mark Spitz | Swimming | Men's 200 m butterfly | August 28 |
| Gold | Gary Conelly Dave Edgar David Fairbank Jerry Heidenreich John Murphy Mark Spitz | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | August 28 |
| Gold | Mark Spitz | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle | August 29 |
| Gold | Sandy Neilson | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle | August 29 |
| Gold | John Writer | Shooting | 50 m rifle three positions | August 30 |
| Gold | Shirley Babashoff Jane Barkman Jenny Kemp Ann Marshall Sandy Neilson Kim Peyton Lynn Skrifvars | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | August 30 |
| Gold | Mark Spitz | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly | August 31 |
| Gold | Mike Burton Gary Conelly Steve Genter John Kinsella Tom McBreen Mark Spitz Fred Tyler | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | August 31 |
| Gold | Dan Gable | Wrestling | Freestyle 68 kg | August 31 |
| Gold | Wayne Wells | Wrestling | Freestyle 74 kg | August 31 |
| Gold | Ben Peterson | Wrestling | Freestyle 90 kg | August 31 |
| Gold | Dave Wottle | Athletics | Men's 800 m | September 2 |
| Gold | Lones Wigger | Shooting | 300 m rifle three position | September 2 |
| Gold | John Hencken | Swimming | Men's 200 m breaststroke | September 2 |
| Gold | Melissa Belote | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | September 2 |
| Gold | Cathy Carr | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke | September 2 |
| Gold | Mark Spitz | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle | September 3 |
| Gold | Keena Rothhammer | Swimming | Women's 800 m freestyle | September 3 |
| Gold | Susie Atwood Shirley Babashoff Melissa Belote Cathy Carr Deena Deardurff Judy Melick Sandy Neilson Dana Shrader | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay | September 3 |
| Gold | Mike Burton | Swimming | Men's 1500 m freestyle | September 4 |
| Gold | Tom Bruce David Fairbank Gary Hall Sr. Jerry Heidenreich John Hencken Mitch Ivey Mark Spitz Mike Stamm | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay | September 4 |
| Gold | Melissa Belote | Swimming | Women's 200 m backstroke | September 4 |
| Gold | Karen Moe | Swimming | Women's 200 m butterfly | September 4 |
| Gold | Vincent Matthews | Athletics | Men's 400 m | September 7 |
| Gold | Rod Milburn | Athletics | Men's 110 m hurdles | September 7 |
| Gold | William Allen William Bentsen Buddy Melges | Sailing | Soling | September 8 |
| Gold | Randy Williams | Athletics | Men's long jump | September 9 |
| Gold | John Williams | Archery | Men's individual | September 10 |
| Gold | Doreen Wilber | Archery | Women's individual | September 10 |
| Gold | Larry Black Eddie Hart Robert Taylor Gerald Tinker | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | September 10 |
| Gold | Frank Shorter | Athletics | Men's marathon | September 10 |
| Gold | Ray Seales | Boxing | Light welterweight | September 10 |
| Silver | Victor Auer | Shooting | 50 m rifle prone | August 28 |
| Silver | Gary Hall Sr. | Swimming | Men's 200 m butterfly | August 28 |
| Silver | Steve Genter | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle | August 29 |
| Silver | Mike Stamm | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke | August 29 |
| Silver | Shirley Babashoff | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle | August 29 |
| Silver | Dana Schoenfield | Swimming | Women's 200 m breaststroke | August 29 |
| Silver | Lanny Bassham | Shooting | 50 m rifle three position | August 30 |
| Silver | Tom Bruce | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke | August 30 |
| Silver | Tim McKee | Swimming | Men's 400 m individual medley | August 30 |
| Silver | Richard Sanders | Wrestling | Freestyle 57 kg | August 31 |
| Silver | John Peterson | Wrestling | Freestyle 82 kg | August 31 |
| Silver | Robert Taylor | Athletics | Men's 100 m | September 1 |
| Silver | Bruce Davidson Kevin Freeman Michael Plumb James C. Wofford | Equestrian | Team eventing | September 1 |
| Silver | Steve Genter | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle | September 1 |
| Silver | Shirley Babashoff | Swimming | Women's 200 m freestyle | September 1 |
| Silver | Ralph Mann | Athletics | Men's 400 m hurdles | September 2 |
| Silver | Bob Seagren | Athletics | Men's pole vault | September 2 |
| Silver | Jay Silvester | Athletics | Men's discus throw | September 2 |
| Silver | Gene Clapp Bill Hobbs Franklin Hobbs Cleve Livingston Mike Livingston Tim Mickelson Pete Raymond Lawrence Terry | Rowing | Men's eight | September 2 |
| Silver | Mike Stamm | Swimming | Men's 200 m backstroke | September 2 |
| Silver | Jerry Heidenreich | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle | September 3 |
| Silver | Tim McKee | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley | September 3 |
| Silver | Larry Black | Athletics | Men's 200 m | September 4 |
| Silver | Richard Rydze | Diving | Men's 10 m platform | September 4 |
| Silver | Susie Atwood | Swimming | Women's 200 m backstroke | September 4 |
| Silver | Lynn Colella | Swimming | Women's 200 m butterfly | September 4 |
| Silver | Wayne Collett | Athletics | Men's 400 m | September 7 |
| Silver | George Woods | Athletics | Men's shot put | September 9 |
| Silver | United States men's national basketball teamMike BantomJim BrewerTommy BurlesonDoug CollinsKenny DavisJames ForbesTom HendersonBobby JonesDwight JonesKevn JoyceTom McMillenEd Ratleff | Basketball | Men's tournament | September 9 |
| Silver | Mable Fergerson Kathy Hammond Madeline Manning Cheryl Toussaint | Athletics | Women's 4 × 400 m relay | September 10 |
| Silver | Frank Chapot Kathryn Kusner Neal Shapiro William Steinkraus | Equestrian | Team jumping | September 11 |
| Bronze | Jamie McEwan | Canoeing | Men's slalom C-1 | August 28 |
| Bronze | Robin Backhaus | Swimming | Men's 200 m butterfly | August 28 |
| Bronze | Lynn Vidali | Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley | August 28 |
| Bronze | John Murphy | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke | August 29 |
| Bronze | Craig Lincoln | Diving | Men's 3 m springboard | August 30 |
| Bronze | John Hencken | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke | August 30 |
| Bronze | Jerry Heidenreich | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly | August 31 |
| Bronze | Chris Taylor | Wrestling | Freestyle +100 kg | August 31 |
| Bronze | Kate Schmidt | Athletics | Women's javelin throw | September 1 |
| Bronze | Tom McBreen | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle | September 1 |
| Bronze | Keena Rothhammer | Swimming | Women's 200 m freestyle | September 1 |
| Bronze | Jan Johnson | Athletics | Men's pole vault | September 2 |
| Bronze | Mitch Ivey | Swimming | Men's 200 m backstroke | September 2 |
| Bronze | Susie Atwood | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | September 2 |
| Bronze | Larry Young | Athletics | Men's 50 km walk | September 3 |
| Bronze | Bill Schmidt | Athletics | Men's javelin throw | September 3 |
| Bronze | Neal Shapiro | Equestrian | Individual jumping | September 3 |
| Bronze | Steve Furniss | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley | September 3 |
| Bronze | Doug Northway | Swimming | Men's 1500 m freestyle | September 4 |
| Bronze | Ellie Daniel | Swimming | Women's 200 m butterfly | September 4 |
| Bronze | United States men's national water polo teamPeter AschSteve BarnettBruce BradleyStan ColeJim FergusonEric LindrothJohn ParkerGary SheererJames SlattonRuss WebbBarry Weitzenberg | Water polo | Men's tournament | September 4 |
| Bronze | Tom Hill | Athletics | Men's 110 m hurdles | September 7 |
| Bronze | Kathy Hammond | Athletics | Women's 400 m | September 7 |
| Bronze | Peter Dean Glen Foster | Sailing | Tempest | September 8 |
| Bronze | Donald Cohan Charles Horter John Marshall | Sailing | Dragon | September 8 |
| Bronze | Arnie Robinson | Athletics | Men's long jump | September 9 |
| Bronze | Dwight Stones | Athletics | Men's high jump | September 10 |
| Bronze | Ricardo Carreras | Boxing | Bantamweight | September 10 |
| Bronze | Jesse Valdez | Boxing | Welterweight | September 10 |
| Bronze | Marvin Johnson | Boxing | Middleweight | September 10 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Swimming | 17 | 14 | 12 | 43 |
| Athletics | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| Wrestling | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Shooting | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Archery | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Diving | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Basketball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Water polo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 33 | 31 | 30 | 94 |
Medals by day :
| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| 1 | August 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | August 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | August 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | August 30 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | August 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | September 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | September 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | September 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | September 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | September 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | September 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | September 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | September 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | September 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 15 | September 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 33 | 31 | 30 | 94 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total | Percentage |
| Male | 23 | 24 | 24 | 71 | 75.53% |
| Female | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23.41% |
| Mixed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.06% |
| Total | 33 | 31 | 30 | 94 | 100% |
Multiple medalists :
| Name | Sport | | | | Total |
| Mark Spitz | Swimming | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Shirley Babashoff | Swimming | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jerry Heidenreich | Swimming | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Melissa Belote | Swimming | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sandy Neilson | Swimming | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Hencken | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Genter | Swimming | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Stamm | Swimming | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Susie Atwood | Swimming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Burton | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cathy Carr | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Conelly | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| David Fairbank | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Black | Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Bruce | Swimming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Hall Sr. | Swimming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitch Ivey | Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom McBreen | Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Murphy | Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Keena Rothhammer | Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim McKee | Swimming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kathy Hammond | Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Neal Shapiro | Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
$^a$ Athletes who participated in the heats only.

## Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, the United States entered three men and three women. They took home both of the gold medals as well as a pair of 5th-place finishes.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Edwin Eliason | Men's individual | 1193 | 13 | 1245 | 4 | 2348 | 5 |
| Dennis McComak | Men's individual | 1199 | 9 | 1199 | 16 | 2398 | 11 |
| John Williams | Men's individual | 1268 OR | 1 | 1260 | 1 | 2528 OR | |
| Maureen Bechdolt | Women's individual | 1106 | 29 | 1112 | 29 | 2218 | 28 |
| Linda Myers | Women's individual | 1200 | 3 | 1185 | 6 | 2385 | 5 |
| Doreen Wilber | Women's individual | 1198 | 4 | 1226 OR | 1 | 2424 OR | |

## Athletics

On the victory podium after the conclusion of the men's 400 meters final, gold medalist Vince Matthews and silver medalist Wayne Collett talked to each other and failed to stand at attention during the medal ceremony. On the advice of Avery Brundage, the International Olympic Committee banned them from further competition. Since the third American competitor, world record holder John Smith, had pulled a hamstring while leading 80 meters into the final and had been ruled unfit to run, the United States were left unable to field a 4 x 400 relay team, and were thus forced to scratch from the event where they would have been heavily favored.

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target

### Men
   ### Road and track events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Eddie Hart | 100 m | 10.47 | 1 Q | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rey Robinson | 100 m | 10.56 | 1 Q | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Robert Taylor | 100 m | 10.32 | 1 Q | 10.16 | 2 Q | 10.30 | 1 Q | 10.24 | |
| Larry Black | 200 m | 20.79 | 1 Q | 20.28 | 1 Q | 20.36 | 1 Q | 20.19 | |
| Larry Burton | 200 m | 20.80 | 1 Q | 20.68 | 1 Q | 20.78 | 2 Q | 20.37 | 4 |
| Chuck Smith | 200 m | 20.79 | 1 Q | 20.66 | 2 Q | 20.86 | 3 Q | 20.55 | 5 |
| Wayne Collett | 400 m | 46.00 | 2 Q | 45.80 | 1 Q | 45.77 | 3 Q | 44.80 | |
| Vincent Matthews | 400 m | 45.94 | 2 Q | 45.62 | 2 Q | 44.94 | 1 Q | 44.66 | |
| John Smith | 400 m | 46.00 | 2 Q | 46.04 | 2 Q | 45.46 | 3 Q | DNF | DNF |
| Ken Swenson | 800 m | 1:51.1 | 2 Q | — | — | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rick Wohlhuter | 800 m | 1:49.4 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dave Wottle | 800 m | 1:47.6 | 2 Q | — | — | 1:48.7 | 1 Q | 1:45.9 | |
| Jim Ryun | 1500 m | 3:51.5 | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bob Wheeler | 1500 m | 3:41.3 | 3 Q | — | — | 3:40.4 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dave Wottle | 1500 m | 3:40.7 | 2 Q | — | — | 3:41.6 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Leonard Hilton | 5000 m | 14:07.2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Steve Prefontaine | 5000 m | 13:32.6 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 13:28.25 | 4 |
| George Young | 5000 m | 13:41.2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jon Anderson | 10,000 m | 28:34.2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jeff Galloway | 10,000 m | 29:35.0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Frank Shorter | 10,000 m | 27:58.23 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 27:51.32 | 5 |
| Willie Davenport | 110 m hurdles | 13.97 | 2 Q | — | — | 13.73 | 3 Q | 13.50 | 4 |
| Tom Hill | 110 m hurdles | 13.62 | 1 Q | — | — | 13.47 | 1 Q | 13.48 | |
| Rod Milburn | 110 m hurdles | 13.57 | 1 Q | — | — | 13.44 | 1 Q | 13.24 WR | |
| Dick Bruggeman | 400 m hurdles | 54.36 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ralph Mann | 400 m hurdles | 50.18 | 2 Q | — | — | 49.53 | 2 Q | 48.51 | |
| Jim Seymour | 400 m hurdles | 49.81 | 2 Q | — | — | 49.33 | 1 Q | 48.64 | 4 |
| Doug Brown | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:41.2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mike Manley | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:50.4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Steve Savage | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:39.0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Larry Black Eddie Hart Robert Taylor Gerald Tinker | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.96 | 1 Q | — | — | 38.54 | 1 Q | 38.19 WR | |
| Jack Bacheler | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:17:38 | 9 |
| Kenny Moore | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:15:39 | 4 |
| Frank Shorter | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:12:19 | |
| Tom Dooley | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:34:58.8 | 15 |
| Goetz Klopfer | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:38:33.6 | 19 |
| Larry Young | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:32:53.4 | 10 |
| Steve Hayden | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:36:07.2 | 27 |
| William Weigle | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:22:52.2 | 17 |
| Larry Young | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:00:46.0 | |

   ### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Preston Carrington | Long jump | 8.22 | 2 Q | 7.99 | 5 |
| Arnie Robinson | Long jump | 7.99 | 4 Q | 8.03 | |
| Randy Williams | Long jump | 8.34 | 1 Q | 8.24 | |
| John Craft | Triple jump | 16.32 | 10 Q | 16.83 | 5 |
| Dave Smith | Triple jump | 14.55 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Art Walker | Triple jump | 15.29 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chris Dunn | High jump | 2.12 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ron Jourdan | High jump | 2.12 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dwight Stones | High jump | 2.15 | =1 Q | 2.21 | |
| Jan Johnson | Pole vault | 5.10 | 10 Q | 5.35 | |
| Bob Seagren | Pole vault | 5.10 | =6 Q | 5.40 | |
| Steve Smith | Pole vault | 4.80 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Al Feuerbach | Shot put | 19.94 | =6 Q | 21.01 | 5 |
| Brian Oldfield | Shot put | 19.95 | 5 Q | 20.91 | 6 |
| George Woods | Shot put | 19.96 | 4 Q | 21.17 | |
| John Powell | Discus throw | 59.30 | 13 Q | 62.82 | 4 |
| Jay Silvester | Discus throw | 61.20 | 6 Q | 63.50 | |
| Tim Vollmer | Discus throw | 59.60 | 10 Q | 60.24 | 8 |
| Fred Luke | Javelin throw | 81.34 | 5 Q | 80.06 | 8 |
| Bill Schmidt | Javelin throw | 78.96 | 10 q | 84.42 | |
| Milt Sonsky | Javelin throw | 79.96 | 8 q | 77.94 | 10 |
| George Frenn | Hammer throw | 62.14 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tom Gage | Hammer throw | 69.40 | 7 Q | 69.50 | 12 |
| Al Schoterman | Hammer throw | 65.18 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

   ### Combined event – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Points | Rank |
| Jeff Bannister | Result | 11.09 | 7.20 | 14.21 | 1.86 | 46.79 | DQ | 42.00 | 4.00 | 56.98 | 4:15.8 | 7022 | 21 |
| Jeff Bannister | Points | 783 | 861 | 741 | 734 | 958 | 0 | 724 | 807 | 724 | 690 | 7022 | 21 |
| Jeff Bennett | Result | 10.73 | 7.26 | 12.82 | 1.86 | 46.25 | 15.58 | 36.52 | 4.80 | 56.98 | 4:12.2 | 7974 | 4 |
| Jeff Bennett | Points | 872 | 873 | 653 | 734 | 984 | 789 | 616 | 1005 | 730 | 718 | 7974 | 4 |
| Bruce Jenner | Result | 11.35 | 6.53 | 13.56 | 1.92 | 49.49 | 15.59 | 42.24 | 4.55 | 66.02 | 4:18.9 | 7722 | 10 |
| Bruce Jenner | Points | 721 | 721 | 700 | 788 | 829 | 788 | 729 | 945 | 833 | 668 | 7722 | 10 |

### Women
   ### Track events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Iris Davis | 100 m | 11.34 | 1 Q | 11.27 | 1 Q | 11.36 | 2 Q | 11.32 | 4 |
| Barbara Ferrell | 100 m | 11.47 | 3 Q | 11.38 | 3 Q | 11.49 | 4 Q | 11.45 | 7 |
| Mattiline Render | 100 m | 11.60 | 5 Q | 11.67 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Barbara Ferrell | 200 m | 23.38 | 2 Q | 23.30 | 4 Q | 23.39 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pam Greene | 200 m | 23.96 | 2 Q | 23.85 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jackie Thompson | 200 m | 23.67 | 3 Q | 23.22 | 3 Q | 23.18 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Debra Edwards | 400 m | 54.43 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mable Fergerson | 400 m | 52.05 | 3 Q | 52.93 | 3 Q | 51.91 | 4 Q | 51.96 | 5 |
| Kathy Hammond | 400 m | 53.45 | 1 Q | 52.44 | 4 Q | 51.92 | 4 Q | 51.64 | |
| Wendy Koenig | 800 m | 2:08.71 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Madeline Manning | 800 m | 2:02.63 | 2 Q | — | — | 2:02.39 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cheryl Toussaint | 800 m | 2:08.90 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Doris Brown | 1500 m | DNS | DNS | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francie Kraker | 1500 m | 4:14.73 | 4 Q | — | — | 4:12.76 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francie Larrieu | 1500 m | 4:11.18 | 3 Q | — | — | 4:15.26 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Patty Johnson | 100 m hurdles | 13.28 | 2 Q | — | — | 13.26 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lacey O'Neal | 100 m hurdles | 13.78 | 4 Q | — | — | 13.89 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mamie Rallins | 100 m hurdles | 13.51 | 3 Q | — | — | 13.76 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Iris Davis Mildrette Netter Mattiline Render Martha Watson | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.07 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 43.39 | 4 |
| Mable Fergerson Kathy Hammond Madeline Manning Cheryl Toussaint | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.60 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 3:25.15 | |

   ### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Kim Attlesey | Long jump | 5.80 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Martha Watson | Long jump | 6.09 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Willye White | Long jump | 6.39 | 5 Q | 6.27 | 11 |
| Cindy Gilbert | High jump | 1.70 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sandi Goldsberry | High jump | 1.60 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Deanne Wilson | High jump | 1.70 | =30 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maren Seidler | Shot put | 16.18 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jan Svendsen | Shot put | 14.96 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Olga Connolly | Discus throw | 51.58 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Roberta Brown | Javelin throw | 47.88 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sherry Calvert | Javelin throw | 51.38 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kate Schmidt | Javelin throw | 58.84 | 3 Q | 59.94 | |

   ### Combined event – Pentathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | SP | HJ | LJ | 200 m | Points | Rank |
| Gale Fitzgerald | Result | 14.47 | 11.25 | 1.65 | 5.97 | 23.97 | 4206 | 19 |
| Gale Fitzgerald | Points | 809 | 672 | 885 | 900 | 940 | 4206 | 19 |
| Jane Frederick | Result | 14.60 | 12.92 | 1.74 | 5.60 | 24.45 | 4167 | 21 |
| Jane Frederick | Points | 793 | 775 | 974 | 817 | 808 | 4167 | 21 |

## Basketball
### Summary

| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament | Czechoslovakia W 66–35 | Australia W 81–55 | Cuba W 67–48 | Brazil W 61–54 | Egypt W 96–31 | Spain W 74–70 | Japan W 99–33 | 1 Q | Italy W 68–38 | Soviet Union L 50–51 | |

## Boxing

Reggie Jones was controversially eliminated in the second round of the light middleweight division (– 71 kg) by Valeri Tregubov of the Soviet Union, nine years his senior, in a fight he was generally accepted to have won.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Davey Armstrong | Light flyweight | Dorgu (TUR) W 4–1 | Rodríguez (ESP) L 0–5 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =9 |
| Tim Dement | Flyweight | Bye | Gharbi (TUN) W 5–0 | Perez (COL) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =9 |
| Ricardo Carreras | Bantamweight | Bye | O'Brien (AUS) W TKO | Ganbat (MGL) W 3–2 | Solomin (URS) W 3–2 | Zamora (MEX) L 1–4 | Did not advance | |
| Louis Self | Featherweight | Apeang (FRA) W 5–0 | Theotokatos (GRE) W 5–0 | Botos (HUN) L 2–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =9 |
| James Busceme | Lightweight | Bye | Vichit (THA) W 5–0 | Szczepański (POL) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =9 |
| Ray Seales | Light welterweight | Beyer (GDR) W 3–2 | Montague (IRL) W 5–0 | — | Molina (CUB) W 3–2 | Vujin (YUG) W 5–0 | Angelov (BUL) W 3–2 | |
| Jesse Valdez | Welterweight | Kalipe (TOG) W 5–0 | Burga (PER) W 4–1 | Jackson (UGA) W 4–1 | Khohlov (URS) W 5–0 | Correa (CUB) L 2–3 | Did not advance | |
| Reggie Jones | Light middleweight | Bye | Tregubov (URS) L 2–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =17 |
| Marvin Johnson | Middleweight | Bye | Jarmer (FRG) W 5–0 | — | Montoya (CUB) W 5–0 | Lemeshev (URS) L TKO | Did not advance | |
| Ray Russell | Light heavyweight | Thega (KEN) W TKO | Gortat (POL) L 2–3 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =9 |
| Duane Bobick | Heavyweight | Nesterov (URS) W 5–0 | — | — | Stevenson (CUB) L TKO | Did not advance | Did not advance | =5 |

## Canoeing
### Slalom
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Best | Best |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jamie McEwan | C-1 | 421.52 | 8 | 335.95 | 2 | 335.95 | |
| Angus Morrison | C-1 | 393.77 | 6 | 432.88 | 10 | 393.77 | 10 |
| Wickliffe Walker | C-1 | 494.40 | 12 | 399.76 | 9 | 399.76 | 11 |
| John Burton Tom Southworth | C-2 | 427.83 | 10 | 407.55 | 6 | 407.55 | 12 |
| John Evans Russ Nichols | C-2 | 522.02 | 13 | 440.08 | 9 | 440.08 | 14 |
| Sandy Campbell | K-1 | 500.62 | 35 | 381.99 | 23 | 381.99 | 28 |
| Eric Evans | K-1 | 296.34 | 4 | 299.15 | 5 | 296.34 | 7 |
| John Holland | K-1 | 345.19 | 15 | 337.82 | 14 | 337.82 | 19 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Best | Best |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Lyn Ashton | K-1 | 481.45 | 6 | 475.41 | 7 | 475.41 | 9 |
| Cynthia Goodwin | K-1 | 576.80 | 15 | 528.50 | 11 | 528.50 | 14 |
| Louise Holcombe | K-1 | 697.20 | 19 | 532.30 | 12 | 532.30 | 15 |

### Sprint
#### Men and Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| András Törő | Men's C-1 1000 m | 439.92 | 5 SF | — | — | 4:25.23 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Roland Muhlen Andreas Weigand | Men's C-2 1000 m | 4:16.50 | 6 R | 4:02.01 | 2 SF | 3:52.25 | 2 QF | 4:01.28 | 6 |
| Robert Mitchell | Men's K-1 1000 m | 4:15.76 | 7 R | 4:02.43 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| John Brosius Alan Whitney | Men's K-2 1000 m | 3:55.38 | 7 R | 3:47.91 | 2 SF | 3:46.43 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stephen Kelly Philip Rogosheske John van Dyke Jerry Welborn | Men's K-4 1000 m | 3:32.94 | 7 R | 3:22.89 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marcia Smoke | Women's K-1 500 m | 2:12.43 | 4 R | 2:06.19 | 1 SF | 2:09.13 | 2 QF | 2:07.98 | 9 |
| Linda Murray Nancy Purves | Women's K-2 500 m | 2:11.50 | 6 SF | — | — | 2:01.27 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Key: QF - Qualified to medal final; SF - Qualified to semifinal; R - Qualified to repechage

## Cycling

Fifteen cyclists represented the United States in 1972.

### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| John Allis | Road race | 4:17:09 | 63 |
| John Howard | Road race | 4:17:09 | 61 |
| Robert Schneider | Road race | DNF | DNF |
| Emile Waldteufel | Road race | DNF | DNF |
| Richard Ball John Howard Ron Skarin Wayne Stetina | Team time trial | 2:17:06.4 | 15 |

### Track
#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| John Vande Velde | Individual | 4:32.87 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| David Chauner David Mulica Jim Ochowicz John Vande Velde | Team | 4:38.19 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round of 16 | Repechage 3 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jeffrey Spencer | Sprint | Cho (JPN), Quintyn (FRA) L | Edwards (BAR) W 12.46 | Cooke (GBR), Kravtsov (URS) L | Kučírek (TCH) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =9 |
| Roger Young | Sprint | Burnside (BAH), Marion (ITA) L | Reece (BAR) W 11.99 | King (TRI), Kučírek (TCH) L | Cardi (ITA) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =9 |
| Jeffrey Spencer Ralph Therrio | Tandem | Semenets / Tselovlnikov (URS) L | Díaz / Narváez (COL), Snellinx / Soetaert (BEL) L | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |

#### Time trial

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Steven Woznick | 1 km time trial | 1:08.56 | 12 |

## Diving
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Final | Final | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| David Bush | 3 m springboard | 327.06 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michael Finneran | 3 m springboard | 378.84 | 7 Q | 178.50 | 5 | 557.34 | 5 |
| Craig Lincoln | 3 m springboard | 386.79 | 4 Q | 190.50 | 3 | 577.29 | |
| Richard Earley | 10 m platform | 287.94 | 12 Q | 174.51 | 2 | 462.45 | 6 |
| Michael Finneran | 10 m platform | 289.80 | 11 Q | 140.67 | 11 | 439.47 | 9 |
| Richard Rydze | 10 m platform | 302.16 | 5 Q | 178.59 | 1 | 480.75 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Final | Final | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Janet Ely | 3 m springboard | 269.91 | 9 Q | 151.08 | 3 | 420.99 | 4 |
| Micki King | 3 m springboard | 289.14 | 3 Q | 160.89 | 1 | 450.03 | |
| Cynthia Potter | 3 m springboard | 264.90 | 10 Q | 148.68 | 4 | 413.58 | 7 |
| Janet Ely | 10 m platform | 204.33 | 6 Q | 148.35 | 3 | 352.68 | 4 |
| Micki King | 10 m platform | 205.08 | 5 Q | 141.30 | 5 | 346.38 | 5 |
| Cynthia Potter | 10 m platform | 173.82 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Equestrian
### Dressage

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Ride-off | Ride-off |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Edith Master | Dahlwitz | Individual | 1480 | =18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lois Stephens | Fasching | Individual | 1345 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| John Winnett | Reinald | Individual | 1458 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Edith Master Lois Stephens John Winnett | As above | Team | 4283 | 9 | — | — |

### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Bruce Davidson | Plain Sailing | Individual | –40.33 | 9 | 34.47 | 6 | –10.00 | =16 | 24.47 | 8 |
| Kevin Freeman | Good Mixture | Individual | –51.33 | =19 | 39.87 | 3 | –10.00 | =16 | 29.87 | 5 |
| Michael Plumb | Free and Easy | Individual | –38.33 | 5 | –33.53 | 22 | –10.00 | =16 | –45.53 | 20 |
| James Wofford | Kilkenny | Individual | –53.33 | =26 | –99.33 | 32 | –0.50 | 13 | –99.83 | 30 |
| Bruce Davidson Kevin Freeman Michael Plumb James Wofford | As above | Team | –129.99 | 3 | 170.80 | =3 | –20.50 | 3 | 10.81 | |

### Jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Total | Total | Jump-off | Jump-off |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank |
| Kathryn Kusner | Fleet Apple | Individual | 4.00 | =4 Q | 16.00 | 13 | 20.0 | =10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Neal Shaprio | Sloopy | Individual | 4.00 | =4 Q | 4.00 | =1 | 8.00 | =1 | 8.00 | |
| William Steinkraus | Snowbound | Individual | 12.00 | =22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Frank Chapot Kathryn Kusner Neal Shaprio William Steinkraus | White Lightning Fleet Apple Sloopy Main Spring | Team | 16.25 | 2 Q | 16.00 | =1 | 32.25 | | — | — |

## Fencing

19 fencers represented the United States in 1972.

### Individual
   ### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 pool | Round 1 pool | Round 2 pool | Round 2 pool | Quarterfinal pool | Quarterfinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool |
| Athlete | Event | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Carl Borack | Foil | 1–4 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Joseph Freeman | Foil | 5–1 | 2 Q | 2–3 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| John Nonna | Foil | 0–5 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| George Masin | Épée | 1–4 | 4 Q | 2–3 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| James Melcher | Épée | 2–2 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stephen Netburn | Épée | 3–2 | 4 Q | 2–3 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paul Apostol | Sabre | 2–3 | 4 Q | 3–2 | 2 Q | 3–2 | 3 Q | 2–3 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alfonso Morales | Sabre | 3–2 | 3 Q | 2–3 | 4 Q | 1–4 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alex Orban | Sabre | 4–1 | 2 Q | 2–3 | 4 Q | 2–3 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

   ### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 pool | Round 1 pool | Quarterfinal pool | Quarterfinal pool | Semifinal pool | Semifinal pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool |
| Athlete | Event | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | W–L | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Harriet King | Foil | 2–3 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ann O'Donnell | Foil | 1–4 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ruth White | Foil | 2–3 | 3 Q | 1–4 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Team

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 pool | Round 1 pool | Round 1 pool | Round 1 pool | Round 2 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Classification pool | Classification pool | Classification pool | Classification pool | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Carl Borack Martin Davis Joseph Freeman John Nonna Tyrone Simmons | Men's foil | Japan (JPN) L 4–12 | Soviet Union (URS) L 4–12 | — | 3 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Edward Bozek Paul Makler George Masin James Melcher Stephen Netburn | Men's épée | Thailand (THA) W 9–4 | Soviet Union (URS) L 4–12 | — | 2 Q | Sweden (SWE) L 2–9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paul Apostol Robert Dow Alfonso Morales Alex Orban | Men's sabre | Cuba (CUB) L 7–9 | France (FRA) L 5–11 | — | 3 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tatyana Adamovich Natalia Clovis Harriet King Ann O'Donnell Ruth White | Women's foil | Poland (POL) L 8–8 (43–47) | West Germany (FRG) L 2–9 | Italy (ITA) L 6–10 | 4 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Football
### Summary

| Team | Event | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament | Morocco T 0–0 | Malaysia L 0–3 | West Germany L 0–7 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |
* Team Roster
   * Mike Ivanow (GK)
   * Casey Bahr
   * John Bocwinski
   * Horst Stemke
   * Neil Stam
   * Archie Roboostoff
   * Mike Seerey
   * John Carenza
   * Buzz Demling
   * Manuel Hernandez
   * Hugo Salcedo
   * Al Trost
   * Joe Hamm
   * Steve Gay
   * Shep Messing (GK)
   * Wally Ziaja
   * Mike Flater
   * Mike Margulis
   * Jim Zylker
* Coach: Bob Guelker

## Gymnastics
### Men
   ### Team

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | F | F | PH | PH | R | R | V | V | PB | PB | HB | HB | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | Score | Rank |
| Marshall Avener | Team | 8.50 | 8.90 | 8.95 | 9.30 | 9.15 | 9.15 | 8.95 | 9.15 | 8.10 | 9.15 | 8.15 | 8.90 | 103.65 | =50 |
| John Crosby | Team | 8.95 | 9.30 | 7.75 | 8.85 | 7.85 | 9.00 | 8.90 | 9.25 | 8.65 | 9.25 | 7.00 | 8.55 | 103.30 | =77 |
| Jim Culhane | Team | 8.35 | 8.65 | 8.35 | 8.90 | 8.50 | 8.80 | 9.10 | 8.90 | 8.65 | 9.00 | 8.25 | 8.30 | 103.75 | =72 |
| George Greenfield | Team | 8.10 | 8.95 | 6.35 | 8.70 | 8.85 | 8.90 | 8.80 | 8.60 | 7.75 | 9.05 | 8.80 | 9.35 | 102.20 | =83 |
| Steve Hug | Team | 8.85 | 8.85 | 9.15 | 9.40 | 9.00 | 9.05 | 9.15 | 9.15 | 9.10 | 9.30 | 9.15 | 9.30 | 109.45 | =26 Q |
| Makoto Sakamoto | Team | 8.95 | 9.00 | 5.35 | 8.75 | 9.35 | 9.30 | 9.30 | 9.05 | 9.30 | 9.30 | 9.20 | 8.85 | 105.70 | 56 |
| Total | Team | 88.60 | 88.60 | 85.75 | 85.75 | 90.25 | 90.25 | 90.90 | 90.90 | 89.35 | 89.35 | 88.50 | 88.50 | 533.85 | 10 |

   ### Individual final

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | F | F | PH | PH | R | R | V | V | PB | PB | HB | HB | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | P | F | P | F | P | F | P | F | P | F | P | F | Score | Rank |
| Steve Hug | All-around | 8.850 | 9.050 | 9.275 | 9.300 | 9.025 | 9.000 | 9.150 | 9.150 | 9.200 | 8.250 | 9.225 | 9.400 | 108.875 | 31 |

### Women
   ### Team

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | V | V | UB | UB | BB | BB | F | F | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | Score | Rank |
| Kimberly Chace | Team | 9.10 | 9.10 | 9.10 | 9.20 | 9.25 | 8.95 | 9.10 | 9.25 | 73.05 | =18 Q |
| Linda Metheny | Team | 8.95 | 9.20 | 9.25 | 9.10 | 8.40 | 9.10 | 9.15 | 9.35 | 72.50 | =26 |
| Joan Moore | Team | 8.90 | 9.10 | 9.00 | 9.10 | 9.20 | 8.65 | 9.15 | 9.40 | 72.50 | =26 Q |
| Roxanne Pierce | Team | 8.90 | 9.25 | 9.20 | 9.30 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 8.95 | 8.95 | 72.55 | 25 Q |
| Cathy Rigby | Team | 9.10 | 9.15 | 9.20 | 9.40 | 9.25 | 9.35 | 9.30 | 9.50 | 74.25 | 10 Q |
| Nancy Thies | Team | 9.05 | 9.10 | 8.85 | 9.15 | 8.90 | 8.90 | 8.95 | 9.05 | 71.95 | =35 |
| Total | Team | 90.90 | 90.90 | 91.90 | 91.90 | 90.90 | 90.90 | 92.90 | 92.90 | 365.90 | 4 |

   ### Individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | V | V | UB | UB | BB | BB | F | F | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | P | F | P | F | P | F | P | F | Score | Rank |
| Kimberly Chace | All-around | 9.100 | 9.200 | 9.150 | 8.400 | 9.100 | 9.400 | 9.175 | 9.400 | 72.925 | 28 |
| Joan Moore | All-around | 9.000 | 9.250 | 9.050 | 9.350 | 8.925 | 9.100 | 9.275 | 9.500 | 73.450 | 21 |
| Roxanne Pierce | All-around | 9.075 | 9.300 | 9.250 | 9.250 | 9.000 | 8.450 | 8.950 | 9.200 | 72.475 | 33 |
| Cathy Rigby | All-around | 9.125 | 9.400 | 9.300 | 9.500 | 9.300 | 9.350 | 9.400 | 9.550 | 74.925 | 10 |

## Handball

The United States, which had lost all three of its games in the first Olympic handball tournament, fared no better in the first round of the second tournament. The Americans lost to Hungary, Yugoslavia, and Japan to finish last place in the division, sending them to the thirteenth- to sixteenth-place consolation round. There, they finally got their first handball win over Spain before being defeated by Denmark.
Summary
| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Final round | Final round | Final round | Classification semifinal | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament | Hungary L 15–28 | Yugoslavia L 15–25 | Japan L 16–20 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13-16 semifinal Spain W 22–20 | 13th place final Denmark L 18–19 | 14 |
Men's Team Competition:
* United States - 14th place (1-4-0)
* Roster - Richard Abrahamson, Fletcher Abram Jr., Roger Baker, Dennis Berkholtz, Larry Caton, Vincent DiCalogero, Elmer Edes, Thomas Hardiman, Rudolph Matthews, Sandor Rivnyak, James Rogers, Richard Schlesinger, Kevin Serrapede, Robert Sparks, Joel Voelkert, and Harry WinklerThomas Jandris)]

## Judo

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Kenneth Okada | 63 kg | — | Byuadaa (MGL) L 00–00 D | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =19 |
| Patrick Burris | 70 kg | — | Dörbrandt (FRG) L 00–00 D | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =18 |
| Irwin Cohen | 80 kg | Bye | Gogolauri (URS) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =19 |
| Jimmy Wooley | 93 kg | — | Marin (PUR) W 10–00 | Kim (KOR) W 10–00 | Bosman (NED) W 00–00 D | Starbrook (GBR) L 00–10 | Bye | Bye | Chochishvili (URS) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | =5 |
| Douglas Nelson | +93kg | — | Bye | Tempesta (ITA) W WO | Ruska (NED) L 00–10 | Did not advance | — | Ben Kassou (MAR) W 00–00 D | Glahn (FRG) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | =9 |
| Johnny Watts | Open | — | Djiba (SEN) W 02–00 | Bajčetić (YUG) W 10–00 | Parisi (GBR) L 00–00 D | Did not advance | Bye | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =11 |

## Modern pentathlon

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1972.
| Athlete | Event | Riding (cross-country steeplechase) | Riding (cross-country steeplechase) | Riding (cross-country steeplechase) | Fencing (épée) | Fencing (épée) | Fencing (épée) | Shooting (25 m rapid fire pistol) | Shooting (25 m rapid fire pistol) | Shooting (25 m rapid fire pistol) | Swimming (300 m freestyle) | Swimming (300 m freestyle) | Swimming (300 m freestyle) | Running (4000 m cross-country) | Running (4000 m cross-country) | Running (4000 m cross-country) | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | MP points | W–L | Rank | MP points | Score | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | MP points | Rank |
| John Fitzgerald | Individual | 2:12.90 | 7 | 1090 | 33–25 | =14 | 848 | 188 | =21 | 868 | 3:28.50 | =4 | 1204 | 13:55.60 | 32 | 1060 | 5070 | 11 |
| Charles Richards | Individual | 2:18.30 | =14 | 1060 | 28–30 | =31 | 753 | 192 | =8 | 956 | 3:21.70 | 1 | 1260 | 14:00.70 | 35 | 1045 | 5074 | 9 |
| Scott Taylor | Individual | 2:37.20 | 35 | 965 | 24–34 | =42 | 677 | 177 | =55 | 626 | 3:41.90 | 17 | 1100 | 12:39.10 | 2 | 1288 | 4656 | 29 |
| John Fitzgerald Charles Richards Scott Taylor | Team | — | 3 | 3115 | — | 11 | 2278 | — | 10 | 2450 | — | 1 | 3564 | — | 5 | 3393 | 14800 | 4 |

## Rowing

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jim Dietz | Single sculls | 7:57.85 | 4 R | 7:59.13 | 1 SF | 8:21.54 | 2 FA | 7:24.81 | 5 |
| Larry Hough Dick Lyon | Coxless pair | 7:33.16 | 4 R | 7:37.34 | 2 SF | 7:50.26 | 4 FB | 7:38.64 | 9 |
| Aaron Herman Luther Jones Mike Staines | Coxed pair | 7:50.00 | 1 SF | Bye | Bye | 8:25.40 | 5 FB | 8:04.80 | 11 |
| Thomas McKibbon John Van Blom | Double sculls | 7:08.91 | 4 R | 7:19.63 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dick Dreissigacker Charles Hewitt William Miller James Moroney | Coxless four | 6:57.05 | 4 R | 7:13.95 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stewart MacDonald Chad Rudolph Charles Ruthford David Sawyier Mike Vespoli | Coxed four | 6:56.01 | 4 R | 7:02.68 | 1 SF | 7:18.59 | 3 FA | 6:41.86 | 5 |
| Gene Clapp Bill Hobbs Franklin Hobbs Paul Hoffman Cleve Livingston Mike Livingston Tim Mickelson Pete Raymond Lawrence Terry | Eight | 6:06.01 | 1 SF | Bye | Bye | 6:27.53 | 3 FA | 6:11.61 | |
Qualification legend: FA = Final A (medal); FB = Final B (non-medal); SF = Semifinal; R = Repechage

## Sailing

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Points | Rank |
| Edward Bennett | Finn | 16.0 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 13.0 | DNF | DNF | 27.0 | 148.0 | 22 |
| Scott Allan Tim Stearn | Flying Dutchman | 25.0 | 25.0 | 17.0 | 27.0 | 26.0 | DSQ | 20.0 | 140.0 | 23 |
| Peter Dean Glen Foster | Tempest | 14.0 | DSQ | 5.7 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 47.7 | |
| Richard Gates Alan Holt | Star | 19.0 | DSQ | 19.0 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 89.0 | 10 |
| William Allen William Bentsen Buddy Melges | Soling | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 8.7 | |
| Don Cohan Charles Horter John Marshall | Dragon | 8.0 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 18.0 | — | 47.7 | |

## Shooting

Fourteen shooters represented the United States in 1972. Lones Wigger and John Writer won golds and Lanny Bassham and Vic Auer won silver medals.
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
| Bill McMillan | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 572 | 45 |
| Jim McNally | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 589 | 10 |
| Hershel Anderson | 50 m pistol | 540 | 34 |
| Jimmie Doresy | 50 m pistol | 544 | 28 |
| Charles Davis | 50 m running target | 540 | 19 |
| Edmund Moeller | 50 m running target | 550 | 9 |
| Victor Auer | 50 m rifle prone | 598 | |
| Lones Wigger | 50 m rifle prone | 597 | 7 |
| Lanny Bassham | 50 m rifle three positions | 1157 | |
| John Writer | 50 m rifle three positions | 1166 WR | |
| Lanny Bassham | 300 m rifle three positions | 1144 | 7 |
| Lones Wigger | 300 m rifle three positions | 1155 | |
| Donald Haldeman | Trap | 187 | 17 |
| James Poindexter | Trap | 192 | 6 |
| Jack Johnson | Skeet | 192 | 9 |
| Tony Rosetti | Skeet | 186 | 34 |

## Swimming

Key
* Note-Ranks for first round are against the entire field, ranks for semifinals and finals are within the swimmer's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round on rank
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser
* * = Swimmer competed in preliminary round(s) but not the final
Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jerry Heidenreich | 100 m freestyle | 52.38 | 2 Q | 52.31 | 1 Q | 51.65 | |
| John Murphy | 100 m freestyle | 53.07 | 7 Q | 53.17 | 4 q | 52.08 | 4 |
| Mark Spitz | 100 m freestyle | 52.46 | 3 Q | 52.43 | 2 Q | 51.22 WR | |
| Steve Genter | 200 m freestyle | 1:55.42 | 2 Q | — | — | 1:53.73 | |
| Mark Spitz | 200 m freestyle | 1:55.29 | 1 Q | — | — | 1:52.78 WR | |
| Fred Tyler | 200 m freestyle | 1:56.04 | 5 Q | — | — | 1:54.96 | 5 |
| Rick DeMont | 400 m freestyle | 4:05.70 | 3 Q | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Steve Genter | 400 m freestyle | 4:05.89 OR | 4 Q | — | — | 4:01.94 | |
| Tom McBreen | 400 m freestyle | 4:06.09 | 6 Q | — | — | 4:02.64 | |
| Mike Burton | 1500 m freestyle | 16:09.56 | 2 Q | — | — | 15:52.58 WR | |
| Rick DeMont | 1500 m freestyle | DSQ | DSQ | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Doug Northway | 1500 m freestyle | 16:15.30 | 4 Q | — | — | 16:09.25 | |
| Mitch Ivey | 100 m backstroke | 58.15 | 1 Q | 57.99 OR | 1 Q | 58.48 | 4 |
| John Murphy | 100 m backstroke | 59.93 | 3 Q | 58.64 | 2 Q | 58.35 | |
| Mike Stamm | 100 m backstroke | 58.63 | 2 Q | 58.74 | 2 Q | 57.70 | |
| Mitch Ivey | 200 m backstroke | 2:09.32 | 6 Q | — | — | 2:04.33 | |
| Tim McKee | 200 m backstroke | 2:08.19 | 4 Q | — | — | 2:07.29 | 5 |
| Mike Stamm | 200 m backstroke | 2:07.51 OR | 2 Q | — | — | 2:04.09 | |
| Tom Bruce | 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.45 | 6 Q | 1:06.05 | 3 Q | 1:05.43 | |
| Mark Chatfield | 100 m breaststroke | 1:05.89 | 1 Q | 1:06.08 | 4 Q | 1:06.01 | 4 |
| John Hencken | 100 m breaststroke | 1:05.96 | 2 Q | 1:05.68 WR | 1 Q | 1:05.61 | |
| Rick Colella | 200 m breaststroke | 2:25.40 | 4 Q | — | — | 2:24.28 | 4 |
| John Hencken | 200 m breaststroke | 2:24.88 | 3 Q | — | — | 2:21.55 WR | |
| Brian Job | 200 m breaststroke | 2:26.91 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dave Edgar | 100 m butterfly | 57.30 | 5 Q | 56.88 | 3 Q | 56.11 | 5 |
| Jerry Heidenreich | 100 m butterfly | 56.86 | 3 Q | 56.18 | 2 Q | 55.74 | |
| Mark Spitz | 100 m butterfly | 56.45 | =1 Q | 55.98 | 1 Q | 54.27 WR | |
| Robin Backhaus | 200 m butterfly | 2:03.11 OR | 2 Q | — | — | 2:03.23 | |
| Gary Hall Sr. | 200 m butterfly | 2:03.70 OR | 3 Q | — | — | 2:02.86 | |
| Mark Spitz | 200 m butterfly | 2:02.11 OR | 1 Q | — | — | 2:00.70 WR | |
| Steve Furniss | 200 m individual medley | 2:09.97 | 3 Q | — | — | 2:08.45 | |
| Gary Hall Sr. | 200 m individual medley | 2:09.85 | 2 Q | — | — | 2:08.49 | 4 |
| Tim McKee | 200 m individual medley | 2:10.44 | 4 Q | — | — | 2:08.37 | |
| Steve Furniss | 400 individual medley | 4:39.33 | 5 Q | — | — | 4:35.44 | 4 |
| Gary Hall Sr. | 400 individual medley | 4:38.95 | 4 Q | — | — | 4:37.38 | 5 |
| Tim McKee | 400 individual medley | 4:40.78 | 6 Q | — | — | 4:31.983 | |
| Gary Conelly* Dave Edgar David Fairbank* Jerry Heidenreich John Murphy Mark Spitz | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:28.84 WR | 1 Q | — | — | 3:26.42 WR | |
| Mike Burton* Gary Conelly* Steve Genter John Kinsella Tom McBreen* Mark Spitz Fred Tyler | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:46.42 OR | 1 Q | — | — | 7:35.78 WR | |
| Tom Bruce David Fairbank* Gary Hall Sr.* Jerry Heidenreich John Hencken* Mitch Ivey* Mark Spitz Mike Stamm | 4 × 100 medley relay | 3:51.98 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:48.16 WR | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Shirley Babashoff | 100 m freestyle | 59.51 | =3 Q | 59.05 OR | 1 Q | 59.02 | |
| Jenny Kemp | 100 m freestyle | 1:00.42 | 10 Q | 59.93 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sandy Neilson | 100 m freestyle | 59.51 | =3 Q | 59.41 | 2 Q | 58.59 OR | |
| Shirley Babashoff | 200 m freestyle | 2:08.48 | 5 Q | — | — | 2:04.33 | |
| Ann Marshall | 200 m freestyle | 2:08.12 OR | 4 Q | — | — | 2:05.45 | 4 |
| Keena Rothhammer | 200 m freestyle | 2:07.48 OR | 1 Q | — | — | 2:04.92 | |
| Shirley Babashoff | 400 m freestyle | 4:31.98 | 8 Q | — | — | 4:23.59 | 4 |
| Keena Rothhammer | 400 m freestyle | 4:24.82 | 2 Q | — | — | 4:24.22 | 6 |
| Jenny Wylie | 400 m freestyle | 4:27.53 OR | 4 Q | — | — | 4:24.07 | 5 |
| Jo Harshbarger | 800 m freestyle | 9:14.46 | 6 Q | — | — | 9:01.21 | 6 |
| Keena Rothhammer | 800 m freestyle | 8:59.69 | 1 Q | — | — | 8:53.68 WR | |
| Ann Simmons | 800 m freestyle | 9:11.94 | 5 Q | — | — | 8:57.62 | 4 |
| Susie Atwood | 100 m backstroke | 1:08.30 | 12 Q | 1:06.26 | 2 Q | 1:06.34 | |
| Melissa Belote | 100 m backstroke | 1:06.60 | 2 Q | 1:06.08 OR | 1 Q | 1:05.78 OR | |
| Karen Moe | 100 m backstroke | 1:07.69 | 6 Q | 1:06.27 | 3 Q | 1:06.69 | 4 |
| Susie Atwood | 200 m backstroke | 2:22.13 | 2 Q | — | — | 2:20.38 | |
| Melissa Belote | 200 m backstroke | 2:20.58 | 1 Q | — | — | 2:19.19 WR | |
| Lynn Skrifvars | 200 m backstroke | 2:26.40 | 13 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cathy Carr | 100 m breaststroke | 1:16.01 | 1 Q | 1:15.00 OR | 1 Q | 1:13.58 WR | |
| Judy Melick | 100 m breaststroke | 1:16.75 | 3 Q | 1:16.22 | 2 Q | 1:16.34 | 5 |
| Lynn Vidali | 100 m breaststroke | 1:18.80 | =22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Claudia Clevenger | 200 m breaststroke | 2:44.74 | 7 Q | — | — | 2:42.88 | 4 |
| Barbara Mitchell | 200 m breaststroke | 2:47.05 | 13 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dana Schoenfield | 200 m breaststroke | 2:43.97 | 4 Q | — | — | 2:42.05 | |
| Ellie Daniel | 100 m butterfly | 1:04.33 | 3 Q | 1:04.25 | 3 Q | 1:04.08 | 6 |
| Deena Deardurff | 100 m butterfly | 1:04.80 | 5 Q | 1:03.97 | 1 Q | 1:03.95 | 4 |
| Dana Shrader | 100 m butterfly | 1:05.09 | 8 Q | 1:04.54 | 3 Q | 1:03.98 | 5 |
| Lynn Colella | 200 m butterfly | 2:18.80 | 4 Q | — | — | 2:16.34 | |
| Ellie Daniel | 200 m butterfly | 2:17.18 OR | 1 Q | — | — | 2:16.74 | |
| Karen Moe | 200 m butterfly | 2:18.15 | 2 Q | — | — | 2:15.57 WR | |
| Jenny Bartz | 200 m individual medley | 2:25.83 | 4 Q | — | — | 2:24.55 | 4 |
| Lynn Vidali | 200 m individual medley | 2:24.92 | 1 Q | — | — | 2:24.06 | |
| Carolyn Woods | 200 m individual medley | 2:26.98 | 8 Q | — | — | 2:27.42 | 8 |
| Jenny Bartz | 400 m individual medley | 5:07.31 | 2 Q | — | — | 5:05.56 | 4 |
| Mary Montgomery | 400 m individual medley | 5:13.62 | 8 Q | — | — | 5:09.98 | 6 |
| Lynn Vidali | 400 m individual medley | 5:09.67 | 4 Q | — | — | 5:13.06 | 7 |
| Shirley Babashoff Jane Barkman Jenny Kemp Ann Marshall* Sandy Neilson Kim Peyton* Lynn Skrifvars* | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:58.93 | 2 Q | — | — | 3:55.19 WR | |
| Susie Atwood* Shirley Babashoff* Melissa Belote Cathy Carr Deena Deardurff Judy Melick* Sandy Neilson Dana Shrader* | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:27.57 | 1 Q | — | — | 4:20.75 WR | |

## Water polo

Summary
| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Final round | Final round | Final round | Final round | Final round |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament | Romania W 4–3 | Cuba W 7–6 | Canada W 8–1 | Mexico W 7–5 | Yugoslavia W 5–3 | 1 Q | West Germany T 4–4 | Hungary L 3–5 | Soviet Union T 6–6 | Italy W 6–5 | |
Team Roster
   * Peter Asch
   * Steven Barnett
   * Bruce Bradley
   * Stanley Cole
   * James Ferguson
   * Eric Lindroth
   * John Parker
   * Gary Sheerer
   * James Slatton
   * Russell Webb
   * Barry Weitzenberg

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Military press | Military press | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Weight | Rank | Weight | Rank | Weight | Rank | Weight | Rank |
| Dan Cantore | –67.5 kg | 140.0 | 9 | 117.5 | 12 | 162.5 | 7 | 420.0 | 9 |
| Russell Knipp | –75 kg | 160.0 | 4 | 127.5 | 11 | 170.0 | 9 | 457.5 | 8 |
| Fred Lowe | –75 kg | 147.5 | 11 | 135.0 | 9 | 175.0 | 4 | 457.5 | 9 |
| Mike Karchut | –82.5 kg | 160.0 | 8 | 145.0 | 4 | NVL | NVL | DNF | DNF |
| Phil Grippaldi | –90 kg | 170.0 | 6 | 140.0 | 9 | 195.0 | 2 | 505.0 | 4 |
| Rick Holbrook | –90 kg | 162.5 | 9 | 145.0 | 7 | 197.5 OR | 1 | 505.0 | 5 |
| Alan Ball | –110 kg | 167.5 | 18 | 162.5 | 6 | 185.0 | 14 | 515.0 | 11 |
| Frank Capsouras | –110 kg | 170.0 | 15 | 150.0 | 11 | 200.0 | 6 | 520.0 | 11 |
| Ken Patera | +110 kg | 212.5 | 3 | NVL | NVL | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |

## Wrestling

Key:
* TO – Victory by fall.
* SP - Win by technical superiority
* PP - Win by technical points
* D2 - Both wrestlers disqualified for passivity
| Athlete | Event | Elimination stage | Elimination stage | Elimination stage | Elimination stage | Elimination stage | Elimination stage | Elimination stage | Elimination stage | Final stage | Final stage | Final stage | Final stage |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | TPP | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | FPP | Rank |
| Sergio Gonzalez | Freestyle 48 kg | Javadi (IRN) T (2.0) | Lacour (FRG) T (2.0) | Möbius (GDR) T (2.0) | EL | — | — | — | 6.0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| James Carr | Freestyle 52 kg | Kim (KOR) L TO (4.0) | León (PER) W TO (0.0) | Bertie (CAN) L TO (4.0) | EL | EL | EL | — | 8.0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Richard Sanders | Freestyle 57 kg | Hatziioannidis (GRE) W TO (0.0) | Dumitru (ROM) W TO (0.0) | Maggiolo (ARG) W TO (0.0) | Yanagida (JPN) L PP (3.0) | Nath (IND) W TO (0.0) | Shavov (BUL) W PP (1.0) | Klinga (HUN) W TO (0.0) | 4.0 | — | — | 3.0 | |
| Gene Davis | Freestyle 62 kg | Oidov (MGL) W TO (0.0) | Abe (JPN) L SP (3.5) | Abdulbekov (URS) L TO (4.0) | EL | EL | EL | — | 7.5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dan Gable | Freestyle 68 kg | Sali (YUG) W TO (0.0) | Rost (FRG) W SP (0.5) | Ioannidis (GRE) W TO (0.0) | Wada (JPN) W PP (1.0) | Cieślak (POL) W TO (0.0) | — | — | 1.5 | — | Ashuraliyev (URS) W PP (1.0) | 2.0 | |
| Wayne Wells | Freestyle 74 kg | Demirtaş (TUR) W TO (0.0) | Sereeter (MGL) W TO (0.0) | Musil (TCH) W TO (0.0) | Nitschke (GDR) W PP (1.0) | Robin (FRA) W PP (1.0) | Pavlov (BUL) W TO (0.0) | — | 2.0 | Karlsson (SWE) W PP (1.0) | Seger (FRG) W PP (1.0) | 2.0 | |
| John Peterson | Freestyle 82 kg | Barraclough (GBR) W TO (0.0) | Neumari (FRG) W PP (1.0) | Wypiorczyk (POL) W TO (0.0) | Tediashvili (URS) L PP (3.0) | Iorga (ROM) W PP (1.0) | Stottmeister (GDR) W PP (1.0) | — | 6.0 | — | — | — | |
| Ben Peterson | Freestyle 90 kg | Kurczewski (POL) W PP (1.0) | García (MEX) W TO (0.0) | Strakhov (URS) T (2.0) | Khorrami (IRN) W PP (1.0) | Morgan (CUB) W TO (0.0) | Petrov (BUL) W TO (0.0) | — | 4.0 | — | — | 2.0 | |
| Henk Schenk | Freestyle 100 kg | Csatári (HUN) L PP (3.0) | Hecher (FRG) L PP (3.0) | EL | EL | EL | — | — | 6.0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chris Taylor | Freestyle +100 kg | Medved (URS) L PP (3.0) | Eskander-Filabi (IRN) W PP (1.0) | Isogai (JPN) W TO (0.0) | Dietrich (FRG) W PP (1.0) | Duraliev (BUL) W PP (1.0) | — | — | 6.0 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| Wayne Holmes | Greco-Roman 48 kg | Drechsel (GDR) L TO (4.0) | Sarı (TUR) L PP (3.0) | EL | EL | EL | — | — | 7.0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| David Hazewinkel | Greco-Roman 57 kg | An (KOR) L PP (3.0) | Björlin (FIN) L PP (3.0) | EL | EL | EL | EL | EL | 6.0 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jim Hazewinkel | Greco-Roman 62 kg | Koletić (YUG) L TO (4.0) | Păun (ROM) L PP (3.0) | EL | EL | EL | EL | — | 7.0 | — | — | — | Did not advance |
| Robert Buzzard | Greco-Roman 68 kg | Ranzi (ITA) L TO (4.0) | Hışırlı (TUR) L TO (4.0) | EL | EL | EL | EL | — | 8.0 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gary Neist | Greco-Roman 74 kg | Kecman (YUG) L PP (3.0) | Karlsson (SWE) L PP (3.0) | EL | EL | EL | — | — | 6.0 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jay Robinson | Greco-Roman 82 kg | Ostrowski (POL) L PP (3.0) | Blanco (ARG) W TO (0.0) | Yağmur (TUR) L TO (4.0) | EL | EL | 7.0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wayne Baughman | Greco-Roman 90 kg | Andersson (SWE) W PP (1.0) | Kowalewski (FRG) L TO (4.0) | Pércsi (HUN) L SP (3.5) | EL | EL | — | — | 8.5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Burke Deadrich | Greco-Roman 100 kg | Yakovenko (URS) L TO (4.0) | Skrzydlewski (POL) L TO (4.0) | EL | EL | EL | — | — | 8.0 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chris Taylor | Greco-Roman +100 kg | Dietrich (FRG) L TO (4.0) | Kment (TCH) L D2 (4.0) | EL | EL | — | — | — | 8.0 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Water skiing (demonstration sport)

Men's slalom:
* Wayne Grimditch - 38.5 points, silver medal
* Ricky McCormick - 27.5 points, 9th place
Men's Figure skiing:
* Ricky McCormick - 5340 points, gold medal
* Wayne Grimditch - 4510 points, silver medal
Men's Jump:
* Ricky McCormick - 43.75 points, gold medal
* Wayne Grimditch - 30.15 points, 14th place
Women's slalom:
* Liz Allen-Shetter - 35.0 points, gold medal
Women's Figure skiing:
* Liz Allen-Shetter - 1550 points, 5th place
Women's Jump:
* Liz Allen-Shetter - 25.70 points, bronze medal