Soviet Union at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medals by republic Medals by republic

| Rank_ | Republic | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian SFSR | 60 | 22 | 20 | 102 |
| 2 | Ukrainian SSR | 20 | 7 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Byelorussian SSR | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | Georgian SSR | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Uzbek SSR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Lithuanian SSR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Kazakh SSR | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Armenian SSR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Azerbaijan SSR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Estonian SSR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Tajik SSR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Latvian SSR | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |