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Pakistan at the 1972 Summer Olympics; IOC code: PAK: NOC: National Olympic Committee of Pakistan: Website: nocpakistan.org: in Munich; Competitors: 28 in 5 sports: Flag bearer : Mohammad Asad Malik: Medals Ranked 33rd: Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1: Summer Olympics appearances
India at the 1972 Summer Olympics; IOC code: IND: NOC: Indian Olympic Association: Website: olympic.ind.in: in Munich; Competitors: 41 (40 men, 1 woman) in 7 sports: Flag bearer : D.N. Devine Jones: Medals Ranked 43rd: Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1: Summer Olympics appearances
India and Pakistan first participated at the 1900 and 1948 Olympic Games respectively. [3] [4] [5] India has outranked Pakistan in all editions of the Olympic Games, except on seven occasions (1960, 1968, 1972, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 2024), when Pakistan finished higher in the medal tally. [6] As of 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Arshad Nadeem made history for Pakistan as the first ever individual gold medalist for the country with an Olympic record throw in javelin:
The 1972 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1972), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad (German: Spiele der XX. Olympiade) and officially branded as Munich 1972 (German: München 1972; Bavarian: Minga 1972), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972.
Arshad Nadeem took the top spot in javelin last week in the Paris Games, becoming the first Pakistani to win an individual gold medal in the country’s history.
India defeated Australia and Great Britain in quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively. In the final it was the beginning of a new era, for the first time India lost a match at the Olympics, a 0–1 loss to Pakistan in the final which ended India's streak of six successive gold medals and 30 matches unbeaten run. [16]
United States: 2.21 m Pole vault details: Wolfgang Nordwig East Germany: 5.50 m (OR) Bob Seagren United States: 5.40 m Jan Johnson United States: 5.35 m Long jump details: Randy Williams United States: 8.24 m Hans Baumgartner West Germany: 8.18 m Arnie Robinson United States: 8.03 m Triple jump details: Viktor Saneyev Soviet Union: 17.35 m ...