Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics a 1.5 nm radius circle for course area C. Because of the distance to Munich and the fact that no sailing was scheduled for 6 and 7 September, the killings of 11 Israeli athletes had less impact on sailing than it had on the other events in Munich. Only a few of the sailing teams did not start at the last day of the races. Among them the Israelian Flying Dutchman team of: Yair Michaeli and Izchak Nir. During the sailing regattas at the 1972 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes: Sailing at
Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics Denmark competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 126 competitors, 114 men and 12 women, took part in 74 events in 17 sports. In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Denmark entered two men and two women. Their highest placing competitor was Arne Jacobsen, at 8th place in the men's competition. Women's Individual Competition: Men's Individual Competition: Men's 1500 metres Men's 5000 metres Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg) Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg) Thirteen cyclists represented Denmark in 1972. Six fencers, five men and