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
El Salvador at the 1972 Summer Olympics the team, while swimmer Salvador Vilanova was the youngest at age 19. The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. El Salvador at the 1972 Summer Olympics El Salvador competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, from 28 July to 12 August 1984. This was the nation's second appearance at the Olympics. Comité Olímpico de El Salvador sent a total of 11 athletes to the Games, all men, to compete in 2 sports. Swimmer Salvador Vilanova was selected to carry his nation's flag during the opening ceremony. Comité Olímpico de El Salvador