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
Italy at the 1972 Summer Olympics Italy at the 1972 Summer Olympics Italy competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 224 competitors, 197 men and 27 women, took part in 123 events in 19 sports. In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Italy entered three men. Their highest placing competitor was Alfredo Massazza, at 31st place. Men's Individual Competition: Men's 800 metres Men's 1500 metres Men's 4 × 100 m Relay Men's High Jump Men's Light Flyweight: Men's Flyweight: Men's Featherweight: Men's Lightweight: Men's Light Welterweight: Men's Welterweight: Men's Light Middleweight: Men's Light Heavyweight: Fifteen cyclists represented Italy in 1972. Men's