Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg forward into the final (shown in yellow). Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg The Men's Freestyle 68 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program at the Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall. Israeli weightlifter Eliezer Halfin was later killed in the Munich massacre. The competition used a form of negative points tournament, with negative points given for any result short of a fall. Accumulation of 6 negative points eliminated the wrestler. When only two or three wrestlers remain, a special final round is used to determine the order of the medals.
Ireland at the 1972 Summer Olympics 1972. One fencer represented Ireland in 1972. Men's Single Sculls Four male shooters represented Ireland in 1972. Men's 100m Freestyle Ireland at the 1972 Summer Olympics Ireland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 59 competitors, 51 men and 8 women, took part in 54 events in 12 sports. No Irish athletes received an Olympic medal in their sport. Men's 400 metres Men's 800 metres Men's 1.500 metres Men's 5.000 metres Men's 10.000 metres Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase Men's Marathon Men's Shot Put Women's 800 metres Women's 1.500 metres Women's 100m Hurdles Women's Pentathlon Men's Welterweigt 67