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
Japan at the 1972 Summer Olympics all men, represented Japan in 1972. Three male pentathletes represented Japan in 1972. Men's Individual Competition: Men's Team Competition: Men's Single Sculls Men's Finn: Men's Flying Dutchman: Six male shooters represented Japan in 1972. Men's Doubles: Women's Singles: Mixed Doubles: Japan at the 1972 Summer Olympics Japan competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 184 competitors, 148 men and 36 women, took part in 113 events in 21 sports. In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Japan entered three men and one woman. Their highest placing competitor was Yoshiko Akayama, at 17th place in the