1972 Summer Olympics 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (German: "Olympische Sommerspiele 1972"), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972. The sporting nature of the event was largely overshadowed by the Munich massacre in the second week, in which eleven Israeli athletes and coaches and a West German police officer at Olympic village were killed by Black September Palestinian terrorists. The 1972 Summer Olympics were the second Summer Olympics to be held in Germany, after the 1936 Games in Berlin, which had taken
Sweden at the 1972 Summer Olympics seventh and eighth places, winning 19-18. Three male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1972. Men's Individual Competition: Men's Team Competition: Men's Single Sculls Ten male shooters represented Sweden in 1972. Ragnar Skanåker won gold in the 50 m pistol event. Men's 100m Freestyle Men's 200m Freestyle Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Sweden at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sweden competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 131 competitors, 104 men and 27 women, took part in 90 events in 18 sports. In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Sweden entered three men and two women.