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
France at the 1972 Summer Olympics France at the 1972 Summer Olympics France competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 227 competitors, 197 men and 30 women, took part in 132 events in 18 sports. In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, France entered three men and two women. Their highest placing competitor was Jacques Doyen, at 21st place in the men's competition. Men's Individual Competition: Women's Individual Competition: Men's 100 metres Men's 800 metres Men's 1500 metres Men's 5,000 metres Men's 4 × 100 m Relay Men's High Jump Men's Pole Vault Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) Men's Light Middleweight