West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) was the host nation of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. 423 competitors, 340 men and 83 women, took part in 183 events in 23 sports. West Germany finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with 13 gold medals and 40 medals overall. x In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, West Germany entered two men and two women. Their highest placing competitor was Siegfried Ortmann, at 14th place in the men's competition. Women's Individual Competition: Men's Individual Competition: Men's 800 metres Men's
Jamaica at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Jamaica at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Jamaica sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent twenty competitors, thirteen male and seven female. They sent twenty competitors, thirteen male and seven female. Leone Williams was the country's best performer at these Games, winning 5 total medals, 4 on the track and one in the pool. Going into the 2016 Games, Jamaica's performance in Heidelberg continued to be their best ever. They won eight gold, 3 silver medals and a bronze medal. Leone Williams won four medals in athletics at the 1972 Games, 3