Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around These are the results of the women's team all-around competition, one of six events for female competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The compulsory and optional rounds took place on August 27 and 28 at the Sports Hall. The team competition saw the first performance of a standing back somersault on the balance beam, by Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut. The final score for each team was determined by combining all of the scores earned by the team on each apparatus during the compulsory and
South Africa at the 1972 Summer Paralympics entered five of its twenty five competitors, two male and three female. They won four medals, two gold and two silver. Nineteen of the South African delegation entered athletics events, nine male and ten female. They won seventeen medals, five gold, six silver, six bronze. South Africa entered two of its thirty seven competitors, both female. They won two medals, one gold and one silver. South Africa entered nine of its thirty seven competitors, four male and five female. They won eighteen medals, eight gold, three silver, seven bronze. South Africa at the 1972 Summer Paralympics South Africa sent a