1972 Summer Olympics medal table American swimmer Mark Spitz won seven events, breaking the record for most gold medals by a single athlete in a single Olympic Games. Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut delivered another memorable performance. She entered the Olympics as an alternate on the Soviet gymnastics team, and replaced an injured teammate before the start of the competition. Korbut performed well during the team competition and captured the global television audience with her personality. She helped the Soviet team win its sixth straight Olympic title and went on to win two more individual gold medals and one silver. Japanese gymnast Sawao Kato won three
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.