Colombia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 59 competitors, 55 men and 4 women, took part in 39 events in 8 sports.
Helmut Bellingrodt — Shooting, Men's Running Game TargetClemente Rojas — Boxing, Men's FeatherweightAlfonso Pérez — Boxing, Men's LightweightMen's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Prudencio CardonaFirst Round — Lost to Rafael Carbonell (CUB), 0:5Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Calixto PérezFirst Round — ByeSecond Round — Defeated Martin Vargas (CHL), 5:0Third Round — Defeated Tim Dement (USA), 5:0Quarterfinals — Lost to Georgi Kostadinov (BUL), 2:3Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Bonifacio AvilaFirst Round — ByeSecond Round — Lost to Dieter Kottysch (FRG), TKO-2Ten cyclists represented Colombia in 1972.
Individual road raceMiguel Samacá — 9th placeFernando Cruz — 26th placeJuan Morales — 66th placeFabio Acevedo — did not finish (→ no ranking)Team time trialFabio AcevedoFernando CruzHenry CuevasMiguel SamacáSprintJairo DíazCarlos Galeano1000m time trialJairo RodríguezFinal — 1:10.86 (→ 23rd place)TandemJairo Díaz and Rafael Narváez → 14th placeIndividual pursuitLuis DíazMen's 3m Springboard
Salim Barjum — 310.86 points (→ 26th place)Men's 10m Platform
Diego Henao — 264.27 points (→ 26th place)Preliminary Round (Group D)Lost to Poland (1-5)Lost to East Germany (1-6)Defeated Ghana (3-1) → did not advance, 10th place over-allTeam RosterArmando AcostaHenry CaicedoÁlvaro CalleErnesto DíazFabio EspinosaDomingo GonzálezDumas GuetteCarlos LugoGerardo MoncadaLuis MontanoJaime MorónWillington OrtizSilvio QuinteroVicente RevellónRafael ReyesAntonio RivasOrlando RivasÁlvaro SantamaríaÁngel TorresTen male shooters represented Colombia in 1972.
25 m pistolLuis ColinaGuillermo Martínez50 m pistolGilberto FernándezJorge Henao50 m rifle, three positionsJaime CallejasAlfonso Rodríguez50 m rifle, proneAlfonso RodríguezJaime Callejas50 m running targetHelmut BellingrodtHanspeter BellingrodtSkeetGerardo GonzálezManuel González 
