Denmark competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 126 competitors, 114 men and 12 women, took part in 74 events in 17 sports.
Niels Fredborg — Cycling, Men's 1000 metres time trialIn the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Denmark entered two men and two women. Their highest placing competitor was Arne Jacobsen, at 8th place in the men's competition.
Women's Individual Competition:
Erna Rahbek Pedersen – 2244 points (→ 26th place)Lilli Lentz – 2218 points (→ 29th place)Men's Individual Competition:
Arne Jacobsen – 2423 points (→ 8th place)Herluf Andersen – 2394 points (→ 13th place)Men's 1500 metres
Tom B. HansenHeat — 3:41.1Semifinals — 3:41.6Final — 3:46.4 (→ 10th place)Gerd LarsenHeat — 3:44.7Semifinals — 3:59.4 (→ did not advance)Men's 5000 metres
Jørn LauenbourgHeat — 14:18.8 (→ did not advance)Gert KaerulinHeat — 14:39.2 (→ did not advance)Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Erik MadsenFirst Round — ByeSecond Round — Lost to Charlie Nash (IRL), 0:5Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
Ib BøtcherFirst Round — Defeated Nicolas Ortiz Flores (PUR), 3:2Second Round — Lost to John Rodgers (IRL), TKO-3Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Poul KnudsenFirst Round — ByeSecond Round — Defeated William Peets (ISV), 5:0Quarterfinals — Lost to Prince Amartey (GHA), 2:3Thirteen cyclists represented Denmark in 1972.
Individual road raceJørgen Marcussen — 21st placeOve Jensen — 28th placeHenning Jørgensen — 48th placeEigil Sørensen — did not finish (→ no ranking)Team time trialJørgen Emil HansenJunker JørgensenJørn LundJørgen MarcussenSprintNiels FredborgPeder Pedersen1000m time trialNiels FredborgFinal — 1:06.44 (→ Gold Medal)Individual pursuitReno OlsenIndividual pursuitGunnar AsmussenSvend Erik BjergReno OlsenBent PedersenSix fencers, five men and one woman, represented Denmark in 1972.
Men's épéeReinhard MünsterPeter Askjær-FriisIvan KemnitzMen's team épéeTorben Bjerre-Poulsen, Peter Askjær-Friis, Ivan Kemnitz, Reinhard Münster, Jørgen ThorupWomen's foilAnnie MadsenMen's Team CompetitionFirst Round (Group C)Defeated Brazil (3-2)Defeated Iran (4-0)Lost to Hungary (0-2)Second Round (Group 2)Drew with Poland (1-1)Defeated Morocco (3-1)Lost to Soviet Union (0-4) → did not advance, 5th place over-allTeam RosterFlemming Ahlberg, BK FremSvend Andresen, B 1903Keld Bak, Næstved IFHans Ewald Hansen, B 1901Heino Hansen, Slagelse B&IJack Hansen, B 1913Heinz Hildebrandt, Hvidovre IFKristen Nygaard, Fuglebakken AarhusFlemming Pedersen, KBLeif Printzlau, BK FremJørgen Rasmussen, Randers FrejaMax Rasmussen, ABPer Røntved, Brønshøj BKAllan Simonsen, Vejle BKMogens Therkildsen, Odense BK (goalkeeper)Steen Ziegler, Hvidovre IFReserve: Kurt Berthelsen, Aalborg BKReserve: Valdemar Hansen, BK Frem (goalkeeper)Reserve: Helge Vonsyld, Randers FrejaHead Coach: Rudi StrittichHandball
Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group A)Drew with the Soviet Union (12-12)Lost to Poland (8-11)Lost to Sweden (10-16)Final RoundDefeated Tunisia (29-21)Defeated United States (19-18) → 13th placeTeam RosterArne AndersenKeld Jul AndersenJørgen FrandsenClaus Jørgen FromFlemming HansenJørgen HeidemannSøren JensenBent JørgensenKay Sloth JørgensenFlemming LauritzenSvend Otto LundTom Benny LundThor MunkagerVagn Harris NielsenKarsten Steen SørensenJørgen VodsgaardThree male pentathletes represented Denmark in 1972.
Men's Individual Competition
Jørn Steffensen – 4887 points (→ 14th place)Klaus Petersen – 4492 points (→ 37th place)René Heitmann – 4190 points (→ 52nd place)Men's Team Competition
Steffensen, Petersen, and Heitmann – 13547 points (→ 14th place)Men's Single ScullsKim BørgesenHeat — 7:58.94Repechage — 7:56.66Semi Finals — 8:27.93B-Final — 8:09.04 (→ 11th place)Seven male shooters represented Denmark in 1972.
25 m pistolLennart Christensen300 m rifle, three positionsVagn AndersenPer Weichel50 m rifle, three positionsHenning ClausenPer Weichel50 m rifle, proneHenning ClausenVagn AndersenTrapEgon HansenSkeetNiels-Ove MikkelsenOle JustesenMen's 100m Backstroke
Ejvind PedersenLars BørgesenMen's 200m Backstroke
Ejvind PedersenLars BørgesenMen's 100m Breaststroke
Karl Christian KochMen's 200m Breaststroke
Karl Christian KochWomen's 100m Freestyle
Kirsten Strange-CampbellWomen's 400m Freestyle
Kirsten KnudsenWomen's 800m Freestyle
Kirsten KnudsenWomen's 100m Breaststroke
Winnie NielsenWomen's 200m Breaststroke
Winnie NielsenWomen's 200m Individual Medley
Kirsten Strange-CampbellWomen's 400m Individual Medley
Kirsten Strange-Campbell 
