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Malawi at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
MAW

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Flag bearer
  
Martin Matupi

Malawi at the 1972 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association of Malawi

Competitors
  
16 (13 men, 3 women) in 3 sports

Medals
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0

Malawi competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 16 competitors, 13 men and 3 women, took part in 17 events in 3 sports.

Contents

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Mustaff Matola
  • First Heat — 11.31s (→ did not advance, 84th place)

    • Men's 800 metres

  • Harry Nkopeka
  • Heat — 1:57.7 (→ did not advance, 55th place)

    • Men's 1500 metres

  • Harry Nkopeka
  • Heat — 4:00.9 (→ did not advance, 61st place)

    • Men's High Jump

  • Daniel Mkandawire
  • Qualification Round — 1.90m (→ did not advance, 38th place out of 43)

    • Men's Decathlon

  • Wilfred Ngwenya-Mwalwanda
  • 6,154 pts

    • Women's 400 metres

  • Emesia Chizunga
  • Heat — 58.86s (→ did not advance)

    • Cycling

    Two cyclists represented Malawi in 1972.

    Individual road race
  • Grimon Langson — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Raphael Kazembe — did not finish (→ no ranking)

    • References

    Malawi at the 1972 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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