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.
Ulrika Knape — Diving, Women's 10m PlatformRagnar Skanåker — Shooting, Men's Free PistolGunnar Larsson — Swimming, Men's 200m Individual MedleyGunnar Larsson — Swimming, Men's 400m Individual MedleyGunnar Jervill — Archery, Men's Individual CompetitionUlrika Knape — Diving, Women's 3m SpringboardRolf Peterson — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000mJan Karlsson — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle WelterweightPer Pettersson and Stellan Westerdahl — Sailing, Men's Star ClassBo Knape, Stefan Krook, Lennart Roslund and Stig Wennerström — Sailing, Men's Soling ClassRickard Bruch — Athletics, Men's Discus ThrowHasse Thomsén — Boxing, Men's HeavyweightJan Jönsson — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual competitionUlla Håkanson, Ninna Swaab and Maud von Rosen — Equestrian, Dressage Team CompetitionHans Bettembourg — Weightlifting, Men's Middle HeavyweightJan Karlsson — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman WelterweightIn the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Sweden entered three men and two women. Gunnar Jervill won a silver medal in the men's competition.
Men's Individual Competition:
Gunnar Jervill – 2481 points (→ Silver Medal)Rolf Svensson – 2386 points (→ 16th place)Olov Bostroem – 2347 points (→ 27th place)Women's Individual Competition:
Maj-Britt Johansson – 2283 points (→ 19th place)Anna-Lisa Berglund – 2185 points (→ 34th place)Men's 1500 metres
Gunnar EkmanHeat — 3:40.4Semifinals — 3:39.4 (→ did not advance)Ulf HogbergHeat — 3:41.5Semifinals — 3:43.6 (→ did not advance)Men's 5000 metres
Anders GärderudHeat — 13:57.2 (→ did not advance)Men's High Jump
Jan DahlgrenQualifying Round — 2.15mFinal — 2.15m (→ 11th place)Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
Hasse Thomsén → Bronze MedalFirst Round — Defeated Jean Bassomben (CMR), 4:1Quarterfinals — Defeated Carroll Morgan (CAN), KO-3Semifinals — Lost to Ion Alexe (ROM), TKO-2Five cyclists represented Sweden in 1972.
Individual road raceLennart Fagerlund — 42nd placeSven-Åke Nilsson — 44th placeLeif Hansson — did not finish (→ no ranking)Bernt Johansson — did not finish (→ no ranking)Team time trialLennart FagerlundTord FilipssonLeif HanssonSven-Åke NilssonWomen's 3m Springboard
Ulrika Knape — 434.19 points (→ Silver Medal)Agneta Henriksson — 417.48 points (→ 6th place)Women's 10m Platform
Ulrika Knape — 390.00 points (→ Gold Medal)Six fencers, five men and one woman, represented Sweden in 1972.
Men's foilPer SundbergMen's épéeRolf EdlingOrvar JönssonCarl von EssenMen's team épéeHans Wieselgren, Carl von Essen, Orvar Jönsson, Rolf Edling, Per SundbergWomen's foilKerstin PalmHandball
Men's Team CompetitionIn a very tight division for the first round, Sweden came out in first place after a tie-breaker with the Soviet Union. Both teams had tied twice (Sweden had tied Poland and the Soviet Union) and won once. Sweden's victory was over Denmark. Both teams advanced to the second round with a 0-0-1 record to start, already behind East Germany which had defeated Czechoslovakia to enter with a 1-0-0 record. Sweden lost its games to those two opponents while the Soviet Union split its pair, dropping the Swedes to fourth place in the division. They played against Hungary for seventh and eighth places, winning 19-18.
Preliminary Round (Group A)Sweden – Poland 13-13 (5-7)Sweden – Soviet Union 11-11 (4-3)Sweden – Denmark 16-10 (8-4)Second Round (Group A)Sweden – Czechoslovakia 12-15 (6-7)Sweden – East Germany 11-14 (6-8)Classification MatchSweden – Hungary 19-18 (11-8) → 7th placeTeam RosterBjörn AnderssonBo AnderssonDan ErikssonLennart ErikssonJohan FischerströmGöran Hard Af SegerstadBengt JohanssonBenny JohanssonJan JönssonLars KarlssonMichael KochOlle OlssonSten OlssonThomas PerssonBertil SöderbergFrank StrömThree male pentathletes represented Sweden in 1972.
Men's Individual Competition:
Björn Ferm – 5283 points (→ 6th place)Bo Jansson – 4739 points (→ 24th place)Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall – 4704 points (→ 25th place)Men's Team Competition:
Ferm, Jansson, and Liljenwall – 14708 points (→ 5th place)Men's Single Sculls
Lennart BaiterHeat — 8:12.92Repechage — 8:11.07 (→ did not advance)Ten male shooters represented Sweden in 1972. Ragnar Skanåker won gold in the 50 m pistol event.
25 m pistolCurt Andersson50 m pistolRagnar SkanåkerKjell Jacobsson300 m rifle, three positionsSven Johansson50 m rifle, three positionsChrister JanssonSven Johansson50 m rifle, proneChrister JanssonSven Johansson50 m running targetGöte GåårdKarl-Axel KarlssonTrapJohnny PåhlssonSkeetLars-Erik SöderbergGert-Åke BengtssonMen's 100m Freestyle
Anders BellbringHeat — DNS (→ did not advance)Men's 200m Freestyle
Bernt ZarnowieckiHeat — 2:01.34 (→ did not advance)Rolf PetterssonHeat — 2:00.02 (→ did not advance)Hans LjungbergHeat — 1:59.42 (→ did not advance)Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Hans Ljungberg, Bengt Gingsjö, Anders Bellbring, and Gunnar LarssonHeat — 7:57.54Bengt Gingsjö, Hans Ljungberg, Anders Bellbring, and Gunnar LarssonFinal — 7:47.37 (→ 4th place) 
