United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics

The United States competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. It was the seventeenth time that the nation had competed, being one of only four nations to have competed in every Summer Olympics at that point. The United States competed under the IOC country code USA.

Medals

Gold

• Doreen Wilber – Archery, women's competition
• John Williams – Archery, men's competition

Results by event

Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, the United States entered three men and three women. They took home both of the gold medals as well as a pair of 5th-place finishes.

Women's:

• Doreen Wilber – 2424 points (gold medal)
• Linda Myers – 2385 points (5th place)
• Maureen Bechdolt – 2218 points (28th place)

Men's:

• John Williams – 2528 points (gold medal)
• Edwin Eliason – 2438 points (5th place)
• Dennis McComak – 2398 points (11th place)

Handball

The United States, which had lost all three of its games in the first Olympic handball tournament, fared no better in the first round of the second tournament. The Americans lost to Hungary, Yugoslavia, and Japan to finish last place in the division, sending them to the thirteenth- to sixteenth-place consolation round. There, they finally got their first handball win over Spain before being defeated by Denmark.

Men's:

• United States – 14th place (1–4–0)