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Olympic · 1972-08-26 · Munich, FRG

1972 Munich Olympics.

1972 Munich Olympics ran in 1972 across 14 events.

14 events
246 athletes
42 medals awarded

What happened

Lyudmila Tourischeva (Soviet Union) took the women's artistic all-around title. Sawao Kato (Japan) took the men's artistic all-around title. Soviet Union won the women's artistic team final; Japan won the men's artistic team final.
42 medals awarded across 14 events to 4 NOCs.

All-Around · the meet's figurehead

Men's Artistic · AA Final

Kato takes it with a 114.650.

1
Sawao KatoJPN
114.650
2
Eizo KenmotsuJPN
114.575
3
Akinori NakayamaJPN
114.325
Women's Artistic · AA Final

Tourischeva takes it with a 77.025.

1
Lyudmila TourischevaURS
77.025
2
Karin Büttner-JanzGDR
76.875
3
Tamara LazakovichURS
76.850

Other events · by apparatus

Tap to expand each apparatus final.

Men's ArtisticTeam Competition Men
PlaceTeamNOCScore
1JapanJPN571.250
2Soviet UnionURS564.050
3East GermanyGDR559.700
Women's ArtisticTeam Competition Women
PlaceTeamNOCScore
1Soviet UnionURS94.100
2German Democratic Republic—91.900
3HungaryHUN91.500
Women's Artistic · Balance BeamBalance Beam Women
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Olga KorbutURS19.400
2Tamara LazakovichURS19.375
3Karin Büttner-JanzGDR18.975
Men's Artistic · Floor ExerciseFloor Exercise Men
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Nikolay AndrianovURS19.175
2Akinori NakayamaJPN19.125
3Shigeru KasamatsuJPN19.025
Women's Artistic · Floor ExerciseFloor Exercise Women
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Olga KorbutURS19.575
2Lyudmila TourischevaURS19.550
3Tamara LazakovichURS19.450
Men's Artistic · Horizontal BarHorizontal Bar Men
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Mitsuo TsukaharaJPN19.725
2Sawao KatoJPN19.525
3Shigeru KasamatsuJPN19.450
Men's Artistic · Parallel BarsParallel Bars Men
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Sawao KatoJPN19.475
2Shigeru KasamatsuJPN19.375
3Eizo KenmotsuJPN19.250
Men's Artistic · Pommel HorsePommel Horse Men
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Viktor KlimenkoURS19.125
2Sawao KatoJPN19.000
3Eizo KenmotsuJPN18.950
Men's Artistic · Still RingsRings Men
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Akinori NakayamaJPN19.350
2Mikhail VoroninURS19.275
3Mitsuo TsukaharaJPN19.225
Women's Artistic · Uneven BarsUneven Bars Women
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Karin Büttner-JanzGDR19.675
2Olga KorbutURS19.450
2Erika ZucholdGDR19.450
Men's Artistic · VaultVault Men
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Klaus KösteGDR18.850
2Viktor KlimenkoURS18.825
3Nikolay AndrianovURS18.800
Women's Artistic · VaultVault Women
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Karin Büttner-JanzGDR19.525
2Erika ZucholdGDR19.275
3Lyudmila TourischevaURS19.250
Sources olympics.com (all events) · olympedia.org (all events)
Last verified 2026-07-31.