Malawi at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Summary

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.[1]

Malawi at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMAW
NOCOlympic and Commonwealth Games Association of Malawi
in Munich
Competitors16 (13 men, 3 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer Martin Matupi
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Rhodesia (1960)

Athletics edit

Men's 100 metres

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

Men's 800 metres

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

Men's 1500 metres

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

Men's High Jump

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

Men's Decathlon

  • 6,154 pts

Women's 200 metres

  • Heat — 28.29s (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 metres

  • Heat — 58.86s (→ did not advance)

Boxing edit

Men
Athlete Event 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jungle Thangata Featherweight BYE   Antonio Rubio (ESP)
L TKO-3
did not advance
Tatu Chionga Lightweight BYE   Karel Kaspar (TCH)
L 0-5
did not advance

Cycling edit

Two cyclists represented Malawi in 1972.

Individual road race

References edit

  1. ^ "Malawi at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

External links edit

  • Official Olympic Reports