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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 (URS) took the women's artistic all-around title. Sawao Kato (JPN) 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 2026-05-26.