Malawi at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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
Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

  • Mustaff Matola
  • 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

  • Wilfred Ngwenya-Mwalwanda
  • 6,154 pts

Women's 200 metres

  • Heat — 28.29s (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 metres

  • Heat — 58.86s (→ did not advance)

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Two cyclists represented Malawi in 1972.

Individual road race

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


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