Medaljefordeling ved sommer-OL 1972
Værtsland (Vesttyskland)
| Placering | Land | Guld | Sølv | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sovjetunionen (URS) |
50 | 27 | 22 | 99 |
| 2 |  USA (USA) |
33 | 31 | 30 | 94 |
| 3 |  DDR (GDR) |
20 | 23 | 23 | 66 |
| 4 |  Vesttyskland (FRG) |
13 | 11 | 16 | 40 |
| 5 |  Japan (JPN) |
13 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 6 |  Australien (AUS) |
8 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 |  Polen (POL) |
7 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 8 |  Ungarn (HUN) |
6 | 13 | 16 | 35 |
| 9 |  Bulgarien (BUL) |
6 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 10 |  Italien (ITA) |
5 | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 11 |  Sverige (SWE) |
4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 12 |  Storbritannien (GBR) |
4 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 13 |  Rumænien (ROU) |
3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| 14 |  Cuba (CUB) |
3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
 Finland (FIN) |
3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 16 |  Holland (NED) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 |  Frankrig (FRA) |
2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 18 |  Tjekkoslovakiet (TCH) |
2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 19 |  Kenya (KEN) |
2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 20 |  Jugoslavien (YUG) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 21 |  Norge (NOR) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 |  Nordkorea (PRK) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 23 |  New Zealand (NZL) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 |  Uganda (UGA) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 |  Danmark (DEN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 |  Schweiz (SUI) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 |  Canada (CAN) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 28 |  Iran (IRI) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 |  Belgien (BEL) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Grækenland (GRE) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 31 |  Østrig (AUT) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Colombia (COL) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 33 |  Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sydkorea (KOR) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Libanon (LIB) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mexico (MEX) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mongoliet (MGL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Pakistan (PAK) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Tunesien (TUN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Tyrkiet (TUR) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 41 |  Brasilien (BRA) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Etiopien (ETH) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 43 |  Ghana (GHA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Indien (IND) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Jamaica (JAM) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Niger (NIG) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Nigeria (NGR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spanien (ESP) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 195 | 195 | 210 | 600 | |
Kildehenvisninger
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