IU Olympians: 1972
Indiana University's Olympic Participants By Year:
1904 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976
1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020
XX Olympiad, Munich
17 Olympians, 5 Countries, 11 Gold Medals, 3 Silver Medals, 1 Bronze Medal
•Hobie Billingsley (USA, men’s swimming and diving, diving coach)
•Gary Conelly (USA, men’s swimming and diving, 400m freestyle relay-- reserve, 800m freestyle relay-- reserve)
•Scott Cranham (Canada, men’s swimming and diving, 3m springboard, 14th-- 339.21, 10m platform diving, 27th-- 263.52)
•Rick Earley (USA, men’s swimming and diving, platform diving, 6th-- 462.45)
•Gary Hall (USA, men’s swimming and diving, 200m butterfly, silver-- 2:02.86, 200m IM, 4th-- 2:08.49, 400m IM, 5th-- 4:37.38)
•John Kinsella (USA, men’s swimming and diving, 800m freestyle relay, gold-- 7:35.78)
•Ernst May (Australia, men’s swimming and diving)
•John Murphy (USA, men’s swimming and diving, 400m freestyle relay, gold-- 3:26.42, 100m backstroke, bronze-- 58.35, 100m freestyle, 4th-- 52.08)
•Ingeborg Pertmayr (Austria, women’s swimming and diving, platform diving, 8th)
•Cynthia Potter (USA, women’s swimming and diving, 3m springboard diving, 7th)
•Charles Richards (USA, modern pentathlon, 9th-- 5074 points, 4th in team competition-- 14802)
•Niki Stajkovic (Austria, men’s swimming and diving, 10m platform diving, 18th-- 280.29)
•Mark Spitz (USA, men’s swimming and diving, 100m freestyle, gold-- 51.22, 200m freestyle, gold, 1:52.78, 100m butterfly, gold-- 54.27, 200m butterfly, gold-- 2:00.70, 400m medley relay, gold-- 3:48.2, 400m freestyle relay, gold-- 3:26.42, 800m freestyle relay, gold--7:35.78)
•Mike Stamm (USA, men’s swimming and diving, 400m medley relay, gold-- 3:48.2, 100m backstroke, silver-- 57.70, 200m backstroke, silver-- 2:04.09)
•Wayne Stetina (USA, men’s cycling, 14th)
•Fred Tyler (USA, men’s swimming and diving, 800m freestyle relay, gold-- 7:35.78, 200m freestyle, 5th-- 1:54.96)