Bahamas at the 1972 Summer Olympics

The Bahamas competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Twenty competitors, nineteen men and one woman, took part in thirteen events in four sports.[1]

Bahamas at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBAH
NOCBahamas Olympic Committee
Websitewww.bahamasolympiccommittee.org
in Munich
Competitors20 (19 men and 1 woman) in 4 sports
Flag bearer Mike Sands
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Athletics

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Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Walter Callander 100 m 10.78 4 did not advance
Kevin Johnson 100 m 10.61 6 did not advance
200 m 21.70 5 did not advance
Franklin Rahming 400 m 48.30 5 did not advance
Mike Sands 100 m 10.67 2 Q 10.50 5 did not advance
200 m 21.61 5 Q DNS did not advance
Danny Smith 110 m hurdles 14.46 4 did not advance
Danny Smith
Harrison Lockhart
Walter Callander
Mike Sands
4×100 m relay 40.48 5 did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Timothy Barrett Triple jump 15.51 27 did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Claudette Powell 100 m 12.01 7 did not advance

Boxing

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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
Garry Davis Welterweight BYE   Maurice Hope (GBR)
L 0-5
did not advance
Nat Knowles Middleweight   Faustino Quinales (VEN)
W DSQ
  Nazif Kuran (TUR)
L TKO-1
did not advance

Cycling

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Two cyclist represented the Bahamas in 1972.

Track

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1000m time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Laurence Burnside Men's 1000m time trial 1:20.31 30
Men's Sprint
Athlete Event Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Repechage Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Geoffrey Burnside Men's sprint   Marino (ITA)
  Young (USA)
L
  Pedersen (DEN)
L
did not advance

Sailing

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Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Durward Knowles
Montague Roscoe Higgs
Star 12 2 10 12 DNF 16 14 97.0 13
Bobby Symonette
Craig Symonette
Percy Knowles
Soling 23 22 24 15 23 DNS 137.0 25
Godfrey Kelly
Christopher McKinney
David Kelly
Dragon 23 17 18 12 15 5 96.0 19

See also

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References

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