United States at The 1972 Summer Olympics - Athletics

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Robert Taylor
• Rey Robinson
• Eddie Hart

Men's 200 metres

• Larry Black
• Larry Burton
• Chuck Smith

Men's 400 metres

• Vincent Matthews
• Wayne Collett
• John Smith

Men's 800 metres

• Dave Wottle

• Heat — 1:47.6
• Semifinals — 1:48.7
• Final — 1:45.9 (→ Gold Medal)

• Ken Swenson

• Heat — 1:51.1
• Semifinals — DNF (→ did not advance)

• Richard Wohlhuter

• Heat — 1:49.4 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 metres

• James Ryun

• Heat — 3:51.5 (→ did not advance)

• Dave Wottle

• Heat — 3:40.7
• Semifinals — 3:41.6 (→ did not advance)

• Robert Wheeler

• Heat — 3:41.3
• Semifinals — 3:40.4 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

• George Young

• Heat — 13:41.2 (→ did not advance)

• Steve Prefontaine

• Heat — 13:32.6
• Finals — 13:28.25(→4th)

• Leonard Hilton

• Heat — 14:07.2 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Frank Shorter
• Jeff Galloway
• Jon Anderson

• Heat — 28:34.2 (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

• Steve Savage
• Doug Brown
• Mike Manley

Men's 4x100m Relay

• Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, and Eddie Hart

• Heat — 38.96
• Semifinals — 38.54
• Final — 38.19 (→ Gold Medal)

Men's High Jump

• Dwight Stones

• Qualifying Round — 2.15 m
• Final — 2.21 m (→ Bronze Medal)

• Christopher Dunn

• Qualification Round — 2.12 m (→ did not advance)

• Ronnie Jourdan

• Qualification Round — 2.12 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault

• Bob Seagren
• Jan Johnson
• Steve Smith

Women's Javelin Throw

• Sherry Calvert

• Qualification Round — 51.38 m (→ did not advance, 15th place)