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Canada Athletics at the 1972 München Summer Games

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Host City: München, West Germany
Date Started: August 31, 1972
Date Finished: September 10, 1972

Events for Canada: 19
Participants for Canada: 32 (23 men and 9 women)
Youngest Participant for Canada: Glenda Reiser (17 years, 81 days)
Oldest Participant for Canada: Alex Oakley (46 years, 131 days)
Most Medals for Canada (Athlete): No medalists

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Men's 100 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Charlie Francis 23 Men's 100 metres 8 h4 r2/4

Men's 400 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Brian MacLaren 28 Men's 400 metres 7 h6 r1/4

Men's 1,500 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Bill Smart 24 Men's 1,500 metres 8 h2 r1/3
Ken Elmer 24 Men's 1,500 metres 8 h7 r1/3

Men's 5,000 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Grant McLaren 24 Men's 5,000 metres 5 h2 r1/2
Bob Finlay 29 Men's 5,000 metres 6 h5 r1/2

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Rich McDonald 23 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 6 h1 r2/3
Tony Nelson 21 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 7 h5 r1/3

Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Ian Gordon 22 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 4 h1 r1/2
Brian MacLaren 28 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 4 h1 r1/2
Craig Blackman 21 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 4 h1 r1/2
Tony Powell 28 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 4 h1 r1/2

Men's 50 kilometres Walk

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Alex Oakley 46 Men's 50 kilometres Walk 21
Karl-Heinz Merschenz 35 Men's 50 kilometres Walk AC

Men's High Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
John Beers 20 Men's High Jump 6T
John Hawkins 23 Men's High Jump 9
Rick Cuttell 22 Men's High Jump 28 QR

Men's Pole Vault

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Bruce Simpson 22 Men's Pole Vault 5
Kirk Bryde 22 Men's Pole Vault AC QR

Men's Shot Put

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Bruce Pirnie 29 Men's Shot Put 17

Men's Discus Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Ain Roost 26 Men's Discus Throw 21 QR

Men's Javelin Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Rick Dowswell 21 Men's Javelin Throw 13 QR
André Claude 23 Men's Javelin Throw 16 QR

Men's Decathlon

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Gerry Moro 29 Men's Decathlon AC

Women's 400 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Joyce Sadowick-Yakubowich 19 Women's 400 metres 6 h6 r1/4

Women's 800 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Abby Hoffman 25 Women's 800 metres 8

Women's 1,500 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Glenda Reiser 17 Women's 1,500 metres 7 h1 r2/3
Thelma Wright 20 Women's 1,500 metres 5 h2 r1/3

Women's High Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Debbie Brill 19 Women's High Jump 8
Louise Hannah-Walker 21 Women's High Jump 29 QR

Women's Long Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Brenda Eisler 20 Women's Long Jump 22 QR
Debbie Van Kiekebelt 18 Women's Long Jump 24 QR

Women's Pentathlon

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Diane Jones 21 Women's Pentathlon 10
Debbie Van Kiekebelt 18 Women's Pentathlon 15

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