Virgin Islands at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Virgin Islands at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands
IOC code	ISV
NOC	Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
Website	www.virginislandsolympics.com
in Munich
Competitors	16 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	William Peets
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

The United States Virgin Islands competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Sixteen competitors, all men, took part in nine events in four sports.

Athletics

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Calhern George	100 m	10.90	5	did not advance

Athlete	Event	1 Round	2 Round	3 Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
William Peets	Middleweight	BYE	Poul Knudsen (DEN) L 0-5	did not advance

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Net points	Final rank
Richard B. Griffin	Finn	17	26	18	30	22	~~DNF~~	30	179.0	29
John Foster Sr. John Hamber	Tempest	20	17	19	16	9	18	16	131.0	20
Kenith Klein Peter B. Jackson	Star	11	11	17	17	14	6	12	106.7	16
Dick Holmberg David Jones David Kelly	Soling	21	24	23	24	19	19	—	136.0	24

Six male shooters represented the Virgin Islands in 1972.

"Flagbearers for United States Virgin Islands". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
"United States Virgin Islands at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

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Oceania	Australia Fiji New Zealand

Summer Olympic Games	1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter Olympic Games	1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030

Virgin Islands did not participate in 1980 due to a boycott.

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