Bahamas at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Bahamas participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, part of a delegation of 20 athletes ( 19 men and one woman ) who started in four sports at 14 competition. The Athlete Mike Sands was chosen as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.

Participants by sport

Boxing

  • Garry Davis Welterweight: 17th Place
  • Nat Knowles Middleweight: 9th place

Athletics

Gentlemen

  • Mike Sands 100 m: Quarter-finals 200 m: Flow 4 × 100 m: Flow
  • Walter Callander 100 m: Flow 4 × 100 m: Flow
  • Kevin Johnson 100 m: Flow 200 m: Flow
  • Franklin Rahming 400 m: Flow
  • Danny Smith 110m hurdles: Flow 4 × 100 m: Flow
  • Harry Lockhart 4 × 100 m: Flow
  • Tim Barrett Triple Jump: 27th place in qualifying

Women

  • Claudette Powell Women, 100 m: Flow

Cycling

Train

  • Geoffery Burnside Sprint: 1st round ( repechage )
  • Laurence Burnside 1000 m time trial: 30th place

Sailing

  • Durward Knowles Star: 13th Place
  • Montague Higgs Star: 13th Place
  • Godfrey Kelly Dragon: 19th Place
  • Christopher McKinney Dragon: 19th Place
  • David Kelly Dragon: 19th Place
  • Robert Symonette Soling: 25th place
  • Craig Symonette Soling: 25th place
  • Percy Knowles Soling: 25th place
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