Malawi at the 1972 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MAW
NOC	Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association of Malawi
in Munich
Competitors	16 (13 men, 3 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Martin Matupi
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1972 1976–1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Rhodesia (1960)

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Malawi competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 16 competitors, 13 men and 3 women, took part in 17 events in 3 sports.^[1]

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Mustaff Matola

• First Heat — 11.31s (→ did not advance, 84th place)

Men's 800 metres

• Harry Nkopeka

• Heat — 1:57.7 (→ did not advance, 55th place)

Men's 1500 metres

• Harry Nkopeka

• Heat — 4:00.9 (→ did not advance, 61st place)

Men's High Jump

• Daniel Mkandawire

• Qualification Round — 1.90m (→ did not advance, 38th place out of 43)

Men's Decathlon

• Wilfred Ngwenya-Mwalwanda

• 6,154 pts

Women's 200 metres

• Mabel Saeluzika

• Heat — 28.29s (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 metres

• Emesia Chizunga

• Heat — 58.86s (→ did not advance)

Boxing

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
Jungle Thangata	Featherweight	BYE	Antonio Rubio (ESP) L TKO-3	did not advance
Tatu Chionga	Lightweight	BYE	Karel Kaspar (TCH) L 0-5	did not advance

Cycling

Two cyclists represented Malawi in 1972.

Individual road race

• Grimon Langson — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Raphael Kazembe — did not finish (→ no ranking)

References

External links

• Official Olympic Reports

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