121 Participating Countries
Olympic Games 1972 Munich opening ceremony
| 1 | Afghanistan | 41 | Greece | 81 | Nigeria |
| 2 | Albania | 42 | Guatemala | 82 | Norway |
| 3 | Algeria | 43 | Guyana | 83 | Pakistan |
| 4 | Argentina | 44 | Haiti | 84 | Panama |
| 5 | Australia | 45 | Hong Kong | 85 | Paraguay |
| 6 | Austria | 46 | Hungary | 86 | Peru |
| 7 | Bahamas | 47 | Iceland | 87 | Philippines |
| 8 | Barbados | 48 | India | 88 | Poland |
| 9 | Belgium | 49 | Indonesia | 89 | Portugal |
| 10 | Bermuda | 50 | Iran | 90 | Puerto Rico |
| 11 | Bolivia | 51 | Ireland | 91 | Romeania |
| 12 | Brazil | 52 | Israel | 92 | San Marino |
| 13 | British Honduras | 53 | Italy | 93 | Saudi Arabia |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 54 | Ivory Coast | 94 | Senegal |
| 15 | Burma | 55 | Jamaica | 95 | Singapore |
| 16 | Cambodia | 56 | Japan | 96 | Somalia |
| 17 | Cameroon | 57 | Kenya | 97 | Spain |
| 18 | Canada | 58 | Korea, Dem. Peopl. | 98 | Sri Lanka |
| 19 | Chad | 59 | Korea, People Rep. | 99 | Sudan |
| 20 | Chile | 60 | Kuwait | 100 | Surinam |
| 21 | Colombia | 61 | Lebanon | 101 | Swaziland |
| 22 | Congo, Peop. Rep. | 62 | Lesotho | 102 | Sweden |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 63 | Liberia | 103 | Switzerland |
| 24 | Cuba | 64 | Lichtenstein | 104 | Syria |
| 25 | Czechoslovakia | 65 | Luxembourg | 105 | Taiwan |
| 26 | Dahomey | 66 | Madagascar | 106 | Tanzania |
| 27 | Denmark | 67 | Malawi | 107 | Thailand |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 68 | Malaysia | 108 | Togo |
| 29 | Ecuador | 69 | Mali | 109 | Trinidad & Tobago |
| 30 | Egypt | 70 | Malta | 110 | Tunisia |
| 31 | El Salvador | 71 | Mexico | 111 | Turkey |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 72 | Monaco | 112 | Uganda |
| 33 | Fiji | 73 | Mongolia | 113 | USSR |
| 34 | Finnland | 74 | Morocco | 114 | United States |
| 35 | France | 75 | Nepal | 115 | US Virgin Islands |
| 36 | Gabon | 76 | The Netherlands | 116 | Upper Volta |
| 37 | Germ. Dem. Rep. | 77 | Netherlands Antilles | 117 | Uruguay |
| 38 | Germ. Fed. Rep. | 78 | New Zealand | 118 | Venezuela |
| 39 | Ghana | 79 | Nicaragua | 119 | Vietnam |
| 40 | Great Britain | 80 | Niger | 120 | Yugoslavia |
| 121 | Zambia |