Gymnastics at the 1972 Munich Olympics consisted of artistic gymnastics for both men and women.
Overall Medal Table[]
| RANK | COUNTRY | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | East Germany | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women's Artistic Gymnastics Events[]
| EVENT | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team All-Around |
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| Individual All-Around | Ludmilla Tourischeva (Soviet Union) | Karin Janz (East Germany) | Tamara Lazakovich (Soviet Union) |
| Vault | Karin Janz (East Germany) | Erika Zuchold (East Germany) | Ludmilla Tourischeva (Soviet Union) |
| Uneven Bars | Karin Janz (East Germany) | Olga Korbut (Soviet Union) / Erika Zuchold (East Germany) | none awarded |
| Balance Beam | Olga Korbut (Soviet Union) | Tamara Lazakovich (Soviet Union) | Karin Janz (East Germany) |
| Floor Exercise | Olga Korbut (Soviet Union) | Ludmilla Tourischeva (Soviet Union) | Tamara Lazakovich (Soviet Union) |
Men's Artistic Gymnastics Events[]
| EVENT | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
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| Team All-Around |
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| Individual All-Around | Sawao Kato (Japan) | Eizo Kenmotsu (Japan) | Akinori Nakayama (Japan) |
| Floor Exercise | Nikolai Andrianov (Soviet Union) | Akinori Nakayama (Japan) | Shigeru Kassamatsu (Japan) |
| Pommel Horse | Viktor Klimenko (Soviet Union) | Sawao Kato (Japan) | Eizo Kenmotsu (Japan) |
| Still Rings | Akinori Nakayama (Japan) | Mikhail Voronin (Soviet Union) | Mitsuo Tsukahara (Japan) |
| Vault | Klaus Köste (East Germany) | Viktor Klimenko (Soviet Union) | Nikolai Andrianov (Soviet Union) |
| Parallel Bars | Sawao Kato (Japan) | Shigeru Kassamatsu (Japan) | Eizo Kenmotsu (Japan) |
| Horizontal Bar | Mitsuo Tsukahara (Japan) | Sawao Kato (Japan) | Shigeru Kassamatsu (Japan) |