The Republic of China (Taiwan) competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich for the last time at a Summer Olympics as the "Republic of China". The ROC would not return to the Summer Olympics until 1984 and under the name "Chinese Taipei" due to objections by the People's Republic of China over the political status of Taiwan.
The PRC, amid the height of the Cultural Revolution, boycotted the Olympics due to the ROC participation under the name "Republic of China". 21 competitors, 15 men and 6 women, took part in 41 events in 10 sports.
Archery
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, the Republic of China entered only one woman.
Women's: Shue Meei-Shya - 2026 points (38th place)
Athletics
Track events AthleteEventRound 1QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankSu Wen-HoMen's 100 m10.87 (h5)Did not advanceSu Wen-HoMen's 200 m21.555 (h5)21.475 (h5)Did not advanceLee Chung-PingMen's 110 m hurdles14.986 (h4)Did not advanceLee Chung-PingMen's 400 m hurdles52.616 (h3)Did not advanceLee Chung-Ping, Su Wen-Ho, Chen Chin-Lung, Chen Ming-ChihMen's 4 × 100 m relay41.787 (h2)Did not advanceLee Chiu-HsiaWomen's 800 m2:11.88 (h4)Did not advanceLee Chiu-HsiaWomen's 1500 m4:37.29 (h1)Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankChen Chin-LungMen's long jump6.79 m— Did not advanceChen Ming-ChihMen's triple jump14.73 m— Did not advanceWu Yu-ChihWomen's high jump0.00 m— Did not advanceLin Chun-YuWomen's long jump5.50 m— Did not advanceLin Chun-YuWomen's pentathlon3676 points28th place Note: Chi Cheng was listed as an alternate member for the athletics team but did not compete in any events.
Boxing
Bantamweight: Wang Chee-Yen 1/16-Final - defeated Manoochehr Bahmani of Iran (3 - 2) 1/8-Final - lost to George Turpin of Great Britain
Cycling
One cyclist represented the Republic of China in 1972.
Individual road race Shue Ming-fa — did not finish (→ no ranking)
1000m time trial Shue Ming-fa — 1:14.05 (→ 27th place)
Sprint Shue Ming-fa Preliminary Round — lost to Sergei Kravtsov of Soviet Union and Taworn Tarwan of Thailand Preliminary Round, repêchage — Lost to Yoshikazu Cho of Japan and Felix Suarez of Spain
Judo
Lightweight: Cheng Chi-Hsiang Pool A - lost to Takao Kawaguchi of Japan Repêchage Pool - defeated Han Sung-Chul of South Korea Repêchage Pool - lost to Bakhaavaa Buidaa of Mongolia
Welterweight: Wang Jong-She Pool A - defeated William McGregor of Canada Pool A - lost to Toyokazu Nomura of Japan Repêchage Pool - lost to Antal Hetényi of Hungary
Middleweight: Chang Ping-Ho Pool A - defeated Raymond Coulibaly of Mali Pool A - lost to Jean-Paul Coche of France
Light heavyweight: Juang Jen-Wuh Pool B - defeated Epigmenio Exiga of Mexico Pool B - lost to Chiaki Ishii of Brazil
Open Category: Juang Jen-Wuh Pool A - lost to Pavle Bajetić of Yugoslavia
Sailing
Finn: Chen Shiu-Hsiung - 235.0 (35th place)
Shooting
One male shooter represented Taiwan in 1972.
300 m rifle, three positions Wu Tao-yan - 1085 points (30th place)
50 m rifle, three positions Wu Tao-yan - 1101 points (51st place)
50 m rifle, prone Wu Tao-yan - 591 points (41st place)
Swimming
Women's 100 m freestyle: Hsu Yue-Yun - Heat: 1:04.77 (did not advance)
Women's 200 m freestyle: Hsu Yue-Yun - Heat: 2:20.17 (did not advance)
Women's 400 m freestyle: Hsu Yue-Yun - Heat: 4:58.57 (did not advance)
Women's400 m individual medley: Hsu Yue-Yun - did not compete
Women's 100 m breaststroke Lie Yue-Hwan - 1:25.47 (did not advance)
Women's 200 m breaststroke Lie Yue-Hwan - 3:04.74 (did not advance)
Men's 100 m butterfly: Hsu Tung-Hsiung - did not compete
Men's 200 m butterfly: Hsu Tung-Hsiung - 2:16,35
Men's 200 m individual medley: Hsu Tung-Hsiung - 2:18.34 (did not advance)
Men's 400 m individual medley: Hsu Tung-Hsiung - 5:09.56 (did not advance)
Weightlifting
Featherweight: Chen Kue-Sen - 327.5 kg (10th place)
Wrestling
Freestyle –57 kg: Sheu Jine-Shiong Round 1 - lost to Nicolae Dumitru of Romania (4 - 0) Round 2 - lost to George Hatziioannidis of Greece (4 - 0)
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