| Dates: |
August 26 - september 11, 1972 |
| N.O.C. participants: |
121 |
| Number of sports: |
23 |
| Number of contests: |
195 |
| Number of athletes: |
7134 |
| Men: |
6075 |
| Women: |
1059 |
| Volonteers: |
0 |
| Media: |
0 |
| Opening: |
Gustave Heinemann, Republic President |
| Oath: |
Heidi Schüller |
| Oath juges: |
Heinz Pollay |
| Number of torch bearer: |
0 |
| Last torch bearer: |
Günter Zahn |
| Bids towns: |
Détroit (USA), Madrid (ESP), Montréal (CAN) |
THE XXth SUMMER GAMES 
