Paraguay at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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{{infobox country at games

| NOC = PAR

| NOCname = Comité Olímpico Paraguayo

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 1972

| flagcaption =

| oldcode =

| website = {{URL|www.cop.org.py }} {{in lang|es}}

| location = Munich

| competitors = 3 (3 men and 0 women)

| sports = 2

| flagbearer = Arnulfo Becker{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/flagbearers?country_id=PAR |title=Flagbearers for Paraguay |website=olympedia.org |access-date=5 January 2024}}

| rank =

| gold = 0

| silver = 0

| bronze = 0

| officials =

| appearances = auto

| app_begin_year =

| app_end_year =

| summerappearances =

| winterappearances =

| seealso =

}}

Paraguay competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Three competitors, all men, took part in three events in two sports.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/PAR/summer/1972/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417041925/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/PAR/summer/1972/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Paraguay at the 1972 Munich Summer Games |access-date=10 February 2016 |work=Sports Reference}}

Athletics

{{main|Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}

;Key

  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

;Men

;Track & road events

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rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Heat

!colspan=2|Quarterfinal

!colspan=2|Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final

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!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Angel Guerreros

|align=left|100 m

|11.12

|7

|colspan=6|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Francisco Rojas Soto

|align=left|400 m

|47.46

|6

|colspan=6|did not advance

Shooting

{{main|Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}

One male shooter represented Paraguay in 1972.

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!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=2|Final

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!Points

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Reinaldo Ramírez

|align=left|300 m free rifle, three positions

|1030

|33

See also

References

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