Water skiing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Place Name Buoys
1 Roby Zucchi ( ITA ) 44.0
2 Wayne Grimditch ( USA ) 38.5
3 Jean-Michel Jamin ( FRA ) 38.0
3 Heikki Olamo ( FIN ) 38.0
5 Hans-Willi Eilermeier ( FRG ) 32.0
6 Karl-Heinz Benzinger ( FRG ) 29.5
7 Bruce Cockburn ( AUS ) 28.5
8 Graeme Cockburn ( AUS ) 28.0
9 Ricky McCormick ( USA ) 27.5
9 Kim Reid ( CAN ) 27.5
9 lan Walker ( GBR ) 27.5
12 Andres Botero ( COL ) 21.0
13 Pierre Clerc ( SUI ) 17.5
14 Pierre Plouffe ( CAN ) 7.5
15 Wolfgang Loscher ( AUT ) 6.5
Event results -- Men 's slalom
Water skiing was one of two demonstration sports at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. It was the only time that the sport was demonstrated at any Olympic Games. 35 participants from 20 countries took part in six events: slalom, figure skiing, and ski jump for each of men and women skiers. The slalom events took place on September 1 and the figure skiing and ski jump events took place on September 2.