Republic of the Congo at the 1972 Summer Olympics

The People's Republic of the Congo competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Athletics
Men's 100 metres
 * Alphonse Yanghat
 * First Heat &mdash; 10.95s (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres
 * Alphonse Mandonda
 * Heat &mdash; 1:51.2 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
 * Antoine Ntsana Nkounkou, Luis Nkanza, Jean-Pierre Bassegela, and Théophile Nkounkou
 * Heat &mdash; 39.86s
 * Semifinals &mdash; 39.97s (→ did not advance)