Saudi Arabia at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Saudi Arabia competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Athletics
Men's 100 metres
 * Mansour Farhan Al-Gegd
 * First Heat &mdash; 11.23s (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres
 * Naser Al-Safraa
 * Heat &mdash; 4:14.5 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres
 * Abdallah Rouei Al-Mabrouk
 * Heat &mdash; 13:51.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
 * Mohamed Al-Dosary, Mansour Farhan Al-Gegd, Bilal Said, and Saad Khalil Al-Dosary
 * Heat &mdash; 43.35s (→ did not advance)