Australia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. It was the seventeenth time that the nation had competed, being one of only four nations to have competed in every Summer Olympics to that time. This included two times that Australia competed as part of a combined team with New Zealand. Australia competed under the IOC country code AUS.
Results by event
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Australia entered two men and one woman. Their highest placing competitors were Terene Donovan and Graeme Telford, who both placed 9th place in their respective competitions.
Women's:
- Terene Donovan - 2356 points (9th place)
Men's:
- Graeme Telford - 2423 points (9th place)
- Terence Reilly - 2387 points (15th place)