Norway was represented at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports.

112 competitors, 101 men and 11 women, took part in 70 events in 15 sports.

Their best finisher, at 32nd place in the men's competition, was Jan Erik Humlekjær.

Norway's 1-1-1 record in the first round put the team in a tie for second place with West Germany (which was the team that Norway had tied), but the advantage went to the West Germans and Norway's third-place finish put them into the ninth- to twelfth-place consolation bracket.

They defeated Japan to set up a match with Poland for ninth and tenth places, which Norway won.