Malawi competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 16 competitors, 13 men and 3 women, took part in 17 events in 3 sports.
Sixteen athletes competed for Malawi at the 1972 Summer Olympics including 13 men and 3 women. They took part in 17 events in 3 sports as follows:
Men's 100 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 1500 metres
Men's High Jump
Men's Decathlon
Women's 200 metres
Women's 400 metres
Two cyclists represented Malawi in 1972.
Saeluzika (born 1 May 1956) competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics. She was seeded in the second 200 metres heat. She ran 28.29 seconds to place 6th in the heat and, as a result, did not advance to the final. At 16 years and 126 days old, Saeluzika was the 8th-youngest person to ever compete in athletics at the Olympics ().