Senegal competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.
Results by event
Athletics
Men's 800 metres
Daniel Andrade
Heat — 1:53.9 (→ did not advance, 52nd place)
Men's 1500 metres
Daniel Andrade
Heat — 3:59.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5000 metres
Siatka Badji
Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
Malang Mane, Christian do Rosario, Momar N'Dao, and Barka Sy
Heat — 40.95s (→ did not advance)
Basketball
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group B) Lost to Soviet Union (52-94) Lost to Italy (56-92) Lost to Poland (59-95) Lost to Puerto Rico (57-92) Lost to Philippines (62-68) Lost to Yugoslavia (57-73) Lost to West Germany (62-72) Classification Matches 13th/16th place: Lost to Japan (67-76) 15th/16th place: Walk-over to Egypt (2-0) → 15th place