1972 Summer Olympics

The Summer and Winter Olympics are each held every four years, and themselves occur two years apart within the four-year Olympiad.

were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972.

Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics consisted of two medal events, one for men and one for women.

The 1972 Olympic football tournament, held in Munich, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Nuremberg, Passau, and Regensburg, was played as part of the 1972 Summer Olympics.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women.

Basketball contests at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the eighth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event.

These are the final results for the boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested, and for the first time at the Olympic Games, four events in slalom canoeing were also contested, at the Augsburg Eiskanal.

The cycling competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olympiapark Swimming Hall, from 27 August to 4 September (31 August, rest day), comprising 91 divers from 25 nations.

The equestrian events at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich included show jumping, dressage and eventing.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, eight events in fencing were contested.

The field hockey tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the 12th edition of the field hockey event at the Summer Olympics.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics, fourteen different artistic gymnastics events were contested, eight for men and six for women.

Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport at the Olympics, returning to the Olympic program after a 36-year absence.

The Judo competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the return of the sport following its absence at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, all for men.

The Sailing program of 1972 consisted of a total of six sailing classes (disciplines).

Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich comprised eight events.

The 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Munich, West Germany. 29 events in swimming were contested.

Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.

Final results for the water polo competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich.

The weightlifting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, all for men.

As an Olympian in 1968, 1972 and 1976 he won a total of eight medals

He also competed in the Finn class of sailing on three Summer Olympic Games; in 1968, 1972, and 1976.

all at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich

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at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics for the West German team

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1972 Summer Olympics

He won a gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games

In 1972 Esser came back with her new partner Renate Breuer and finished fifth at the Olympics.

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Canoe Singles (C1), 1,000 metres, Men

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he was eliminated in the 1500-metre heats in the 1972 and 1976 Olympics

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competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics

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1972 Summer Olympics

At the 1972 Summer Olympics at Munich, Virén won both the 5,000 and the 10,000 metres events

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Tourischeva won the all-around gold medal

in three consecutive Olympic Games: in 1968, 1972 and 1976

He won four more medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Sidyak became the first Soviet sabreur to win individual gold

He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, Patera was expected to be a serious competitor to Vasily Alekseyev, but he failed to total and was not among the medal recipients.

Peter Trump was among the West German field hockey team winning the gold medal at their home Olympics 1972 in München.

He competed at the 1972 in Munich

Bosnian Serb former handball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

at the next three Games (1968, 1972, and 1976)

He served as the Olympic flag bearer for the Soviet Union in 1972

Four years later at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany

competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics

competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics

won gold with the Soviet basketball team at the 1972 Summer Olympics

He won the team épée gold medal at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.

he won a gold medal in 1972

won at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and 1972 Munich Olympics both in the Flying Dutchman class

representing East Germany

competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics

He was a member of the Dutch team that became World Champion in 1973 and participated in the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.

He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics

At the 1972 Summer Olympics, Brietzke and his partner Mager won the gold medal in the coxless pair event.

who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics

Lewe also carried the West German flag at the opening ceremonies of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich

Olympic Games team member (1968, 1972, and 1976)

who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich he teamed with Dick Tonks, Collinge and Mills to win the Silver medal in the coxless four.

Gorgenyi represented Hungary as a player 96 times and was a member of teams that won the silver medal at 1972 Munich Olympics

She competed in the 10 m platform and 3 m springboard at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won one gold and two silver medals.

She swam for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics, repeating her 1968 performances in both the 100 m and 200 m

won silver in the 200-metre breaststroke at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany

In 1972, he won the 100 and 200 metres sprint events at the Olympic Games in Munich.

Michael Vincent Wenden, (born 17 November 1949) is a champion swimmer who represented Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, he won a gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke

He participated in the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal in the light heavyweight division.

He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in the 200 m event in 1968.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, she won golds in the 4x100-meter freestyle and medley relay

She twice represented the Netherlands at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1972

She represented the United States at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics.

Carr represented the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany

At the 1972 Olympics she won a silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke, and a bronze medal in the 100-meter butterfly.

Neilson participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany at the age of 16.

he won the 3000 metres steeplechase gold and 1500 metres silver at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany

She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly

As a 15-year-old, Rothhammer represented the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.

He won the 400 metre individual medley event at the 1972 Summer Olympics

at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics

At the 1972 Summer Olympics, she won a medal in every event she competed: a silver medal in the 400 m freestyle, a bronze in the 800 m freestyle, and another bronze in the 400 m individual medley.

At the 1972 Games, he was a member of West Germany's silver medal

She won the gold medal in the women's 200-meter butterfly event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

he competed in the individual road race at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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The climax of his amateur career was gold in the Olympic road race in Munich in 1972

He also competed in the team time trial at the 1972 Summer Olympics

He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich

He also competed in the individual road race at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

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Four years earlier in München he lost his first round bout against Argentinean Miguel Ángel Cuello.

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He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics

She placed fourth at the 1972 Olympics

He was the most successful athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning seven gold medals, each in world-record time.

He won an individual gold medal in dressage at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and a gold medal in team dressage at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

She won three gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze, at the 1972 Summer Olympics, becoming the first woman swimmer to win five individual medals.

Brundage is remembered as a zealous advocate of amateurism and for his involvement with the 1936 and 1972 Summer Olympics, both held in Germany.

Gerd Bonk (26 August 1951 - 20 October 2014) was an East German weightlifter who was active from 1969 to 1980 who won silver at the 1976 Summer Olympics, bronze at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and set three world records.

In 1972, Ze'ev Friedman competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany as a weightlifter.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Mankin switched classes and teamed with Vitaly Dyrdyra to win the Tempest class.

He also competed for West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

three golds (1968, 1972 and 1976) and one silver (1980)

finished 8th in the 1972 Summer Olympics

He failed to medal at his last Olympics in 1972

She competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics

a 1972 US Olympic Team member in the 10,000 meters

was a Soviet artistic gymnast who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics