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Munich 1972 Olympic Games
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Steve Prefontaine of the United States, wearing bib 1005, leads Lasse Viren of Finland, bib 228, and Emiel Puttemans of Belgium, bib 61, during the 1972 Olympic men's 5,000 meters race. A person wearing a hood and mask stands on a balcony in the Munich Olympic Village during the 1972 hostage crisis.
Black September at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games
Uncovering the tragedy of the Munich massacre
Mark Spitz at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games Olga Korbut at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games Valery Borzov at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games András Balczó Avery Brundage American wrestler Dan Gable
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Silhouette of hand holding sport torch behind the rings of an Olympic flag, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; February 3, 2015.
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Former U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program bobsledder Steven Holcomb, front, is greeted at the finish line after teaming with Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curtis Tomasevicz to win the first Olympic bobsleigh gold medal in 62 years for Team USA ,(cont)
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Munich 1972 Olympic Games: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: CNN - From The Olympics to Outer Space - The Untold Story of Munich'72. Aug 01, 2026
Add new Web site: University of Cambridge - The 1972 Munich Olympics and the Making of Modern Germany. Mar 12, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Nightlife - History of the Olympics: 1972. Dec 18, 2025
Anniversary information added. Aug 19, 2025
Add new Web site: CBC - 1972: Munich, Germany. Mar 01, 2025
Add new Web site: Williams College Museum of Art - Art, Sport, and Propaganda: 1972 Munich Olympics. Dec 07, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Multiple medallists and type of events (Munich Olympiad 1972) (PDF). Oct 26, 2024
Cross-reference added. Apr 19, 2024
Added table for top medal-winning athletes. Mar 14, 2024
Optimized display. Mar 01, 2024
Added information about top-performing countries. Feb 28, 2024
Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Games of the XX Olympiad: Munich 1972. Feb 27, 2024
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Massacre at the 1972 Olympic Games. Nov 17, 2023
Cross-reference added. Oct 11, 2023
Replaced photographs. Jan 10, 2020
Media added. Jun 09, 2015
Added video. Nov 21, 2014
New article added. Mar 17, 2010
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