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1972 Summer Olympics

Index 1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1972), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972. [1]

162 relations: Abdalá Bucaram, Albania, American Broadcasting Company, Archery, Arse, Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres, Augsburg, Augsburg Eiskanal, Avery Brundage, Badminton, Badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Balance beam, Bavaria, Bay of Kiel, Benin, Berlin, Black September Organization, Boxhalle, Bundesautobahn 96, Burkina Faso, Canoe slalom, Central European Time, Dachshund, Dan Gable, Dantebad, Dave Wottle, Der Spiegel, Detroit, Donauhalle Ulm, Dreiflüssestadion, Eddie Hart (athlete), Englischer Garten, EWS Arena, Fürstenfeldbruck, Flag of Ecuador, Floor (gymnastics), Francoist Spain, Frank Shorter, Frei Otto, Gabon, GamesBids, Göppingen, Günter Behnisch, Grünwald, Bavaria, GSG 9, Gustav Heinemann, Gymnastics, Handball, Heidelberg, Heidi Schüller, ..., Heinz Pollay, Herbert Rehbein, Hockeyanlage, Ingolstadt, International, International Olympic Committee, Israel, Israel at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Italy, Jahnstadion (Regensburg), Jamal Al-Gashey, Jews, Jim McKay, John Carlos, John Smith (sprinter), Johnny Hayes, Judo, Lasse Virén, Lausanne, Lesotho, List of IOC meetings, Ludmilla Tourischeva, Lufthansa Flight 615, Madrid, Malawi, Mark Spitz, Max-Morlock-Stadion, Messegelände, Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Michael Phelps, Montreal, Mossad, Multi-sport event, Munich, Munich (film), Munich massacre, Nazi Germany, North Korea, Nuremberg, Nymphenburg Palace, Oberschleißheim, Olga Korbut, Olympia Schwimmhalle, Olympiahalle, Olympiapark (Munich), Olympiastadion (Munich), Olympic Oath, Olympic Village, Olympic Village, Munich, One Day in September, Operation Wrath of God, Otl Aicher, Passau, Poly(methyl methacrylate), President of Ecuador, President of Germany, Radstadion, Republic of Dahomey, Republic of Upper Volta, Rey Robinson, Rhodesia at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, Rhodesia at the Olympics, Riding Facility, Riem, Rome, Rosenaustadion, Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Sarah Morris, Saudi Arabia, Schießanlage, September 11 attacks, Shane Gould, Somalia, Soviet Union at the Olympics, Special Air Service, Sporthalle (Böblingen), Sporthalle Augsburg, Steven Spielberg, Summer Olympic Games, Swaziland, Sword of Gideon, The New York Times, The Right Honourable, The Star-Spangled Banner, Thomas Hicks (athlete), Togo, Tommie Smith, Track and field, Tuja-Stadion, UTC+01:00, Valeriy Borzov, Vincent Matthews (athlete), Volleyballhalle, Waldi, Water skiing, Water skiing at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Wayne Collett, West Germany, Wim Ruska, World record, Wrestling, Yevhen Arzhanov, 1936 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer Olympics, 1972 Olympic Men's Basketball Final, 1972 Summer Olympics medal table, 1972 Summer Paralympics, 1972 Winter Olympics, 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, 21 Hours at Munich. Expand index (112 more) »

Abdalá Bucaram

Abdalá Jaime Bucaram Ortiz (born February 4, 1952) is an Ecuadorian politician and lawyer who was President of Ecuador from August 10, 1996, to February 6, 1997.

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Albania

Albania (Shqipëri/Shqipëria; Shqipni/Shqipnia or Shqypni/Shqypnia), officially the Republic of Albania (Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe.

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American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of Disney–ABC Television Group, a subsidiary of the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company.

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Archery

Archery is the art, sport, practice or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.

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Arse

Arse or ARSE may refer to.

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Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany took place on September 2, 1972.

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Augsburg

Augsburg (Augschburg) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany.

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Augsburg Eiskanal

The Augsburg Eiskanal is an artificial whitewater river in Augsburg, Germany, constructed as the canoe slalom venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics in nearby Munich.

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Avery Brundage

Avery Brundage (September 28, 1887 – May 8, 1975) was the fifth President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), serving from 1952 to 1972.

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Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net.

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Badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Badminton was one of two demonstration sports at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

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Balance beam

The balance beam is a cube / rectangular object an artistic gymnastics apparatus, as well as the event performed using the apparatus.

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Bavaria

Bavaria (Bavarian and Bayern), officially the Free State of Bavaria (Freistaat Bayern), is a landlocked federal state of Germany, occupying its southeastern corner.

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Bay of Kiel

The Bay of Kiel or Kiel Bay is a bay in the southwestern Baltic Sea, off the shores of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany and the islands of Denmark.

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Benin

Benin (Bénin), officially the Republic of Benin (République du Bénin) and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and the largest city of Germany, as well as one of its 16 constituent states.

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Black September Organization

The Black September Organization (BSO) (منظمة أيلول الأسود, Munaẓẓamat Aylūl al-aswad) was a Palestinian terrorist organization founded in 1970.

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Boxhalle

Boxhalle is an indoor arena located in Olympiapark in Munich, Germany.

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Bundesautobahn 96

is a motorway in southern Germany, leading from the Austrian border (A14) near Lindau (Lake Constance) through Memmingen, Landsberg am Lech to Munich.

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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa.

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Canoe slalom

Canoe slalom (previously known as whitewater slalom) is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible.

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Central European Time

Central European Time (CET), used in most parts of Europe and a few North African countries, is a standard time which is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

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Dachshund

The dachshund (UK: /ˈdakshʊnd/ or or) (badger dog; also known as the sausage dog or wiener dog) is a short-legged, long-bodied, hound-type dog breed.

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Dan Gable

Danny Mack "Dan" Gable (born October 25, 1948) is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler and coach.

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Dantebad

Dantebad is an aquatics venue located in the greater Munich, Germany area.

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Dave Wottle

David James Wottle (born August 7, 1950) is an American retired middle-distance track athlete.

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Der Spiegel

Der Spiegel (lit. "The Mirror") is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County.

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Donauhalle Ulm

Donauhalle Ulm (Danube Hall Ulm) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Ulm, Germany.

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Dreiflüssestadion

Dreiflüssestadion (Three Rivers Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in Passau, Germany.

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Eddie Hart (athlete)

Edward James "Eddie" Hart (born April 24, 1949) is an American former track and field sprinter, winner of the gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay race at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

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Englischer Garten

The Englischer Garten (English Garden) is a large public park in the centre of Munich, Bavaria, stretching from the city centre to the northeastern city limits.

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EWS Arena

EWS Arena (formerly Hohenstaufenhalle) is an indoor sporting arena located in Göppingen, Germany.

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Fürstenfeldbruck

Fürstenfeldbruck is a town in Bavaria, Germany, located 32 kilometres west of Munich.

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Flag of Ecuador

The national flag of Ecuador, which consists of horizontal bands of yellow (double width), blue and red, was first adopted by law in 1835 and later on 26 September 1860.

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Floor (gymnastics)

In gymnastics, the floor refers to a specially prepared exercise surface, which is considered an apparatus.

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Francoist Spain

Francoist Spain (España franquista) or the Franco regime (Régimen de Franco), formally known as the Spanish State (Estado Español), is the period of Spanish history between 1939, when Francisco Franco took control of Spain after the Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War establishing a dictatorship, and 1975, when Franco died and Prince Juan Carlos was crowned King of Spain.

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Frank Shorter

Frank Charles Shorter (born October 31, 1947) is an American former long-distance runner who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

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Frei Otto

Frei Paul Otto (31 May 1925 – 9 March 2015) was a German architect and structural engineer noted for his use of lightweight structures, in particular tensile and membrane structures, including the roof of the Olympic Stadium in Munich for the 1972 Summer Olympics.

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Gabon

Gabon, officially the Gabonese Republic (République gabonaise), is a sovereign state on the west coast of Central Africa.

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GamesBids

GamesBids.com is an Olympic bid news and information web site created in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by Robert Livingstone.

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Göppingen

Göppingen is a town in southern Germany, part of the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg.

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Günter Behnisch

Günter Behnisch (June 12, 1922 – July 12, 2010) was a German architect, born in Lockwitz, near Dresden.

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Grünwald, Bavaria

Grünwald (German for green forest) is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany.

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GSG 9

Grenzschutzgruppe 9 (GSG 9) (Border Protection Group 9) is the elite Police Tactical Unit of the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei).

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Gustav Heinemann

Gustav Walter Heinemann (23 July 1899 – 7 July 1976) was a German politician.

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Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a sport that requires balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and endurance.

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Handball

Handball (also known as team handball, fieldball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outfield players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the other team.

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Heidelberg

Heidelberg is a college town in Baden-Württemberg situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany.

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Heidi Schüller

Heidi Schüller (born June 15, 1950 in Passau, Lower Bavaria) is a West German-German long jumper who competed in the early 1970s.

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Heinz Pollay

Heinz Pollay (4 February 1908 in Köslin, Pomerania – 14 May 1979) was a German (later West German) horse rider who competed in dressage from the late 1930s to the early 1950s.

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Herbert Rehbein

Herbert "Herb" Rehbein (15 April 1922 – 28 July 1979) was a German songwriter, composer and arranger of light orchestral music.

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Hockeyanlage

Hockeyanlage is a field hockey venue located at Olympiapark in Munich, Germany.

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Ingolstadt

Ingolstadt (Austro-Bavarian) is a city in the Free State of Bavaria, in the Federal Republic of Germany.

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International

International mostly means something (a company, language, or organization) involving more than a single country.

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International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: Comité International Olympique, CIO) is a Swiss private non-governmental organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, which is the authority responsible for the modern Olympic Games.

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Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Middle East, on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea.

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Israel at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Israel competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, which began on August 26.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Jahnstadion (Regensburg)

The Jahnstadion is a 12,500 capacity stadium in Regensburg, Germany.

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Jamal Al-Gashey

Jamal Al-Gashey (جمال الجاشي; born 1953) was a member of the Black September offshoot of the Palestine Liberation Organization and is the last surviving member of the group of eight Black September members who carried out the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes during the 1972 Munich Olympics.

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Jews

Jews (יְהוּדִים ISO 259-3, Israeli pronunciation) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and a nation, originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The people of the Kingdom of Israel and the ethnic and religious group known as the Jewish people that descended from them have been subjected to a number of forced migrations in their history" and Hebrews of the Ancient Near East.

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Jim McKay

James Kenneth McManus (September 24, 1921 – June 7, 2008), better known by his professional name of Jim McKay, was an American television sports journalist.

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John Carlos

John Wesley Carlos (born June 5, 1945) is an American former track and field athlete and professional football player.

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John Smith (sprinter)

John Walton Smith (born August 5, 1950) is a former American athlete, who competed in the sprints events during his career.

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Johnny Hayes

John Joseph "Johnny" Hayes (April 10, 1886 – August 25, 1965) was an American athlete, a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and winner of the marathon race at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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Judo

was created as a physical, mental and moral pedagogy in Japan, in 1882, by Jigoro Kano (嘉納治五郎).

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Lasse Virén

Lasse Artturi Virén (born 22 July 1949) is a Finnish former long-distance runner, winner of four gold medals at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.

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Lausanne

Lausanne (Lausanne Losanna, Losanna) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and the capital and biggest city of the canton of Vaud.

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Lesotho

Lesotho officially the Kingdom of Lesotho ('Muso oa Lesotho), is an enclaved country in southern Africa.

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List of IOC meetings

This is the list of International Olympic Committee (IOC) meetings.

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Ludmilla Tourischeva

Ludmilla Ivanovna Tourischeva (Russian: Людми́ла Ива́новна Тури́щева; also transliterated as Ludmilla Turischeva, Ludmilla Tourischcheva, and Ljudmila Turichtchieva), born October 7, 1952, is a former Russian gymnast and a nine-time Olympic medalist for the Soviet Union.

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Lufthansa Flight 615

The hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 615 was an act of terrorism committed by a Palestinian group that occurred on 29 October 1972 and aimed at the liberation of the three surviving perpetrators of the Munich massacre from a West German prison.

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Madrid

Madrid is the capital of Spain and the largest municipality in both the Community of Madrid and Spain as a whole.

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Malawi

Malawi (or; or maláwi), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland.

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Mark Spitz

Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10, 1950) is an American former competitive swimmer, nine-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in 7 events.

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Max-Morlock-Stadion

Max-Morlock-Stadion is a stadium in Nuremberg, Germany, which was opened in 1928.

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Messegelände

Messegelände is the German word for exhibition centre, fair grounds.

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Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin

Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, MBE, TD (30 July 1914 – 25 April 1999) was an Irish journalist, author, sports official, and the sixth President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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Michael Phelps

Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American retired competitive swimmer and the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 28 medals.

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Montreal

Montreal (officially Montréal) is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada.

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Mossad

Mossad (הַמוֹסָד,; الموساد,,; literally meaning "the Institute"), short for (המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים, meaning "Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations"), is the national intelligence agency of Israel.

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Multi-sport event

A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports among organized teams of athletes from (mostly) nation-states.

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Munich

Munich (München; Minga) is the capital and the most populated city in the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps.

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Munich (film)

Munich is a 2005 historical drama film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth.

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Munich massacre

The Munich massacre was an attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, in which the Palestinian terrorist group Black September took eleven Israeli Olympic team members hostage and killed them along with a German police officer.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany is the common English name for the period in German history from 1933 to 1945, when Germany was under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler through the Nazi Party (NSDAP).

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North Korea

North Korea (Chosŏn'gŭl:조선; Hanja:朝鮮; Chosŏn), officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (abbreviated as DPRK, PRK, DPR Korea, or Korea DPR), is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.

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Nuremberg

Nuremberg (Nürnberg) is a city on the river Pegnitz and on the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia, about north of Munich.

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Nymphenburg Palace

The Nymphenburg Palace (Schloss Nymphenburg), i. e., "Castle of the Nymph (or Nymphs)", is a Baroque palace in Munich, Bavaria, southern Germany.

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Oberschleißheim

Oberschleißheim is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany.

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Olga Korbut

Olga Valentinovna Korbut (born 16 May 1955) is a Belarusian former gymnast.

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Olympia Schwimmhalle

The Olympia Schwimmhalle is an aquatics centre located in the Olympiapark in Munich, Germany.

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Olympiahalle

Olympiahalle is a multi-purpose arena located in Am Riesenfeld in Munich, Germany, part of Olympiapark.

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Olympiapark (Munich)

The Olympiapark München (English: Olympic Park Munich) in Munich, Germany, is an Olympic Park which was constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics.

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Olympiastadion (Munich)

Olympiastadion is a stadium located in Munich, Germany.

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Olympic Oath

The Olympic Oath (distinct from the Olympic creed) is a solemn promise made by one athlete, judge or official, and one coach at the Opening Ceremony of each Olympic Games.

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Olympic Village

An Olympic Village is an accommodation center built for the Olympic Games, usually within an Olympic Park or elsewhere in a host city.

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Olympic Village, Munich

The Olympic Village (German: "Olympisches Dorf") was constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany and was used to house the athletes during the games.

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One Day in September

One Day in September is a 1999 documentary film directed by Kevin Macdonald examining the 5 September 1972 murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.

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Operation Wrath of God

Operation "Wrath of God" (מבצע זעם האל Mivtza Za'am Ha'el), also known as Operation "Bayonet", was a covert operation directed by the Mossad to assassinate individuals involved in the 1972 Munich massacre in which 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team were killed.

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Otl Aicher

Otto "Otl" Aicher (13 May 1922 – 1 September 1991) was a German graphic designer and typographer.

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Passau

Passau (') is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany, also known as the Dreiflüssestadt ("City of Three Rivers") because the Danube is joined there by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north.

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Poly(methyl methacrylate)

Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), also known as acrylic or acrylic glass as well as by the trade names Crylux, Plexiglas, Acrylite, Lucite, and Perspex among several others (see below), is a transparent thermoplastic often used in sheet form as a lightweight or shatter-resistant alternative to glass.

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President of Ecuador

The President of the Republic of Ecuador (Presidente de la República del Ecuador) serves as both the head of state and head of government of Ecuador, is the highest political office in the country as the head of the executive branch of government.

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President of Germany

The President of Germany, officially the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland),The official title within Germany is Bundespräsident, with der Bundesrepublik Deutschland being added in international correspondence; the official English title is President of the Federal Republic of Germany is the head of state of Germany.

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Radstadion

Radstadion was a velodrome located in Olympiapark in Munich, Germany.

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Republic of Dahomey

The Republic of Dahomey (République du Dahomey) was established on December 11, 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community.

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Republic of Upper Volta

The Republic of Upper Volta (République de Haute-Volta), now Burkina Faso, was a landlocked West African country established on December 11, 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community.

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Rey Robinson

Reynaud Syverne "Rey" Robinson (born April 1, 1952) is a former American athlete, one of the world's top sprinters in the early 1970s.

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Rhodesia at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Rhodesia competed at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany.

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Rhodesia at the Olympics

Southern Rhodesia first participated as Rhodesia in the Olympic Games in 1928, when it sent two boxers to Amsterdam, both of whom were eliminated in their second bout.

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Riding Facility, Riem

The Riding Facility, Riem, also known as Olympic Riding Stadium (German: Olympia-Reitstadion Riem), was a temporary facility constructed in the Riem section of Munich, Germany.

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Rome

Rome (Roma; Roma) is the capital city of Italy and a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale).

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Rosenaustadion

Rosenaustadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany.

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Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle

Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, also known by its sponsorship name of Audi Dome, is an indoor arena located in Sendling-Westpark, Munich, Germany.

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Sarah Morris

Sarah Morris (born 20 June 1967) is an American artist.

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a sovereign Arab state in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula.

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Schießanlage

Schießanlage is a firing range located in the Hochbrück area of Munich, Germany.

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September 11 attacks

The September 11, 2001 attacks (also referred to as 9/11) were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001.

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Shane Gould

Shane Elizabeth Gould, (born 23 November 1956) is an Australian former competition swimmer who won three gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

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Somalia

Somalia (Soomaaliya; aṣ-Ṣūmāl), officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe Federal Republic of Somalia is the country's name per Article 1 of the.

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Soviet Union at the Olympics

The Soviet Union first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, and competed at the Games on 18 occasions subsequently.

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Special Air Service

The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army.

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Sporthalle (Böblingen)

Sporthalle was an indoor arena located in Böblingen, Germany.

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Sporthalle Augsburg

Sporthalle Augsburg is an indoor arena located in Augsburg, Germany.

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Steven Spielberg

Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker.

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Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games (Jeux olympiques d'été) or the Games of the Olympiad, first held in 1896, is an international multi-sport event that is hosted by a different city every four years.

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Swaziland

Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Eswatini since April 2018 (Swazi: Umbuso weSwatini), is a landlocked sovereign state in Southern Africa.

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Sword of Gideon

Sword of Gideon is a 1986 Canadian television film about Mossad agents hunting down terrorists associated with the 1972 Munich massacre.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Right Honourable

The Right Honourable (The Rt Hon. or Rt Hon.) is an honorific style traditionally applied to certain persons and to certain collective bodies in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, India, some other Commonwealth realms, the Anglophone Caribbean, Mauritius, and occasionally elsewhere.

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The Star-Spangled Banner

"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States.

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Thomas Hicks (athlete)

Thomas John Hicks (January 11, 1876 – January 28, 1952) was an American track and field athlete.

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Togo

Togo, officially the Togolese Republic (République Togolaise), is a sovereign state in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north.

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Tommie Smith

Tommie C. Smith (born June 6, 1944) is an American former track & field athlete and wide receiver in the American Football League.

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Track and field

Track and field is a sport which includes athletic contests established on the skills of running, jumping, and throwing.

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Tuja-Stadion

Tuja-Stadion (formally known as ESV-Stadion) is an 11,418 capacity stadium in Ingolstadt, Germany.

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UTC+01:00

UTC+01:00, known simply as UTC+1, is a time offset that adds 1 hour to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

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Valeriy Borzov

Valeriy Pylypovych Borzov (Валерій Пилипович Борзов, Валерий Филиппович Борзов, Valeriy Filippovich Borzov; born 20 October 1949) is a Ukrainian former sprint athlete who competed for the Soviet Union.

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Vincent Matthews (athlete)

Vincent "Vince" Edward Matthews (born December 16, 1947) is an American former sprinter, winner of two Olympic gold medals, at the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics.

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Volleyballhalle

Volleyballhalle is an indoor arena located in Munich, Germany.

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Waldi

Waldi was the first official Olympic mascot created for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

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Water skiing

Water skiing (also waterskiing or water-skiing) is a surface water sport in which an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation over a body of water, skimming the surface on two skis or one ski.

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Water skiing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Water skiing was one of two demonstration sports at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

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Wayne Collett

Wayne Curtis Collett (October 20, 1949 – March 17, 2010) was an African-American Olympic sprinter.

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West Germany

West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; Bundesrepublik Deutschland, BRD) in the period between its creation on 23 May 1949 and German reunification on 3 October 1990.

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Wim Ruska

Willem "Wim" Ruska (29 August 1940 – 14 February 2015) was a judoka from the Netherlands.

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World record

A world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill or sport.

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Wrestling

Wrestling is a combat sport involving grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds.

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Yevhen Arzhanov

Yevhen Oleksandrovych Arzhanov (Євген Олександрович Аржанов, born 9 February 1948) is a Ukrainian former middle-distance runner who won a silver medal in the 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

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1936 Summer Olympics

The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1936), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in 1936 in Berlin, Nazi Germany.

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1968 Summer Olympics

The 1968 Summer Olympics (Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico, in October 1968.

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1972 Olympic Men's Basketball Final

The 1972 Olympic men's basketball final was one of the most controversial events in Olympic history and was recorded by FIBA as the first ever loss for Team USA since the sport began Olympic play in 1936.

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1972 Summer Olympics medal table

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, took place in Munich, Germany, from 26 August through 11 September 1972.

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1972 Summer Paralympics

The 1972 Summer Paralympics (Paralympische Sommerspiele 1972), the fourth edition of the Paralympic Games, were held in Heidelberg, West Germany, from August 2 to 11, 1972.

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1972 Winter Olympics

The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the (French: Les XIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event which was held from February 3 to February 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan.

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1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially called the Games of the XXI Olympiad (French: Les XXIes olympiques d'été), was an international multi-sport event in Montreal, Quebec, in 1976, and the first Olympic Games held in Canada.

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1976 Winter Olympics

The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver, Olympische Winterspiele 1976), were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria.

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2002 Winter Olympics

The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from 8 to 24 February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

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2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and commonly known as Beijing 2008, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 8 to 24 August 2008 in Beijing, China.

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21 Hours at Munich

21 Hours at Munich is a 1976 American television film directed by William A. Graham and starring William Holden.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Summer_Olympics

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