Games of the XX Olympiad
Host city	Munich, Germany
Nations participating	121
Athletes participating	7170 (6075 men, 1095 women)
Events	195 in 23 sports
Opening ceremony	August 26
Closing ceremony	September 10
Officially opened by	President Gustav Heinemann
Athlete's Oath	Heidi Schüller
Judge's Oath	Heinz Pollay
Olympic Torch	Günther Zahn
Stadium	Olympic Stadium

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were celebrated in Munich, in what was then West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Olympic sports comprise all the Sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. The President of Germany (deutscher Bundespräsident is Germany 's Head of state. Gustav Walter Heinemann GCB ( July 23, 1899 - July 7, 1976) was a German politician The Olympic Oath is taken by one athlete and one judge at the opening ceremonies of each Olympic Games. Heidi Schüller (born June 15, 1950) is a West German - German athlete who competed in the early 1970s The Olympic Oath is taken by one athlete and one judge at the opening ceremonies of each Olympic Games. The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a Symbol of the Olympic Games. The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece Stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. The Olympiastadion is a stadium located in Munich, Germany. Situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich the stadium Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Munich won its Olympic bid on April 26, 1966 at the 64th IOC Session at Rome, Italy, over the cities of Detroit, Madrid and Montreal. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. This is the list of International Olympic Committee (IOC meetings Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec

The 1972 Summer Olympics were the second Summer Olympics held in Germany, after the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The Munich Olympics were intended to present a new, democratic and optimistic Germany to the world, as shown by its official motto, "the Happy Games". The emblem of the Games was a blue solar logo (the "Bright Sun"). The Olympic mascot, the dachshund "Waldi", was the first officially named Olympic mascot. The dachshund is a short-legged elongated Dog breed of the Hound family Waldi was the first official Olympic mascot. Created for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he was a Dachshund, a popular breed of dog The games also saw the introduction of the now universal sports pictograms designed by Otl Aicher. A pictogram ( also spelled pictogramme) or pictograph is a Symbol representing a Concept, object, activity place or event Otl Aicher, also known as Otto Aicher ( May 13, 1922 - September 1, 1991) was one of the leading German Graphic designers However, this joyful mood was ruined by the killings of 11 Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists in an event known as the "Munich massacre". For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Palestinian political violence or Palestinian terrorism refers to acts of violence committed for political reasons by Palestinians Palestinian groups that support The Munich massacre occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken

The Olympic Park (Olympiapark) is based on Frei Otto's plans and after the Games became a Munich landmark. Frei Paul Otto ( 31 May, 1925) is a German architect and Structural engineer. The competition sites, designed by architect Günther Behnisch, included the Olympic swimming hall, the Olympics Hall (Olympiahalle, a multipurpose facility) and the Olympic Stadium (Olympiastadion), and an Olympic village very close to the park. Günther Behnisch is a German Architect (born 1922 in Dresden, Germany) Behnisch is one of the most prominent architects representing Deconstructivism The Olympiastadion is a stadium located in Munich, Germany. Situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich the stadium The design of the stadium was considered revolutionary, with sweeping canopies of acrylic glass stabilized by metal ropes, used on such a large scale for the first time. Poly(methyl methacrylate ( PMMA) or poly(methyl 2-methylpropenoate is a Thermoplastic and transparent Plastic.

Below was the vote results, compliments of the International Olympic Committee Vote History web page.

1972 Summer Olympics Bidding Results
City	NOC Name	Round 1	Round 2
Munich	West Germany	29	31
Madrid	Spain	16	16
Montreal, Quebec	Canada	6	13
Detroit, Michigan	United States	6	-

Contents 1 Munich massacre 2 Notable events 3 Venues 4 Medals awarded 4.1 Demonstration sports 5 Medal count 6 Participating nations 7 See also 7.1 Olympics with significant criminal incidents 8 References 9 External links

Munich massacre

Main article: Munich massacre

The games were marred by what has come to be known as the Munich massacre. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Munich massacre occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken The Munich massacre occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken On 5 September a group of eight Palestinian terrorists belonging to the Black September organization broke into the Olympic Village and took eleven Israeli athletes hostage in their apartment, killing two of the hostages in the apartment after fighting back; the subsequent standoff in the Olympic Village lasted for almost 18 hours. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. The Black September Organization (منظمة أيلول الأسود munazzamat aylul al-aswad) was a Palestinian militant group founded in 1970 Frequently an Olympic Village is built within an Olympic Park or elsewhere in a host city

During a botched German rescue attempt at the military airport of Fürstenfeldbruck, where the captors with their hostages had been transferred by helicopter ostensibly to board a plane bound for an undetermined Arab country, all the surviving Israeli hostages were killed by a Palestinian who threw a grenade into the helicopter carrying the hostages. Fürstenfeldbruck is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Fürstenfeldbruck.

All but three of the Palestinians were killed as well. Two of those three were supposedly killed later by the Mossad. The Mossad ( HaMossad leModi'in v'leTafkidim Meyuhadim) (המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים - Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations Jamal Al-Gashey is believed to be the sole survivor, and is still living today in hiding in an unspecified Arab country. Jamal Al-Gashey (جمال الجاشي (born 1953? was a member of the Black September offshoot of the Palestine Liberation Organization and is believed to be the The Olympic events were briefly suspended but Avery Brundage, the International Olympic Committee president, decided that "the Games must go on" and the games resumed a day later. Avery Brundage ( September 28 1887 &ndash May 8 1975) was an American athlete sports official art collector and philanthropist

The attack prompted heightened security at future Olympics beginning with the 1976 Winter Olympics. The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated February The massacre led the German federal government to realize the inadequacy of its post-World War II pacifist approach to combatting terror, and to the creation of the elite counter-terrorist unit GSG 9. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The GSG 9 der Bundespolizei (originally the German abbreviation of Grenzschutzgruppe 9 or Border Guard Group 9 is the elite Counter-terrorism and special It also led Israel to launch an aggressive counterterrorism campaign known as Operation Wrath of God. Counter-terrorism or counterterrorism refers to the practices tactics, techniques and strategies that Governments militaries, Police departments "Wrath of God" redirects here For the 1972 film by Werner Herzog, see Aguirre the Wrath of God. The events of the Munich massacre were chronicled in the Oscar-winning documentary, One Day in September. One Day in September is a 1999 Documentary film directed by Kevin Macdonald examining the September 5, 1972 murder A fictional account of the aftermath was dramatized in Steven Spielberg's 2005 film Munich. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper Munich is a 2005 semi-fictionalized film about the Israeli government's secret retaliation after the 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli Olympic athletes

Notable events

• Mark Spitz, a swimmer from the United States, set a world record when he won seven gold medals (while on the way to setting a new world record for each of his seven gold medals) in a single Olympics, bringing his lifetime total to nine (he had won two golds in Mexico City's Games four years earlier). Waldi was the first official Olympic mascot. Created for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he was a Dachshund, a popular breed of dog Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10 1950 is a retired American Swimmer, best known for winning seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline usually a Sports event The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Mexico City Being Jewish, Spitz was forced to leave Munich before the closing ceremonies for his own protection, after fears arose that he would be an additional target of those responsible for the Munich massacre. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The Munich massacre occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken
• Olga Korbut, a tiny Soviet gymnast, became a media star after winning a gold medal in the team competition event, failing to win in the individual all-around after a fall (she was beaten by Lyudmilla Turischeva), and finally winning two gold medals in the Balance Beam and the floor exercise events. Olga Valentinovna Korbut ( Belarusian: Вольга Валянцінаўна Корбут, Volha Valancinaŭna Korbut; Russian: Ольга The Soviet Union first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952 and competed at the Games on 18 occasions since then Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination Ludmilla Ivanovna Tourischeva (Russian Людми́ла Ива́новна Тури́щева alternate spellings Ludmilla Turischeva Ludmilla Tourischcheva Ljudmila In Gymnastics, the floor refers to a specially prepared exercise surface which is considered an apparatus
• In the controversial gold medal basketball game, the United States' Olympic basketball winning streak, which started in 1936, was ended by the Soviet team's victory in the gold medal game, which USA Basketball calls "the most controversial game in international basketball history". Final results for the Basketball Competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The Soviet Union first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952 and competed at the Games on 18 occasions since then USA Basketball is a Non-profit organization and the governing body for Basketball in the United States. ^[1] Doug Collins made two free throws with three seconds left to give the USA a 50-49 lead, despite the horn going off in the middle of his second attempt. Paul Douglas Collins (born July 28, 1951 in Christopher Illinois) is a former four-time NBA Basketball All-Star The Soviets failed to score on the ensuing possession, but the clock was stopped at 0:01 after one official heard the earlier horn and the Soviets were frantically urging time-out. The clock had to be reset to three seconds but it was showing 0:50 when play began again. Again, the Soviets failed to score, time apparently expired, and the United States began celebrating, with ABC displaying the 50-49 margin as "final". The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. However, after the vehement protests of FIBA secretary general R. William Jones of Great Britain, the referees added three seconds back to the clock due to error in re-starting the clock. The International Basketball Federation ( French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball) more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA Renato William Jones (born October 5, 1906 in Rome, Italy; died April 22, 1981 in Munich, Germany See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Jones had no authority to intervene during a game, but his reputation was such that the officials dared not disobey him. The extra three seconds allowed the Soviet Union to have one more chance. The Soviets threw the ball downcourt, and Aleksandr Belov made a lay-up as time expired for the final margin of 51-50. Alexander Alexandrovich Belov ( Александр Александрович Белов) ( November 11 1951 in Leningrad &ndash October A U. S. protest, filed after the match, was denied by FIBA, which voted 3-2 against the protest along Cold War lines (Italy and Puerto Rico voted in favor; Hungary, Poland, and Cuba voted against) and award the gold medal to the Soviets. The International Basketball Federation ( French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball) more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la The U. S. team voted unanimously to refuse the silver medal, and to this day still have not accepted them. They remain in a vault in Lausanne, Switzerland. Lausanne ( pronounced, Losanna is a city in Romandy, the French -speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva USA team captain Kenny Davis even has written in his will that his wife and children can never accept the silver medal. ^[2] The end of the USA-USSR gold medal game remains one of the most controversial events in Olympic history and has been the subject of numerous film and television specials, including HBO's documentary 0:03 Seconds from Gold.
• Lasse Virén of Finland won the 5,000 and 10,000 m (the latter after a fall), a feat he would repeat in the 1976 Summer Olympics. Lasse Artturi Virén (born July 22, 1949) is a former Finnish athlete, winner of four gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics and The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Montreal, Quebec The late United States middle-distance legend Steve Prefontaine finished a disappointing fourth in the 5,000 m after swapping the lead multiple times with the victorious Virén
• Valeri Borzov won both the 100 m and 200 m in track and field. Steve Roland Prefontaine (January 25 1951 &ndash May 30 1975 (nicknamed Pre) was an American middle and long-distance runner. Lasse Artturi Virén (born July 22, 1949) is a former Finnish athlete, winner of four gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics and Valeri Filippovich Borzov (Валерий Филиппович Борзов (born October 20, 1949) is a Ukrainian athlete; an Olympic former The top two US sprinters and medal favorites in the 100 m, Rey Robinson and Eddie Hart, won their first rounds. Edward ("Eddie" James Hart (born April 24, 1949) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay But they were given the wrong starting time for the next round by their coach and missed the race, eliminating them.
• Also in track and field, two black American 400 m runners, Vincent Matthews and Wayne Collett, acted casually on the medal stand, twirling their medals (gold and silver, respectively) and joking with one another as "The Star-Spangled Banner" was being played during the award ceremony. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Vincent ("Vince" Edward Matthews (born December 16, 1947) is an African American former athlete, winner of two gold " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the National anthem of the United States of America They were banned from the Olympics for life, as Tommie Smith and John Carlos had been in the 1968 Summer Olympics. For others with a similar name see Tommy Smith. Tommie Smith (born June 5, 1944) is an African American former John Wesley Carlos (born June 5, 1945 in Harlem New York) is an African American former Track and field athlete and professional The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Mexico City
• Dave Wottle won the AAU 800 m title before equalling the world record over 800 m of 1:44. David ("Dave" James Wottle (born August 7, 1950) is a former American athlete, winner of the 800 metres at the 3 at the US Olympic Trials. In the Olympic 800 m final, Wottle immediately dropped to the rear of the field, and stayed there for the first 600 m, at which point he started to pass runner after runner up the final straightaway, finally grabbing the lead in the final metres to win by just 0. The Men's 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany took place on September 2, 1972. 03 seconds ahead of the favorite, the Soviet Yevgeny Arzhonov. This gained him the nickname of "The Head Waiter". At the victory ceremony, Wottle unconsciously forgot to remove his golf cap. This was interpreted by some as a form of protest, but Wottle later apologized.
• Australian swimmer Shane Gould won three gold medals, a silver, and a bronze medal at the age of 15. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Shane Elizabeth Gould, MBE (born 23 November 1956 is an Australian former swimmer who won three gold medals, a silver and bronze
• Handball (last held in 1936) and Archery (last held in 1920) returned as Olympic sports after a long absence. Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, or Olympic handball) is a Team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six Archery is the practice of using a bow or Crossbow to shoot Arrows Archery has historically been used in Hunting and Combat and has
• Slalom canoeing was held for the first time at the Olympics. Whitewater Slalom is a competitive sport where the aim is to navigate a decked Canoe or Kayak through a course of hanging gates on river rapids
• Dan Gable won the gold medal in wrestling without having a single point scored against him. Dan Gable (born October 25, 1948 in Waterloo Iowa) is a well-known American amateur wrestler. Amateur wrestling is the most widespread form of sport Wrestling.
• Wim Ruska became the first judoka to win two gold medals. Willem ("Wim" Ruska (born August 29, 1940 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a retired Judoka from The Netherlands meaning "gentle way" is a modern Japanese martial art ( Gendai budō) and Combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late
• For the first time, the Olympic Oath was taken by a representative of the referees. The Olympic Oath is taken by one athlete and one judge at the opening ceremonies of each Olympic Games.
• American Frank Shorter, who was born in Munich, became the first from his country in 64 years to win the Olympic marathon. Frank Shorter (born October 31, 1947) is an American distance runner and winner of the marathon race at the 1972 Summer Olympics As Shorter was nearing the stadium, German student Norbert Sudhaus, wearing a track uniform, joined the race for the last quarter-mile as a gag. He entered the stadium and ran part way around the track. Thinking he was the winner, the crowd began cheering him. Officials then realized the hoax and ushered the jokester off the course. Arriving seconds later, Shorter was understandably perplexed to see someone ahead of him and to hear the boos and catcalls meant for Sudhaus. This was the third time in Olympic history that an American had won the marathon — and in none of those three instances (see Johnny Hayes and Thomas Hicks articles for details) did the winner enter the stadium first. John ("Johnny" Joseph Hayes ( April 10, 1886 &ndash August 25, 1965) was an American athlete, a member Thomas J Hicks ( January 7, 1875 &ndash December 2, 1963) was an American track and field athlete, winner of the
  

  Munich Olympics commemorative 10-mark coin, 1972
• On 11 September a small plane was stolen in Stuttgart and authorities received information that Arab terrorists were planning to drop a bomb on the final ceremonies. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. IOC officials and Chancellor Willy Brandt, who were attending the ceremonies, were informed. The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (18 December 1913 - 8 October 1992 was a German politician Chancellor of West Germany 1969&ndash1974 Defense minister Georg Leber had two fighter planes follow the stolen plane, with the intent of shooting it down should it approach Munich. Georg Leber (born October 7 1920 in Obertiefenbach, near Limburg an der Lahn) is a German politician in the Social Democratic Radar contact to the plane was lost. A short while later, radar contact to an unknown plane was established, but it turned out to be a civilian passenger aircraft. The stolen plane was never found.
• Badminton and water skiing were the demo sports. Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles or two opposing pairs (doubles who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court Water skiing is a Sport where an individual (or more than one individual is pulled behind a Motor boat or a cable ski installation on a body of water wearing

Venues

• Munich Olympic Park (Olympiapark)
  • Olympic Stadium (Olympiastadion) - opening/closing ceremonies, athletics, football/soccer, modern pentathlon, memorial service for Israeli athletes
  • Boxing Hall (Boxhalle) - boxing, judo
  • Cycling Stadium (Radstadion) - cycling
  • Olympic Sports Hall (Sporthalle) - gymnastics, handball
  • Hockey Facility (Hockeyanlange) - hockey
  • Swimming Hall (Schwimmhalle) - swimming, diving, water polo
  • Volleyball Hall (Volleyballhalle) - volleyball
  • Olympic Village (Olympisches Dorf)

• Venues in Greater Munich
  • Regatta Course (Regattastrecke), Oberschleißheim - rowing
  • Basketball Hall (Basketballhalle), Siegenburger Straße - basketball, judo
  • Fairgrounds, Fencing Hall 1 (Messegelände, Fechthalle 1) - fencing
  • Fairgrounds, Fencing Hall 2 (Messegelände, Fechthalle 1) - fencing
  • Fairgrounds, Weightlifting Hall (Messegelände, Gewichtheberhalle) - weightlifting
  • Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall (Messegelände, Judo- und Ringerhalle) - judo, wrestling
  • Dante Swimming Pool (Dantebad) - water polo
  • Shooting Facility (Schießanglange), Hochbrück - shooting
  • Archery Facility (Bogenschießanlange), Englischer Garten - archery
  • Riding Facility, Riem - equestrian events
  • Dressage Facility Nymphenburg - equestrian events

• Other venues
  • Olympic Yachting Center, Kiel-Schilksee - water skiing, yachting
  • Nürnberg - football/soccer preliminaries
  • Regensburg - football/soccer preliminaries
  • Passau - football/soccer preliminaries
  • Ingolstadt - football/soccer preliminaries
  • Augsburg - canoeing, football/soccer preliminaries, handball preliminaries
  • Ulm - handball preliminaries
  • Göppingen - handball preliminaries
  • Böblingen - handball preliminaries

Medals awarded

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:

Archery Athletics Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrian

Fencing Football Gymnastics Handball Hockey Judo Modern pentathlon Rowing

Sailing Shooting Swimming Volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling

Demonstration sports

• Badminton
• Water skiing

Medal count

Main article: 1972 Summer Olympics medal count

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Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union	50	27	22	99
2	United States	33	31	30	94
3	East Germany (GDR)	20	23	23	66
4	West Germany (FRG) (host nation)	13	11	16	40
5	Japan	13	8	8	29
6	Australia	8	7	2	17
7	Poland	7	5	9	21
8	Hungary	6	13	16	35
9	Bulgaria	6	10	5	21
10	Italy	5	3	10	18

Participating nations

Articles about Munich Summer Olympics by nation:

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Argentina Australia Austria Bahamas Barbados Belgium Bermuda Bolivia Brazil British Honduras Bulgaria Burma Cambodia Cameroon Canada Ceylon Chad Chile Republic of China Colombia Congo Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Cuba Czechoslovakia Dahomey Denmark Dominican Republic

Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon East Germany West Germany Ghana Great Britain Greece Guatemala Guyana Haiti Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Kenya South Korea North Korea

Kuwait Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mexico Monaco Mongolia Morocco Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal

Puerto Rico Romania San Marino Saudi Arabia Senegal Singapore Somalia Spain Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tanzania Thailand Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda United States Uruguay Soviet Union Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands Yugoslavia Zambia Upper Volta

See also

• Munich Massacre
• 1972 Summer Paralympics
• International Olympic Committee
• IOC country codes

Olympics with significant criminal incidents

• 1972 Summer Olympics – Munich, Bavaria, West Germany — Munich massacre
• 1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, Georgia, USA — Centennial Olympic Park bombing

References

External links

• IOC Site on 1972 Summer Olympics
• Web site tribute to the Israeli Olympic Athletes who were held hostage and murdered at the 1972 Munich Olympics

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Albania competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany Algeria competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Argentina competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Australia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Austria competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The Bahamas competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Barbados competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Belgium competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Bermuda competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Bolivia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Brazil competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. British Honduras (now Belize) competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Bulgaria competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Burma competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Cameroon competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Canada competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Chad competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Chile competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The Republic of China competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich for the last time as the "Republic of China" Colombia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The Republic of the Congo competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Costa Rica competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Côte d'Ivoire ( English: Ivory Coast) competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Cuba competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Czechoslovakia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Dahomey (now Benin) competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Denmark competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The Dominican Republic competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Ecuador competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Egypt competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. El Salvador competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Ethiopia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Fiji competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Finland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. France competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Gabon competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Athletes from East Germany ( German Democratic Republic) competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany was the host nation of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Ghana competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Greece competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Guatemala competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Guyana competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Haiti competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Hong Kong competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Hungary competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Iceland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. India competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Indonesia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Iran competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Ireland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Israel competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, which began on August 26. Italy competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Jamaica competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Japan competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Kenya competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany Kuwait competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Lebanon competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany and won one silver medal Lesotho competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Liberia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Liechtenstein competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Luxembourg competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Madagascar competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Malawi competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Malaysia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Mali competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Malta competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Mexico competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Monaco competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Mongolia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Morocco competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Nepal competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The Netherlands competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The Netherlands Antilles competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. New Zealand competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Nicaragua competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Niger competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Nigeria competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Norway was represented at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports Pakistan competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Panama competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Paraguay competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Peru competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The Philippines competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Poland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Portugal competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Puerto Rico competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Romania competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. San Marino competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Saudi Arabia competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Senegal competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Singapore competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Somalia competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Spain competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Sudan competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Suriname competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Swaziland competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany Sweden competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Switzerland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Syria competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Tanzania competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Thailand competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Togo competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Athletes from Trinidad and Tobago competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Tunisia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Turkey competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Uganda competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The United States competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Uruguay competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The Soviet Union (USSR competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Venezuela competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The Republic of Vietnam competed as Vietnam at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The United States Virgin Islands competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Zambia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 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