1972 Munich

Munich 1972

Fifty years after their Olympic victories in Munich, famed gymnast Olga Korbut, Germany’s long jump star Heide Rosendahl, Kenya’s long-distance running hero Kip Keino and Great Britain’s celebrated pentathlete Mary Peters make an emotional return to the scene of their gold medal wins.

Munich 1972 | Olympic Games

Originals

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Memory Lane | 72 - A Gathering of Champions

Producer David Wolper brought together eight filmmakers from various countries, each of whom focused on a different event or theme. They include Arthur Penn on the pile vault, Kon Ichikawa on the 100 metres, Milos Forman on the decathlon, Mai Zetterling on the weightlifters, Michael Pfleghar on female athletes, and Claude Lelouch on “The Losers”. The result is a thoughtful and kaleidoscopic view of the Games in Munich, an occasion marked by a terrorist attack that left eleven Israeli athletes and coaches dead. John Schlesinger's segment (on “The Marathon”) touches on this outrage.  

**Milos Forman, Kon Ichikawa, Claude Lelouch, Yuri Ozerov, Arthur Penn, Michael Pfleghar, John Schlessinger, Mai Zetterling | 1973' | 110' | 2013 IOC Restored version**

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Munich 1972 Official Film | Visions of Eight

Mark Spitz earns superstar status by winning seven gold medals and setting seven world records in the pool at the Munich Olympics in 1972.

Mark SPITZ

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Seven golds and seven world records for Spitz

The inauguration of a memorial to victims of the attack on members of the Israeli team at the 1972 Olympic Games has taken place in Munich.

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Munich memorial unveiled

Olga Korbut wins hearts and medals at the Olympic Games Munich 1972 and leaves a lasting impression on gymnastics, with six medals.

Olga KORBUT

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Olga Korbut Wins Hearts And Medals in Munich 1972

It was twenty years after women were admitted to the Dressage competition, making it one of the only Olympic events in which men and women compete on equal terms\. In that time, women riders had won silver and bronze medals, but had never reached the top step\. That, though, was

Equestrian

Linsenhoff becomes first woman to win dressage gold

Munich 1972 - Overview Mosaic

"Olga Korbut captured the public imagination with her charismatic and daring performances in the team competition at the 1972 Munich Games, aged just 17 year old. After her spectacular routine on the uneven parallel bars, Korbut later recalled, ""It was amazing. One day, I was a nobody, and the next day, I was a star."""

Highlights

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Munich 1972 Artistic Gymnastics Women uneven bars

Shane Gould was just 15 years old when she competed in the 1972 Munich Games. The young athlete from Australia swam 12 races in 8 days, logging 4,200m of competitive swimming in the process.

Shane GOULD

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Munich 1972 Swimming women 200m freestyle

Valeriy Borzov wins gold in the 100m sprint final at Munich 1972 after Americans Eddie Hart and Rey Robinson miss their heats.

Athletics

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Munich glory for Borzov in 100m final | Munich 1972

Mark Spitz’s record-breaking run to his seventh gold medal had only one obstacle left: Australia’s Olympic champion Mike Wenden.

Swimming

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Under the Shadow of Spitz | Munich 1972

More than 40 years have elapsed since Australia’s Shane Gould lit up the pool at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, winning five medals – three of them gold - before deciding to quit swimming shortly afterwards. In the latest of our “Words of Olympians” series, she looks back on her fleeting but hugely successful Olympic career.  (Still image: Getty Images)

Olympic Games Munich 1972

Munich 1972Highlights & Replays

Munich 1972 Artistic Gymnastics Women uneven bars

Munich 1972 Swimming women 200m freestyle

Munich glory for Borzov in 100m final | Munich 1972

Under the Shadow of Spitz | Munich 1972

Olga Korbut Wins Hearts And Medals in Munich 1972

Relive Munich 1972 with swimming superstar Shane Gould

All Replays

Munich, 1972: filming Borzov

Munich 1972 Artistic Gymnastics Women uneven bars

Munich 1972 Swimming women 200m freestyle