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Munich, 1972: filming Borzov

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

Munich 1972 Swimming women 200m freestyle

"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."""

Olga KORBUT

Munich 1972 Artistic Gymnastics Women uneven bars

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