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The 1972 Olympic men's basketball final was the last game of that year’s Olympic basketball tournament, and became one of the most controversial events in Olympic history. With the ending mired in controversy, the Soviet Union defeated Team USA by one point, marking the latter's first ever loss in the event.
The 1972 Munich Olympics were billed as Die Heiteren Spiele—the “Happy Games.” West Germans hoped they would help rehabilitate their country in international eyes after the horrors of Nazism, and nothing symbolized this new Germany more than the participation of a team from Israel. To avoid appearing militarized, the Olympic safety guards were largely unarmed.
Find out who took home gold, silver and bronze in 1972. Official results of the swimming 100m butterfly women event at the Munich Summer Olympics.
The Summer Olympics in Munich were not only a sports event: they sought to convey a new image of Germany as a modern, democratic country and marked Munich’s growth into a major international city. The anniversary celebration highlights the joyful games that united sports, art and culture and people, while at the same time recalling the tragic ...
Aug 26, 2022 · Exactly 50 years ago today, West German President Gustav Heinemann opened the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich’s Olympic Stadium. To mark the anniversary, the Olympic Tower in Munich has beet lit up ...
Sep 4, 2022 · The Israeli Olympic delegation parades during the opening of the Munich Olympic Games on Aug. 26, 1972. West German organizers wanted to give the Games a light atmosphere, trying to break from Germany's prior Olympics under the Nazis in 1936.
1940. Denmark, Norway, and Belgium invaded and occupied by Germany. January – Food rationing begins in Britain. May – Churchill takes over from Chamberlain as Prime Minister of Britain; Evacuation of Dunkirk begins. June – Mussolini declares war on France; Paris falls to Germany; France surrenders. August – Battle of Britain begins.
