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1972 Summer Olympics – Munich, West Germany. The Munich massacre occurred, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage by the Palestinian terrorist group Black September. Eleven athletes, coaches and judges were murdered by the terrorists.
The 1960 Olympics were the first ones televised in the United States, although all events were shown on tape delay after the film was flown from Roma to New York. And also for the first time since the 1912 marathon, the Olympics saw the death of a competitor. In the cycling road race, Knud Enemark Jensen (DEN) collapsed and later died.
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The drug story that broke in Rome and changed everything came on the first day of competition. A Danish cyclist named Knud Enemark Jensen went off with his three teammates that morning in the 100 ...
Jul 1, 2008 · The 1960 Rome Olympics were the first commercially televised games, saw the first doping scandal and the first commercial endorsement. David Maraniss, author of "Rome 1960: The Olympics that ...
In his book "Rome 1960," author David Maraniss explores the controversies of the first televised summer Olympics. With issues such as the equal rights battle for women and people of color, the ...
Jul 14, 2021 · The tragic death of Danish cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen at the 1960 Olympics — initially thought to have been caused by amphetamine use — had helped drive the introduction of drug testing.
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( Italian: Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960 ), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( Italian: Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( Italian: Roma 1960 ), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy.
