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4 unusual facts about 1972 Summer Olympics


Bundesautobahn 95

In summer 1972 the A 95 was temporarily closed between Munich and the 3-way interchange Starnberg, due to the Road bicycle racing during the Summer Olympics in Munich.

Paul Makler

Paul Makler, Jr. (born 1946), son of Paul Makler, Sr., fenced at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Rafael O'Ferrall

In 1972, he was asked by the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee to represent Puerto Rico in the Munich Olympics in track and field events, however he was later substituted by the more experienced Luis Alers.

Swedish Hockey Association

The Swedish Hockey Association was founded in 1973 as interest in field hockey in Sweden increased substantially following the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.


André Bicaba

Bicaba became the first athlete to represent the Republic of Upper Volta at the Olympic Games when he competed in the Men's 100 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's individual

The men's individual archery event at the 1972 Summer Olympics was part of the archery programme.

Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's individual

The women's individual archery event at the 1972 Summer Olympics was part of the archery programme.

Arve Haugen

He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he placed fifth in team trial with the Norwegian team, which consisted of Knut Knudsen, Thorleif Andresen, Magne Orre and Haugen.

Bernie Cotton

He won 73 caps for England and 54 for Great Britain, representing the country at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Brij Narayan

Narayan graduated from the University of Mumbai in 1972 and became a full-time musician; he performed at the Munich Olympics the same year.

Clifford Luyk

He also played at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games, EuroBasket 1969, EuroBasket 1971, the 1972 Summer Olympics, EuroBasket 1973, the 1974 FIBA World Championship, EuroBasket 1975, and the 1975 Mediterranean Games.

Clyde Sefton

He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, where he won the silver medal in the men's individual road race, behind Holland's Hennie Kuiper.

Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem

These are the official results of the Men's Tandem Race at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany held on September 3 and September 4, 1972.

Dane Korica

Danijel Korica (Serbian Cyrillic: Данијел Корица, born 10 June 1945), better known by his nickname Dane in his home country, is a Serbian retired long-distance runner who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Dino Verzini

After 1969, Verzini changed his tandem parterns several times, and at the 1972 Summer Olympics rode with Giorgio Rossi, finishing in ninth place.

Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olympiapark Swimming Hall, from August 27 to September 4 (August 31, rest day), comprising 90 divers from 25 nations.

Erika Chambers

During the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 8 members of Black September (group) took hostage and ultimately killed 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team.

Flag of the Khmer Republic

It was the official flag of Cambodia for almost five years and it was displayed at the 1972 Summer Olympics where Cambodia officially competed under its new government after a long absence.

God Defend New Zealand

It was used at the British Empire Games from 1950 onward, and first used at the Olympics during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Hans Bettembourg

Hansjörg "Hans" Bettembourg (born 28 March 1944 in Neuruppin) is a Swedish former weightlifter who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Henk Schenk

Hendrik "Henk" Schenk (born 29 April 1945 in Wieringerwaard) is an American former wrestler who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Igor Tselovalnikov

He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics in the 2000 m tandem sprint and finished in fifth and first place, respectively.

Jacqueline Todten

She competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the Javelin where she won the Silver medal finishing behind team mate Ruth Fuchs.

Johannes Wohnseifer

He often draws reference to the German history of his youth, such as the 1972 Summer Olympics and the Red Army Faction.

Ken Swenson

Kenneth ("Ken") Lloyd Swenson (born April 18, 1948 in Clay Center, Kansas) is a retired middle distance runner from the United States, who represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Klaus-Peter Göpfert

Klaus-Peter Göpfert (born 22 October 1948 in Coburg) is a German former wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Kornelia Ender

Ender trained from a young age and won her first Olympic medals as a 13-year-old at the 1972 Olympics in Munich: three silver medals, including one in the individual 200 m individual medley, finishing behind Australia's Shane Gould.

Lothar Matthes

Lothar Matthes (born 23 July 1947) is a German former diver who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Margitta Gummel

She competed for the Unified German team in the 1964 Summer Olympics, East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and East Germany again at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Mielensäpahoittaja

Concerning the year 1972 and the Summer Olympics in Munich, he says, “That was when the TV licence fee still worked. Lasse Virén and Pekka Vasala both won.”

Nasr El-Din Abbas

He participated in the Africa Cup of Nations 1963 and 1970 and in 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Natalie Burgener

At the age of eighteen, Burgener moved from Kansas to Colorado Springs, Colorado to work and train as a resident athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOC), under her head coach Zygmunt Smalcerz, gold medalist for the flyweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, representing Poland.

Philip Greene

He also covered the League of Ireland for the Evening Press and covered many international events including the European Athletics Championships in Stockholm in 1956 and the 1972 Olympic Games.

Rey Robinson

At the age of 20, Robinson finished second to Eddie Hart at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, equalling the world record at 9,9 s, and thus became one of the favorites for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Robert Hager

Hager also covered four Olympic games for NBC, reporting from Germany during the Black September terrorist attacks of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Ron Jourdan

At the 1972 Olympic Trials, held in Eugene, Oregon between June 29 and July 9, Jourdan was one of four members of the FTC to qualify for the Munich Olympics, along with distance runners Frank Shorter, Jack Bacheler and Jeff Galloway.

Sharon Finneran

Her daughter, Ariel Rittenhouse, was an Olympic diver who placed fourth in the women's synchronized springboard at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and her brother, Mike Finneran, was an Olympic diver who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Sugar Ray Seales

"Sugar" Ray Seales, (born September 6, 1952 in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands) was the only American boxer to win a gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Syed Abdul Kadir

In 1972, Kadir represented Singapore at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich but failed to obtain any medal due to an injury, a cut sustained on the eyebrow.

Trevorrow

John Trevorrow (born 1949), Australian cyclist, participant of the 1972 Summer Olympics

Werner Christoph

Werner Christoph (born 13 January 1943) was a German sailor who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Wolfgang Lakenmacher

Wolfgang Lakenmacher (born October 8, 1943 in Neuenhofe, Sachsen-Anhalt) is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Zdzisław Antczak

Zdzisław Antczak (born November 20, 1947 in Miłkowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship) is a former Polish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.


see also

Giovanni Cernogoraz

It was also the first Olympic gold won by an athlete from Istria after Mate Parlov's boxing gold in the 1972 Summer Olympics.