Topics:
• Munich 1972 summer Olympic Games
• Games of the XX Olympiad
• Munich 1972 - Olympic Games - Highlights
• Munich 1972 - Olympic Games - Competition venues
• Munich 1972 - Olympic Games - Medals awarded - Gold, Silver and Bronze
• Munich 1972 - Olympic Games - Medals table
• Munich 1972 - Olympic Games - Participating nations
• Munich 1972 - Olympic Games - Participating Countries
• Munich 1972 - Olympic Games - Boycotting countries
• Munich 1972 - Olympic Games - Munich, West Germany - Host City
• Munich 1972 - Olympic Games - Host city election
• 1972 summer Olympic Games - Candidate cities
• Munich 1972 - Olympic Games - boycott
• Munich 1972 - Olympic Games - Mascot
• Munich 1972 - Olympic Games - Torch
• Munich 1972 - Olympic Games - Emblem
• Munich 1972 - Olympic Games - Poster
• Munich 1972 - Olympic Games - Athletes
• Munich 1972 - Olympic Games - Schedule
• Munich 1972 - Olympic Games - Summer Games
• Munich 1972 - Summer Olympics
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Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad
Medals table - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Rank - Nation - Gold - Silver - Bronze - Total
1 - Soviet Union - 50 - 27 - 22 - 99
2 - United States - 33 - 31 - 30 - 94
3 - East Germany - 20 - 23 - 23 - 66
4 - West Germany - 13 - 11 - 16 - 40
5 - Japan - 13 - 8 - 8 - 29
6 - Australia - 8 - 7 - 2 - 17
7 - Poland - 7 - 5 - 9 - 21
8 - Hungary - 6 - 13 - 16 - 35
9 - Bulgaria - 6 - 10 - 5 - 21
10 - Italy - 5 - 3 - 10 - 18
11 - Sweden - 4 - 6 - 6 - 16
12 - Great Britain - 4 - 5 - 9 - 18
13 - Romania - 3 - 6 - 7 - 16
14 - Cuba - 3 - 1 - 4 - 8
14 - Finland - 3 - 1 - 4 - 8
16 - Netherlands - 3 - 1 - 1 - 5
17 - France - 2 - 4 - 7 - 13
18 - Czechoslovakia - 2 - 4 - 2 - 8
19 - Kenya - 2 - 3 - 4 - 9
20 - Yugoslavia - 2 - 1 - 2 - 5
21 - Norway - 2 - 1 - 1 - 4
22 - North Korea - 1 - 1 - 3 - 5
23 - New Zealand - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3
24 - Uganda - 1 - 1 - 0 - 2
25 - Denmark - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
26 - Switzerland - 0 - 3 - 0 - 3
27 - Canada - 0 - 2 - 3 - 5
28 - Iran - 0 - 2 - 1 - 3
29 - Belgium - 0 - 2 - 0 - 2
29 - Greece - 0 - 2 - 0 - 2
31 - Austria - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3
31 - Colombia - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3
33 - Argentina - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
33 - South Korea - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
33 - Lebanon - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
33 - Mexico - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
33 - Mongolia - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
33 - Pakistan - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
33 - Tunisia - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
33 - Turkey - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
41 - Brazil - 0 - 0 - 2 - 2
41 - Ethiopia - 0 - 0 - 2 - 2
43 - Ghana - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
43 - India - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
43 - Jamaica - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
43 - Niger - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
43 - Nigeria - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
43 - Spain - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
Participating countries - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
121 nations - Afghanistan | Albania | Algeria | Argentina | Australia | Austria | Bahamas | Barbados Barbados | Belgium | Bermuda | Bolivia | Brazil | British Honduras | Bulgaria | Burma | Cambodia | Cameroon | Canada | Ceylon | Chad | Chile | Republic of China | Colombia | Congo | Costa Rica | Côte d'Ivoire | Cuba | Czechoslovakia | Dahomey | Denmark | Dominican Republic | East Germany | Ecuador | Egypt | El Salvador | Ethiopia | Fiji | Finland | France | Gabon | Ghana | Great Britain | Greece | Guatemala | Guinea | Guyana | Haiti | Hong Kong | Hungary | Iceland | India | Indonesia | Iran | Ireland | Israel | Italy | Jamaica | Japan | Kenya | South Korea | North Korea | Kuwait | Lebanon | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Liechtenstein | Luxembourg | Madagascar | Malawi | Malaysia | Mali | Malta | Mexico | Monaco | Mongolia | Morocco | Nepal | Netherlands | Netherlands Antilles | New Zealand | Nicaragua | Niger | Nigeria | Norway | Pakistan | Panama | Paraguay | Peru | Philippines | Poland | Portugal | Puerto Rico | Romania | San Marino | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Singapore | Somalia | Spain | Sudan | Suriname | Swaziland | Sweden | Switzerland | Syria | Tanzania | Thailand | Togo | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | Turkey | Uganda | United States | Uruguay | Soviet Union | Venezuela | Vietnam | Virgin Islands | West Germany | Yugoslavia | Zambia | Upper Volta
Sports - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Events 195 in 23 sports - Archery | Athletics | Basketball | Boxing | Canoeing | Cycling | Diving | Equestrian | Fencing | Football (soccer) | Gymnastics | Handball | Hockey | Judo | Modern pentathlon | Rowing | Sailing | Shooting | Swimming | Volleyball | Water polo | Weightlifting | Wrestling
Demonstration sports - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Badminton | Water skiing
Host city - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Athletes participating - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
7,170 athletes (6075 men, 1059 women)
Opening ceremony - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
August 26
Closing ceremony - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
September 10
Officially opened - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Gustav Heinemann
Athlete's Oath - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Heidi Schüller
Judge's Oath - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Heinz Pollay
Olympic Torch - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Günther Zahn
Stadium - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Olympic Stadium (Munich) | Olympiapark München - Olympiastadion
Highlights - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Mark Spitz, Lasse Viren, Shane Gould, Valery Borzov, Liselott Linsenhoff, Olga Korbut and Aleksandr Belov.
Note: Munich Massacre - September 5 (11 Israeli athletes were taken hostage by the Palestinian terrorist group Black September and were killed).
Host city - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Candidate cities: Detroit (USA), Madrid (Spain), Munich (West Germany) and Montreal (Canada).
Final choice: 1966
Emblem - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Poster - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Medals - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Mascot - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Waldi
Torch - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Venues - Munich 1972 - Games of the XX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Munich Olympic Park (Olympiapark)
• Olympic Stadium (Olympiastadion) - opening/closing ceremonies, athletics, football/soccer, modern pentathlon, memorial service for Israeli athletes
• Boxing Hall (Boxhalle) - boxing, judo
• Cycling Stadium (Radstadion) - cycling
• Olympic Sports Hall (Sporthalle) - gymnastics, handball
• Hockey Facility (Hockeyanlange) - hockey
• Swimming Hall (Schwimmhalle) - swimming, diving, water polo
• Volleyball Hall (Volleyballhalle) - volleyball
• Olympic Village (Olympisches Dorf)
Venues in Greater Munich
• Regatta Course (Regattastrecke), Oberschleißheim - rowing
• Basketball Hall (Basketballhalle), Siegenburger Straße - basketball, judo
• Fairgrounds, Fencing Hall 1 (Messegelände, Fechthalle 1) - fencing
• Fairgrounds, Fencing Hall 2 (Messegelände, Fechthalle 1) - fencing
• Fairgrounds, Weightlifting Hall (Messegelände, Gewichtheberhalle) - weightlifting
• Fairgrounds, Judo and Wrestling Hall (Messegelände, Judo- und Ringerhalle) - judo, wrestling
• Dante Swimming Pool (Dantebad) - water polo
• Shooting Facility (Schießanglange), Hochbrück - shooting
• Archery Facility (Bogenschießanlange), Englischer Garten - archery
• Riding Facility, Riem - equestrian events
• Dressage Facility Nymphenburg - equestrian events
Other Venues
• Olympic Yachting Center, Kiel-Schilksee - water skiing, yachting
• Nürnberg - football/soccer preliminaries
• Regensburg - football/soccer preliminaries
• Passau - football/soccer preliminaries
• Ingolstadt - football/soccer preliminaries
• Augsburg - canoeing, football/soccer preliminaries, handball preliminaries
• Ulm - handball preliminaries
• Göppingen - handball preliminaries
• Böblingen - handball preliminaries
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