The Munich Olympics opened on August 26, 1972. The following day, Shirley Povitch wrote in the Washington Post: It was a smashing effort by the opulent city-state of Munich, only seven miles from the Dachau of foul memory, to compensate for Germany's remembered sins of that era. For the crowd of 80,000 in Olympische Stadion and almost one billion television viewers around the … [Read more...] about Munich Olympics Open – August 26, 1972
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U.S. Olympic Basketball Streak Ended – September 10, 1972
This one still stinks – The Olympics at its worst. The U.S. Olympic basketball streak ended, after being unbeaten since the sport was introduced at the 1936 games. Going into this game the U.S. team's record was 62-0. In fairness to the Soviet team that allegedly won, it wasn’t their fault that they had played superbly and were within a point of the Americans when the game … [Read more...] about U.S. Olympic Basketball Streak Ended – September 10, 1972
Dave Wottle (The Hat) wins Olympic 800 – September 2, 1972
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fef59qD8gow Dave Wottle always wore an old golf cap when he trained and competed, and this made him immediately recognisable in the opening rounds of the 800m at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich (see photo above). In the final, Wottle immediately dropped to the rear of the field, and stayed there for the first 600m, at which point he started … [Read more...] about Dave Wottle (The Hat) wins Olympic 800 – September 2, 1972