1 / 5

Munich 1972 Summer Olympics

Munich 1972 Summer Olympics. Germany. Opening of the Games. August 26, 1972 Opening Ceremony Closing Ceremony September 11, 1972 Black September attack September 5 Games were suspended for 32 hours but did continue

arne
Download Presentation

Munich 1972 Summer Olympics

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Munich 1972 Summer Olympics Germany

  2. Opening of the Games • August 26, 1972 Opening Ceremony • Closing Ceremony September 11, 1972 • Black September attack September 5 • Games were suspended for 32 hours but did continue • 8 Arab militants entered the Olympic Village and took 11 Israeli team members hostage and then murdered them

  3. Random Highlights Largest Olympics yet Archery returned to the Olympics after a 52 year absence Men’s canoeing, slalom canoeing, and kayaking made their debuts First time the Olympiad oath was taken by officials

  4. Memorable Champions • Mark Spitz • Won 7 gold medals • Broke 7 world records • Olga Korbut • Tiny Soviet Gymnast • Large success in team competition but struggled individually • Fans flocked to her as she was the sweetheart of the Olympics

  5. Munich Attack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEy5OOS1eAI&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL9026765FB0025E9D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4wleZdvvvw&feature=bf_next&list=PL9026765FB0025E9D&lf=results_video

More Related