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1972 Olympics
The 1972 Munich Games were the largest yet, setting records in all categories, with 195 events and 7,173 athletes from 121 nations.
Archery was reintroduced to the Olympic programme after a 52-year absence. Handball was reintroduced after a 36-year absence.
It represents a crown of rays of light, a design symbolizing the spirit of the Munich Games- light, freshness, generosity, expressed by the design “Radiant Munich”. It was created by Otl Aicher, the designed and director of the visual conception commission. His project was chosen in spite of a competition whose 2 332 entries were unsatisfactory.
Opeing Date- August 26, 1972 Closing Date- September 11, 1972 Country of the host city- Federal Republic of Germany (1950-1990, "GER" since) (FRG) Candidate cities- Detroit (USA), Madrid (ESP) and Montreal (CAN)
26 August 1972, Opening Ceremony. Athlet Gnter Zahn lights the Olympic Flame.
Waldi, the dachshund. Very popular in Bavaria, but he also possesses qualities which are indispensable to an athlete : resistance, tenacity and agility. These are among the reasons he was chosen to be the mascot. He was dressed in pastel colours to express the gaiety and joy of the Olympic festival.
Caption : "Spiele der XX Olympiade Mnchen 1972" on the combustion tube. On the handle, the Olympic rings and the emblem of the Games, representing a crown of rays of light
-Official opening of the Games by: President Gustave Heinemann -Lighting the Olympic Flame by: Gnter Zahn (athletics, junior 1 500m champion) -Olympic Oath by: Heidi Schller (athletics) -Official Oath by: Heinz Pollay (equestrian sports)
121 NOCs (Nations) 7,134 athletes (1,059 women, 6,075 men) 195 events
On September 5th eight Palestinian terrorists broke into the Olympic Village, killed two members of the Israeli team and took nine more hostage. The hostages were then killed along with 5 members of the terrorists and a police man.
