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	1972 Olympics — Infoplease.com
		The United States also lost an Olympic basketball game for the first time ever (they were 62-0) when the Soviets were given three chances to convert a last-second inbound pass and finally won, 51-50.
		John Akii-Bua - John Akii-Bua Age: 47 winner of the gold medal in the 400m hurdles at the 1972 Olympics; set a...
		Olympic tragedy: 1972 Revisited: the shadow of terrorism still haunts the Olympics almost 30 years after Israeli athletes were massacred......
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0114715.html (537 words)

	2004 Summer Olympics
		Greece was chosen as the host city in 1997, after surprisingly having lost the bid to organise the 1996 Summer Olympics, the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games.
		In 1997, they had a bid that was not only founded on their tradition, and they defeated Rome in the last round of voting, after Buenos Aires, Stockholm, Cape Town and San Juan had already received too few votes.
		Since then, the International Olympic Committee has expressed its concern over the status of the progress of construction work of the new Olympic venues.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/2/20/2004_summer_olympics.shtml (131 words)

	1972 Summer Olympics information - Search.com
		The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972.
		The 1972 Summer Olympics were the second Summer Olympics held in Germany, after the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
		They were banned from the Olympics for life, as were Tommie Smith and John Carlos in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
	www.search.com /reference/1972_Summer_Olympics (1064 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1976 Winter Olympics
		Innsbruck 1976 pointed the way to the future in Olympic security, which was further increased for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, as a result of the events of September 11, 2001.
		One of the Black September terrorists on the balcony of the Israeli team quarters at the Olympic village The Munich massacre occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage by the Palestinian terrorist organization Black September, a group...
		The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1976-Winter-Olympics (2785 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/1972 Summer Olympics
		During a failed rescue attempt at the military airport of Fürstenfeldbruck, where the hostages and their captors had been transfered to, all the Israeli hostages were killed by their captors and all but three of the Palestinianians were killed.
		The attack prompted heightened security at future Olympics, beginning with the 1976 Winter Olympics, and increased at the 2002 Winter Olympics due to the September 11, 2001 attacks.
		Olga Korbut, a tiny Soviet gymnast, became a media star after winning a gold medal in the team competition event, failing to win in the individual all-around after a fall (she was beaten by Lyudmilla Turischeva), and finally winning two gold medals in the Balance Beam and the floor exercise events.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/1972_Summer_Olympics (1405 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Mark Spitz
		At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich (West Germany), Spitz was back to maintain his bid for the six gold medals.
		One of the Black September terrorists on the balcony of the Israeli team quarters at the Olympic village The Munich massacre occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage by the Palestinian organization Black September, a militant group...
		Josh Clark Davis (born September 1, 1972 in San Antonio, Texas) is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won three medals as a member of the US Mens Relay Teams: two golds at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and one silver four years later...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mark-Spitz (4427 words)

	Olympics - WOI Encyclopedia Italia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Olympics were of fundamental religious importance, contests alternating with sacrifices and ceremonies honouring both Zeus (whose colossal statue stood at Olympia), and Pelops, divine hero and mythical king of Olympia famous for his legendary chariot race, in whose honour the games were held.
		In the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, both Spanish and Catalan were official languages of the games, but due to politics surrounding the use of Catalan, the nations entered in French alphabetical order.
		The first Olympic athlete to test positive for doping use was Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall, a Swedish pentathlete at the 1968 Summer Olympics, who lost his bronze medal for alcohol use.
	www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/Olympics (6552 words)

	Olympic Games blend political realities with idealism, philosophy and sports
		At the 1964 Summer Olympics, held in Tokyo, a Japanese man who was born in Hiroshima the day the atomic bomb was dropped was the final man to carry the Olympic torch.
		At the 1972 Summer Olympics, held in Munich, eight Palestinian terrorists from a group called Black September stormed into the Olympic Village and eventually killed 11 Israeli athletes.
		At the 2000 Summer Olympics, the nations of North and South Korea marched together behind one flag.
	www.post-gazette.com /olympics/20020203olympics0203p3.asp (1473 words)

	1996 Summer Olympics Information
		The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
		Examples of this are the mid-rise dormitories built for the Olympic village which became the first residential housing for Georgia State University and Turner Field which was a modification of the original Centennial Olympic Stadium.
		Michelle Smith of Ireland wins three gold medals and a bronze in swimming, but her victories are overshadowed by doping allegations, which are later reinforced as she is banned after failing a test in 1998.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/1996_Summer_Olympics (966 words)

	Learn more about 1972 Summer Olympics in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the bid to organise the Olympics, Detroit, Madrid and Montreal were beaten.
		Lasse Virén of Finland won the 5000 and 10000 m (the latter after a fall), a feat he would repeat in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
		For the first time, the Olympic Oath is also taken by a representative of the referees.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /1/19/1972_summer_olympics.html (477 words)

	Science Fair Projects - 1972 Summer Olympics
		Also in track and field, two African-American athletes, Vince Matthews and Wayne Collett, acted disrespectfully on the medal stand, twirling their medals (gold and silver, respectively) and joking with one another as the Star-Spangled Banner was being played during the award ceremony.
		They were banned from the Olympics for life, as were Tommie Smith and John Carlos in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
		In basketball, the United States' Olympic winning streak, which started in 1936, was ended by the Soviet Union team's close victory in the final game.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Munich_1972_Summer_Olympics (708 words)

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