1972 Simmer Olympics
Appearance
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Host ceety | Munich |
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Naitions pairteecipatin | 121 |
Athletes pairteecipatin | 7,170 (6,075 men, 1,095 weemen) |
Events | 195 in 21 sports |
Appenin ceremony | August 26 1972 |
Closin ceremony | September 10 1972 |
Offeecially appened bi | Preses Gustav Heinemann |
Athlete's Oath | Heidi Schüller |
Judge's Oath | Heinz Pollay |
Olympic Torch | Günther Zahn |
Stadium | Olympic Stadium |
The 1972 Simmer Olympics, offeecially kent as the Gemmes o the XX Olympiad, wis an internaitional multi-sport event held in Munich, Wast Germany, frae August 26 tae September 11, 1972, the sportin naitur o which wis lairgely owershadowed bi the Munich massacre in which eleven Israeli athletes an coaches, a Wast German police officer, an five Black September terrorists wur killed.
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