1972 Simmer Olympics

XI Olympic Winter Gemmes

Host ceety	Sapporo, Japan
Naitions pairteecipatin	121
Athletes pairteecipatin	7,170 (6,075 men, 1,095 weemen)
Events	35 in 6 sports (10 disciplines)
Appenin ceremony	August 26
Closin ceremony	Februar 13
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.