The 1972 Summer Olympic Games took place in Munich from August 26 to September 11, 1972.

Most of the competitions were held in Munich's Olympic Park, with the Olympic Stadium serving as the central arena. Kiel-Schilksee hosted the sailing events. The canoe slalom competitions were held in Augsburg.

With 121 participating teams and 7,170 athletes, the Munich Games set a new participation record. The standout athlete of the Games was American swimmer Mark Spitz, who won seven gold medals.

00:00 Opening Ceremony
03:14 Swimming Men and Women (including Mark Spitz)
06:40 Diving Men and Women
07:06 Artistic Gymnastics Men and Women
09:29 Judo Men
10:14 Military Cross-Country Equestrian
11:14 Long Jump Women (including Heide Rosendahl)
11:58 50K Race Walk Men
13:04 100M Sprint Men
14:09 800M Sprint Men
15:00 400M Hurdles Men
15:52 Pole Vault Men
16:24 C1 Men
16:52 Canoe Sprint Men
17:24 Rowing Men
19:04 Pentathlon Women
20:34 Javelin Throw Men
21:25 800M Sprint Women
22:13 High Jump Women (including Ulrike Mayfarth)
23:20 Munich Olympics Assassination
24:59 Memorial Service
26:42 Men's Sailing (Kiel)
27:42 Archery
28:03 Men's Team Pursuit Cycling
29:08 Men's Boxing
29:48 Men's Weightlifting
31:16 Women's Volleyball Final
32:35 Men's Basketball Final
34:07 Men's Field Hockey
35:38 Women's 1500 Meters
36:26 Men's 4x400 Meter Relay
37:17 Women's 400 Meters
38:05 Women's 100 Meter Hurdles
38:22 Women's 4x100 Meter Relay
39:14 Men's Marathon
41:11 Dressage
42:07 Men's Show Jumping
44:13 Closing Ceremony

A Chronos-Film GmbH production from 1974 in cooperation with the National Olympic Committee for Germany and the Federal Institute of Sport Science.


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