#1972 olympics

[forever70s]

Mark Spitz (1972)

[sw1tchbackli]

Today we remember the 11 Israelis murdered at the 1972 Munich Olympics in Germany, when Palestinian terrorists stormed the Olympic Village, taking Israeli athletes hostage.

53 years later, history repeats itself: 48 Israelis are still held hostage in Hamas’ dungeons - by another Palestinian terror group.

From Munich to Gaza, the message is clear: terror targets Israelis simply for being Israeli.

Let them go NOW! 🎗️

[the-garbanzo-annex-jr]

Source

[chunkletskhl]

The Kharlamov (17) - Petrov (16) - Mikhailov (13) line on the prowl against Finland at the 1972 Olympics. The Finnish goalie is Jorma Valtonen. (Image Source)

[blueiscoool]

Olga Korbut

Olga Korbut performing the banned 'Dead Loop' the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany.

The dead loop which is performed by standing on a high bar and then executing a backflip before grabbing the bar again was performed by Olga. It was the first and last time performed at the global level.

Why was it banned?

High risk of injury, many teens ended up with severe injuries including broken necks.

[luckykittycolor]

[thepopculturearchivist]

SCHENECTADY GAZETTE, September 6, 1972

[thechildrensmuseum]

Today is National Princess Day, and while we all love ball gowns and tiaras, we’d like to celebrate a different aspect of princesses today. Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth II’s only daughter, was not only a regular at fancy balls and events, but an avid equestrian. This lithograph by famous sports artist LeRoy Neiman, a part of his “Munich Olympic Suite”, depicts Anne at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Unfortunately, Anne didn’t make the 1972 British team, but she did get the chance to compete in Montreal in 1976!