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The
Games of the XX Olympiad held in Munich, opened by President Gustave
Heinemann were the most tragic of the modern Olympics. Palestinian terrorists
broke into the Olympic Village, kidnapted nine members of the Israeli
team and killed two, asking the release of 200 Palestinians from the
Israel prisons. The security forces responded and the result was tragic:
eleven athletes, 5 terrorists and a policeman were killed. The Olympics
were suspended for 34 hours and a memorial service was held in the main
stadium. Mark Spitz, swimmer from the United States, won seven gold
medals, Lasse Viren, from Finland, fell midway through the 10,000m final,
but rose and set a world record, freestyle wrestler
Ivan Yarygin, from Soviet Union, |
pinned
all seven of his opponents en route to his first Olympic championship
in the heavyweight division and Liselott Linsenhoff, from West Germany,
competing in the dressage event, became the first female equestrian to
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medal in an individual event. The hero of the media was the Soviet gymnast, Olga Korbut. The innovation in these Games was the reintroducing of archery and handball in the Olympic programme and a mascot: Waldi the Dachshund.
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