7 headline newspapers from 1972 MUNICH Germany SUMMER OLYMPICS Mark Spitz GOLD - $40 - (Oxford, MD)
7 1972 MUNICH OLYMPICS HEADLINE newspaper sports sections with historic photographs and long, detailed articles on this historic Olympic Games, known for the 11 Israeli atheletes who were massacred and swimmer Mark Spitz and his assault on the Gold Medal record. - inv # 3B-120 Please visit our EBAY STORE at the link directly below for HUNDREDS of HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS on sale or at auction: http://stores.ebay.com/Steve-Goldman-HISTORICAL-NEWSPAPERS_W0QQsspagenameZL2222QQtZkm SEE PHOTO----- SEVEN COMPLETE, ORIGINAL sports sections of NEWSPAPERS, the Des Moines Register (IA) dated throughout the 1972 MUNICH OLYMPICS with great headlines and photographs. Perfect for framing and display!! These were the final Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Avery Brundage. Mark Spitz, a swimmer from the United States, set a world record when he won seven gold medals (while on the way to setting a new world record for each of his seven gold medals) in a single Olympics, bringing his lifetime total to nine (he had won two golds in Mexico City's Games four years earlier). Being Jewish, Spitz was asked to leave Munich before the closing ceremonies for his own protection, after fears arose that he would be an additional target of those responsible for the Munich massacre. Spitz's record stood until 2008, when it was beaten by Michael Phelps who won 8 gold medals in the pool. Olga Korbut, a Soviet gymnast, became a media star after winning a gold medal in the team competition event, failing to win in the individual all-around after a fall (she was beaten by Lyudmilla Turischeva), and finally winning two gold medals in the Balance Beam and the floor exercise events. In the final of the men's basketball, the United States lost to the Soviet Union, in what USA Basketball calls "the most controversial game in international basketball history". In a close-fought match, the U.S. team had appeared to have won by a score of 50–49. However, due to confusing signals from the scorer's tab…
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