one silver and one bronze. The legendary swimmer broke all the World Records in women's freestyle swimming, from 100 to 1,500 meters and is the only Australian to win three individual gold medals at a single Olympics.
"September 5" is a new movie from our sister company, Paramount, about television coverage of the notorious Palestinian terrorist attack at the 1972 Munich Olympics. We have thoughts about that day from Sean McManus, who, until recently, led CBS Sports and, before that, CBS News. But b...
After the terrorist attack on the Israeli team, the 1972 Munich Olympics could be considered a PR disaster for the Federal Republic of Germany. In the years before the Games, however, the organizers orchestrated a finely tuned campaign, which used limited resources to maximum effect. The major ...
The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack on Israeli Olympic team members at the 1972 Summer Games in Munich orchestrated by affiliates of the Palestinian militant group Black September. It occurred amid the specters of the 1936 Olympic Games, hosted by
This riveting movie chronicles the terrorist attacks during the 1972 Munich Olympics through the eyes of the ABC Sports team covering the event on television. Black September, a Palestinian terrorist group, infiltrated the Olympic Village and kidnapped several Israeli athletes. “There’s a ...
Overview of the terrorist attack at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz Uncovering the tragedy of the Munich massacre Learn about the hostage taking and subsequent tragedy that marred the 1972 Olympic... ...
The shooting took place on the anniversary of the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attack, in which 11 Israeli athletes were killed.■ Photo taken on Sept. 5, 2024 shows a police cordon near the Israeli Consulate General in Munich, Germany. An armed man was shot dead by police near the Israe...
Relive the moments that went down in history at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.
was a travesty.West Germany, hosting the Olympics for the first time since the infamous Berlin Games of 1936 in the shadow of Hitler’s ascending Nazism, had wanted to make a good impression on the world. All eyes were on Munich for the 1972 Olympics and this is exactly what the Palestin...
Terrorist Attack On 5 September, eight Palestinian terrorists, representing the militant group "Black September”, broke into the Olympic Village, killing two members of the Israeli team and taking nine hostages—all this only 20km from Dachau. In the ensuing battle, all nine Israeli hostages wer...