Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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The 1972 Olympics were held in Munich, Germany. Despite the tragic terrorist attacks against the Israeli athletes for which the 1972 Olympics are most remembered, the Olympics continued. That year, perhaps the most spectacular athletic events were in swimming. Mark Spitz of the United States had a spectacular run, lining up for seven events, winning seven Olympic titles and setting seven world records. According to the official Olympic website, "He took part in the 4x200m one hour after his final in the 100m butterfly. As for the 200m freestyle gold, it was his third medal in three days" [1].
On the women's side of the competition, Shane Gould of Australia won 5 medals. She won the 200 m and 400 m freestyle as well as the 200 m individual medley, each with a new world record time. In addition, she won the silver and the bronze in the 800 m and 100 m freestyle, respectively.
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[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Men's events
[edit] Women's events
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) | 17 | 14 | 12 | 43 |
| 2 | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (AUS) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Image:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Image:Flag of Japan - variant.svg Japan (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Image:Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Image:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 10 | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Events at the 1972 Summer Olympics (Munich) |
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| Archery • Athletics • Basketball • Badminton (demonstration) • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Volleyball • Water polo • Water skiing (demonstration) • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
Swimming at the Summer Olympics | |
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| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 | Image:Olympic pictogram Swimming.png |
| List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) • List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) | |
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