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  1. Jun 20, 2024 · The Munich 1972 Olympic Games were an athletic festival held in Munich that took place August 26September 11, 1972. The Games were marred by a terrorist attack in which Palestinian militants held members of the Israeli team hostage.

    • Munich Massacre

      Munich massacre at the 1972 Olympic Games. Date: September...

  2. The 1972 Summer Olympics ( German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1972 ), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad ( German: Spiele der XX. Olympiade) and officially branded as Munich 1972 ( German: München 1972 ), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972.

  3. Aug 26, 1972 · Munich 1972. About the Games. 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.

  4. May 24, 2021 · Ten days into the Games, on September 5, 1972, under the cloak of darkness, the terrorists stormed the Israeli team's quarters at 4:30 a.m., having been helped over a wire fence by athletes...

  5. May 9, 2024 · Munich massacre at the 1972 Olympic Games. Date: September 5, 1972 - September 6, 1972. Location: Germany. Munich. Participants: Black September. Key People: Avery Brundage.

  6. The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack carried out during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, by eight members of the Palestinian militant organization Black September, who infiltrated the Olympic Village, killed two members of the Israeli Olympic team, and took nine others hostage.

  7. Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.