1972 Olympics

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1972_Olympics
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf multi-sport event
gptkbp:endDate 1972-09-11
gptkbp:firstOlympicsInGermanySince 1936 Olympics
gptkbp:hostCity gptkb:Munich
gptkbp:hostCountry gptkb:West_Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1972 Olympics
gptkbp:logo gptkb:Otl_Aicher
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Olympiastadion_(Munich)
gptkbp:mascot gptkb:Waldi
gptkbp:memberState 121
gptkbp:motto gptkb:The_Cheerful_Games
gptkbp:nextEdition 1976 Olympics
gptkbp:notableAthlete gptkb:Lasse_Virén
gptkb:Olga_Korbut
Mark Spitz
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Munich_massacre
Palestinian terrorist attack
gptkbp:notableFor introduction of Olympic Village security measures after attack
first Olympic mascot introduced
introduction of new sports pictograms
first Olympics with electronic timekeeping for all events
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 7134
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 195
gptkbp:numberOfGoldMedalsByMarkSpitz 7
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Games_of_the_XX_Olympiad
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Gustav_Heinemann
gptkbp:previousOlympics gptkb:1968_Olympics
gptkbp:sport 21
gptkbp:startDate 1972-08-26
gptkbp:televisionShow extensive international
gptkbp:torchLighter gptkb:Günther_Zahn
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1968_Olympics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8