Mark Spitz

Mark Spitz

male, 59 years old
swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, 1972SummerOlympics, Former world record holder in swimming, gold medal, Athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics…Swimmer at the 1968 Summer Olympics, Swimmer at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10, 1950, in Modesto, California) is an American swimmer. He holds the record for most gold medals won in a single...
Olga Korbut

Olga Korbut

female, 54 years old
Olympic gold medalist, summer olympics, gymnast, American, Gymnast at the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976 Summer Olympics…1972SummerOlympics, Gymnast at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olga Valentinovna Korbut, also known as the "Sparrow from Minsk", is a Belarusian, Soviet-born gymnast who won four gold medals and two silver...
Frank Shorter

Frank Shorter

male, 62 years old
Yale University, marathon race, 1976 Summer Olympics, track and field athlete, National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1972SummerOlympics…Athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Frank Shorter (born October 31, 1947) is an American distance runner and winner of the marathon race at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Born in Munich,...
Jacques Rogge

Jacques Rogge

male, 67 years old
IOC Session, Belgium national rugby union team, Belgian national rugby union team, Ghent University alumni, Salt Lake City, Orthopedic…1972SummerOlympics, 1968 Summer Olympics, 1976 Summer Olympics, 2002 winter olympics
Count Jacques Rogge (born May 2, 1942 in Ghent, Belgium) is by profession an orthopedic surgeon. He is the eighth president of the International...
John Williams

John Williams

male, 56 years old
Olympic gold medalist, Olympic archer of the United States, Archer at the 1972 Summer Olympics, John Chester Williams, 1972SummerOlympics, from the United States…1972 Olympics
John Chester Williams (born September 12, 1953) is an archer from the United States, who was born in Cranesville, Pennsylvania. He won the gold...
Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

male, 61 years old
Olympic competitor for the United States, Pan American Games, Relay race, 1972SummerOlympics, track and field athlete, from the United States…olympics, Athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Robert Taylor (born September 14, 1948) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He is the...

Lasse Virén

male, 60 years old
Olympic gold medalist, Myrskylä, Lasse Artturi Virén, Flying Finn, Flying Finns, Olympic competitor for Finland…1972SummerOlympics, 1976 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1976 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Lasse Artturi Virén is a former Finnish athlete, winner of four gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics. He had an u...
Alberto Juantorena

Alberto Juantorena

male, 58 years old
Middle distance runner, 1976 Summer Olympics, 1980 Summer Olympics, World University Games, Olympic competitor for Cuba, 400 m…1972SummerOlympics, Munich Olympics, Athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1976 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Alberto Juantorena Danger (born 3 December, 1950) is a former Cuban track athlete. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, "White Lightning" became the first...
Shane Gould

Shane Gould

female, 52 years old
Australian swimming coach, gold medals, 1972SummerOlympics, silver medal, bronze medal, Freestyle swimmer…Swimmer at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Shane Gould (born November 23 1956) is an Australian former swimmer who won three gold medals, a silver and bronze in 1972 Summer Olympics....
Andre Spitzer

Andre Spitzer

male, deceased (1972)
death by firearm in Germany, Murdered athlete, murder victim, Jewish sportspeople, 1972SummerOlympics, Terrorism victim
Andre Spitzer (born 1945 in Romania; died September 6, 1972, at Fürstenfeldbruck airbase, outside Munich, West Germany) was a fencing master and c...