# Personal Memories Of The 1972 Olympics

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-memories-of-the-1972-olympics/290873>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 19, 2005, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-memories-of-the-1972-olympics/290873 "2005-02-19T08:26:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-memories-of-the-1972-olympics/290873/21 "2006-02-12T19:41:40Z")

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> [@Loach](#):
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> I was 5 also. I remember seening the hooded terrorists on the balcony. I know my parents were watching it. I guess I got some impressions about what was happening but I didn’t understand it. It wasn’t until many years later I heard what really happened.

BION, I don’t remember Thing 1 about the terrorism. I’m sure I heard it on tv news or read it in papers (I read well at 5). But I have no memory from the time.

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**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-memories-of-the-1972-olympics/290873/22 "2006-02-12T19:57:04Z")

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I remember being glued to the TV during the hostage taking. Of the sporting events I remember the controversy at the end of the US/USSR basketball game where the Soviets got a couple of do-overs at the end of the game, and the US’ 800m gold medalist Dave Wattle, who wore a golf rat while running and then forgot to take it off on the medal stand while the flag was raised.

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**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2006, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-memories-of-the-1972-olympics/290873/23 "2006-02-13T00:59:13Z")

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> [@DMark](#):
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> I know it is frowned upon, but thought considering the Olympics are on, and Munich is nominated for an Oscar, I would bump this thread back to life…forgive me, but I might do it again in two years.

I don’t think anyone will blame you for this one. I certainly won’t; I missed this thread the first time around, and I am glad that I got a second chance. I was 5 at the time and have no memories of the incident. It is always fascinating to read first-hand accounts of historical events, especially from “regular people”. Thank you for sharing your experience with us, and I’ll look forward to reading this again in 2008.

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