Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics a 1.5 nm radius circle for course area C. Because of the distance to Munich and the fact that no sailing was scheduled for 6 and 7 September, the killings of 11 Israeli athletes had less impact on sailing than it had on the other events in Munich. Only a few of the sailing teams did not start at the last day of the races. Among them the Israelian Flying Dutchman team of: Yair Michaeli and Izchak Nir. During the sailing regattas at the 1972 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes: Sailing at
Germany at the Olympics in Munich, West Germany, see West Germany at the Olympics. <nowiki>*</nowiki>"This table does not include two medals – one gold and one silver – awarded in the figure skating events at the 1908 Summer Olympics." <nowiki>*</nowiki>"This table includes two medals – one gold and one silver – awarded in the figure skating events at the 1908 Summer Olympics." Germany at the Olympics Athletes from Germany have taken part in most of the Olympic Games since the first modern Games in 1896. Germany has hosted three Olympic Games, in 1936 both the Winter and Summer Games, and the 1972 Summer Olympics.