1972 Summer Olympics 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (German: "Olympische Sommerspiele 1972"), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972. The sporting nature of the event was largely overshadowed by the Munich massacre in the second week, in which eleven Israeli athletes and coaches and a West German police officer at Olympic village were killed by Black September Palestinian terrorists. The 1972 Summer Olympics were the second Summer Olympics to be held in Germany, after the 1936 Games in Berlin, which had taken
South Korea at the 1972 Summer Olympics South Korea at the 1972 Summer Olympics South Korea, as "Korea", competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 42 competitors, 32 men and 10 woman, took part in 24 events in 8 sports. In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, South Korea entered three women. Their highest placing competitor was Kim Ho-gu, at 7th place in the women's competition. Women's Individual Competition: Men's High Jump Men's 4 × 100 m Relay Women's Shot Put Women's Discus Throw Men's Light Middleweight (–71 kg) Five male shooters represented South Korea in 1972. Men's 400 m freestyle: Men's