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.
Don Durbridge kept him in demand as a broadcast anchor and commentator for international boxing and football matches. It also took him across the globe including to Aden (now Yemen) in 1966/67, to Cologne in Germany (1968–69 and again for part of '72) and then to Gibraltar for three years. In 1972, Don was assigned as a BFBS reporter for the Munich Olympics, where he secured a worldwide scoop – an exclusive interview with the swimmer Mark Spitz, who'd won an – unprecedented at the time – seven gold medals at the Games. Don was also press officer and matchday announcer for