Summer Olympic Games Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia and the controversial decision by the judges on the Balance Beam and Floor, turned her head down and away from the Soviet flag whilst the anthem played during the medal ceremony. She returned home as a heroine of the Czechoslovak people, but was made an outcast by the Soviet dominated government. Politics again intervened at Munich in 1972, with lethal consequences. A Palestinian terrorist group named Black September invaded the Olympic village and broke into the apartment of the Israeli delegation. They killed two Israelis and held 9 others as hostages. The terrorists demanded that Israel
Equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage ride-off score would determine the medalists. Equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage The individual dressage in equestrian at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich was held at Dressage Facility Nymphenburg with the Grad-Prix on 7 September and the ride-off on 9 September. The individual medals were only awarded based on the results of the ride-off, with the Grand Prix serving as a qualifying round for the ride-off. The top twelve in the Grand Prix qualified for the ride-off only the top 12 qualifiers were eligible to medal. This was a first for this event as in years