AOC Media Centre - 1972 Munich

Marathon BronzeMunich 1972: Mamo Wolde of Ethopia races in the marathon and went on to win the bronze medal with a time of 2.15.08.4 hours.

10,000m GoldMunich 1972: Lasse Viren (#228) of Finland on his way to the gold medal in the men's 10,000m.

Russian VictorMunich 1972: Russian Victor Sanyeyev in action during the triple jump event and wins the gold medal with a distance of 17.35 metres.

Double ThreatMunich 1972: Multiple medal winner, Heide Rosendahl of West Germany in mid flight during the long jump wins the gold medal with a jump of 6.78 metres. She was also part of the women's 4x100m relay team which won gold.

Home Crowd AdvantageMunich 1972: In front of a home crowd, Heide Rosendahl of West Germany anchors her team to win the gold in the women's 4x100m relay.

5 Year RecordMunich 1972: American Rod Milburn wins the gold medal in the 110m hurdles final where he set a new Olympic and world record of 13.24 seconds, a mark that stood for the next five years.

Jumping for GoldMunich 1972: Sixteen-year-old Ulrike Meyfarth of West Germany leaps over the bar in the high jump competition and wins the gold medal.

Pushing the LimitsMunich 1972: American John Smith, ranked number one in the world in the 400m, runs a heat with a hamstring injury, unable to participate in the men's 400m event. Smith went on to a brilliant career coaching Olympians and UCLA atheletes.

Russia's First 100m GoldMunich 1972: Valeriy Borzov of the Soviet Union crosses the finish line with his arms raised in victory after winning the men's 100m final. Coming behind in second place is American Robert Taylor and in third place is Lennox Miller of Jamaica. Borzov