UFA-Dabei 841/1972 06.09.1972

01 Munich: terrorist attack of Palestinian guerrillas Olympic village. Several ambulances arriving. Excitedly discussing audience, cameramen, border guards and police officers with guns. In the background the houses from the Olympic village. People read "Bild-Zeitung" with the large headline "Arabs kill Israelis in the Olympic village". Press Conference, there are H. Klein, o-ton: "The events of this afternoon be cancelled in reverence to the victims and as a sign of concern at the fate of the hostages still detained."

02. Munich: Track and field long jump women: Heide Rosendahl focuses to a jump. She runs and jumps. The jump in ZL. Heide Rosendahl WINS. Award ceremony partly to see. 100 m men: runners ready to go. Man with a starter's pistol. Viewers with binoculars. The barrel. Valeri Borsow / USSR WINS. Second: Taylor. Borzov, half total, beckons. 10,000 m men: start. First leads No. 274 Dave Bedford, England, then takes over Lasse Virén / Finland the lead. Lasse Virén's WINS. Viruses, half total. Man runs with Finnish flag behind viruses. Viruses get the gold medal.

03. Munich: Gymnastics Karin Janz / DDR turns ZL on uneven bars. ZL turns on uneven bars, Olga Korbut / USSR. Karin Janz at the rollover with full. Klaus Köste / DDR, ZL, makes a jump. The Japanese Tsukahara on the horizontal bar, ZL. Finish. A double Salto with full.

04. Kieler Förde: windjammer parade of sailing ships, yachts and yawls, all with full sail. Many small sailing boats and motor boats from the spectators. The beaches are full of spectators.

05. Athletics: Munich 50 km walk: throngs of 36 enthusiasts. Bernd k. leads from start. As first he arrives alone at the stadium. Bernd k. immediately, totally. Bernd k. exults in his victory. 800 m women: 8 women's running. In the HomeStretch, Hildegard Falck runs going on, followed by Niele Sabaite / USSR, but Hildegard Falck gains. Hildegard Falck, half total. Javelin throw men: Janis Lusis of USSR in the Javelin, partially ZL. The spear flies in the air, totally. Klaus Wolfermann in Javelin, partially ZL. Winner: Klaus Wolfermann at the award ceremonies.

Terrorist attack of Palestinian guerrillas origin: INA pool Athletics: long jump, Germany, Heide Rosendahl, gold 100 m men, Valeri Borsow, gold, USSR 10 000 m men. Let viruses, gold, Finnl.
Origin: Ina-pool gymnastics origin: INA pool windjammer parade at the Kiel fjord camera: Jürgens, Ahsendorf Athletics: 50 km walk, Bernd k., gold, Germany 800 m women, Hildegard Falck, gold, Germany javelin men, Klaus Wolfermann, gold, FRG origin: INA pool at the beginning and end of total length

In Munich - in keel XX. Olympic Games Olympic peace?
The Olympic Games are interrupted - an oppressive message for all who nine days perfectly organized the, witnessed peaceful competition by more than 10,000 athletes from around the world.
A Palestinian guerrilla group had penetrated into the Olympic village and the neighbourhood of the Israeli athletes had occupied was the coach and a weightlifter of the Israeli wrestling team. The demands of the terrorists: Release of 200 Palestinian guerrillas used in Israel.
The consequences of the terrorist act will affect the political scene in Germany long time. On one of the first press conferences after the robbery, the IOC announced following decision: 'The events of this afternoon will be aborted in reverence to the victims and as a sign of concern at the fate of the hostages still detained.'
Remember we once again WINS, losses and records, when the XX Olympic Games were still the cheerful games.

Athletics In the focus of interest was the only athlete from Germany, who experts had almost unanimously expected a gold medal at the beginning of the Leichtahletik competitions in the Olympic Stadium: and Heide Rosendahl, world's best long jumper did not disappoint them. 6.78 m at the first attempt - this was the victory. only with a one centimetre ahead of the Bulgarin Diana Jorgowa.
Once again, Heide Grund had to laugh. She won silver in the Pentathlon - the 25 year-old diploma sportswoman remained Germany's uncrowned Queen of athletics. Among the world's best eight runners over 100 m sprinter of an exception. Valeri Borsow from Kiev wiederhelt what 12 years before he succeeded Armin Hary. A European win the Olympic duel against the Americans. Borzov, 10.1 seconds, Taylor 10.2 left Borzov, sprinter from au built the retort - like no-one before him after sports science knowledge, remained. He had the 100 m triumph three days later follow the 200 m victory.
The opinionated Englishman Dave Bedford - No. 274 - up to the games second fastest runner over the 10,000 meter distance - had touted his victory. A 23 year old policeman from Finland but demoted him to the Extras. Up to half of the faster than Ron Clark at his world record run in 1965. Then Lasse took over Finn Finn, the lead.
His Sprint could follow alone Emil Sharad herremans from Belgium. After 27.38.4 minutes, which was a new world record, the goal went through have viruses. The Finns celebrated Nurmi celebrated their new Paavo. Gymnastics highlights from 6 great Turner days - fascinating as never before at the Olympic Games.
To break the hegemony of the Japanese and the Soviets, manages only a few Tarnern and gymnasts from the GDR. Karin Janz is one of them. Gold Medal for the world champion from East Berlin.
By luck and bad luck follows and hit by misjudgements: Olga Korbut, the Sparrow from Minsk. 17 years young and a favorite of 12,000 in the crowded Sports Hall.
On the ground and on the balance beam she won the Golden - on uneven bars, a miscarriage of Justice took her the victory.
Karin Janz at the rollover with full bolt - sure 9.90 and the second gold for the gymnast from East Berlin, stood. The most beautiful day in the life of the Leipziger Klaus Köste. -' The old days' – such as the 30 times GDR-champion says, he manages the jump for the gold medal.
Often security and precision was evaluated in these six days higher than the risk of a new exercise. Japanese Tsukahara on the horizontal bar was the most spectacular performance to Munich.
His departure, a double Salto with full bolt, secured him the gold medal - a musical freestyle, which will occupy a notable place in the diary of these games.

Windjammer parade performing the 'old ladies' who was shipping before Kiel a moment of Altemholens in the hustle and bustle of the Olympic Games, a counterpoint without medal fever, a building's eras, in which Olympic Games yet with hundredths of a seconds was not measured.
The parade of tall ships with 70 sailing maritime, yachts and yawls from 18 Nations had lured 250 thousand people on the banks of the Kiel fjord. The traffic chaos with 45,000 motor vehicles was forgotten, when the tall ships Armada moved temporarily. The most impressive spectacle that ever experienced the German coast - a day that will not repeat, because the 'Queens of the seas' extinction: it has become too expensive to recall vergaugener times for approximately half a million mark annually the romance of seafaring.

Back to Munich from the start at Bernd k. led the bulk of the 36 race Walker from Germany. 50 kilometers were leaving the stadium before him, the fastest skiers of the world over this route, and its competitors, in particular from the USSR and East Germany. The gymnastics teacher from Wolfsburg fighting for Olympic gold in the meantime Hildegard Falck, over 800 m. Tightly enclosed by the other runners it was dissipated Hildegard Falck at her strongest rival Gunhild Hofmeister from East Germany when entering the home straight and took over the top. The finish was Niele Sabaiste, which had approached to within a few centimetres of Hildegard Falck to a thrilling duel with the Sowjetrussin; but their excellent ability to Sprint took the victory of the Germans.
Janis Lusis of the USSR was the safest gold medals-tip of the experts on the games in Munich. None as often as he threw over 90 m. His world record stands at 93.80 m. In Munich but reached his widest throw only 90.46 m. 2 cm further Klaus Wolfermann, the 27-year old operation teachers from the small town of Castle churches threw. He had never struck the Soviet major for many common struggles. The second 90-meter throw of his career but Wolfermann won the Olympic gold.
After almost four hours of Bernd k. entered the stadium as first again. Sowjetrusse Soldatenko was able to follow him up to the 35 km. Sergeant k. alone marched from there. 2 minutes separated the two in the HomeStretch. Pot mountain Jubilee was entitled. Gold in the Olympic record time of 3 hours 52.45 minutes. The last victory of the day confirmed the Federal German mix with front.

Date of Release:

06.09.1972

Year of Production:

1972

Camera Work:

Jürgens; Ahsendorf

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Producer:

Deutsche Wochenschau GmbH

Source Foreign Material:

Ina-Pool

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German