Sapporo 1972-Bird's eye view of Mount Eniwa, women (1)and men (2) downhill. ke place.

1972: Sixteen Year old Ulrike Meyfarth of West Germany in action in the High Jump competition at the 1972 Olympic Games held in the Olympic Stadium in Munich. Meyfarth won the gold medal. Mandatory Credit: Tony Duffy/ALLSPORT

Münich 1972-PETERS Mary (GBR) 1st and POLLAK Burglinde(GDR) 3rd of the pentathlon.

Munich 1972-SPITZ Mark (USA), DEARDRUFF Deena Diana (USA), HALL Gary Wayne (USA)

Munich 1972-SPITZ Mark (USA), DEARDRUFF Deena Diana (USA), HALL Gary Wayne (USA)

Münich 1972-PETERS Mary (GBR) 1st, pentathlon.

1972: Olga Korbut of the Soviet Union in action during the gymnastics competition at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. The pretty gymnast won gold on the balance beam, the floor exercises and was also a member of the winning all-round team aswell as a silver medalist on the uneven parallel bars. She captured the hearts of the world with her impish style and brilliant smile. Mandatory Credit: Allsport UK/Allsport

Munich 1972-Swimming-SPITZ Mark (USA).

Ugandan athlete John Akii-Bua wins the 400 metre hurdles at the Olympic Games in the Olympic Stadium, Munich, 1972. (Photo by Tony Duffy/Getty Images)

circa 1972: American swimmer Mark Spitz training for the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, where he won a record seven gold medals, all in world record times. (Photo by A. B. Duffy/Keystone/Getty Images)