Spitz Nets Seventh Olympic Gold Amid Relay World Record
At Munich 1972 Spitz anchored the U S 400 medley relay to a world record 3 48 2 as he claimed his seventh gold. Borzov won the 200 meter dash in 20 seconds and joined 100 meter triumph earlier, completing a double sprint sweep. Karen Moe led a U S fly sweep with a world record 2 15 6 in the 200 fly.
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Munich
Spitz
Jerry Heidenreich
Dallas
Valeri Borzov
Bobby Morrow
San Benito
Tex
Borzov
U.S
Karen Moe
Santa Clara
Calif
Lynn Colella
Seattle
Ellie Daniels
Elkins Park
Fields
Paris
Sallas
Jackie Fields
Paavo Nurmi
Finland
Belote wins 200 m backstroke in world record
Melissa Belote of Springfield wins her third gold at the meet with a 2 19.19 world record in the 200 meter backstroke beating Susie Atwood. Mike Burton defends his 1500 meter freestyle title in 15 52.6 world record time as Doug Northway finishes third. Demont 16, faces IOC drug ban after testing positive for fedephedrine. Trevino edges Elder in Hartford Open playoff to threaten Masters chance.
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Melissa Belote
Springfield
Spitz
Shane Gould
Susie Atwood
Long Beach
Calif
Mike Burton
Sacramento
Doug Northway
Tucson
Ariz
Rick Dement
San Rafael
U.S
Demont
International Olympic Committee
IOC
Wethersfield, Conn
UPI
Lee Trevino
Lee Elder
Trevino
Merry Mexican
Jack Nicklaus
Bar Elder
Elder
Goolagong Defeat Sparks U S Open Upset at Forest Hills
Evonne Goolagong falls 7-5 6-1 to Pam Teeguarden as John Newcombe suffers a back-and-forth four-set loss to Fred Stolle at the U S Open. Canada tops the Soviet Union 4-1 to even the hockey series as Chris Evert advances and leading seeds tumble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Hills
N.Y
UPI
Australia
Evonne Goolagong
John Newcombe
Miss Goolagong
Pam Teeguarden
Los Angeles
Miss Goolag
Toronto
Canada
Soviet Union
Harry Sinden
Montreal
Tom Okker
Roscoe Tanner
Lookout Mountain
Tenn
Manuel Orantes
Spain
John Cooper
Chris Evert
Houston
Julie Heldman
Evonne
Pam
Olympic Odyssey From Munich to Oberammergau
A traveler on a late August train to Munich reflects on the International city’s languages at Olympic Park. He details misrouted basketball attendance, boxing bouts, and the challenging, back‑aching journey with directions from a helpful police officer.
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Munich
Oberammergau
Olympic Park
Greyhound Drivers’ School
The Olympic race no one saw by Wottle and Evans
Dave Wottle and Lee Evans ran an unseen race as Hart and Robinson were disqualified in the 100 meters. Evans searched for the disqualified runners while Wottle, hampered by tendonitis, pursued them and then both men attempted to reach the Olympic Village. Wottle framed his run as a selfless gesture, not seeking medals or glory.
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Milton Richman
Munich
UPI
Dave Wattle
Dave Wottle
Ed Hart
Reynaud Robinson
Hart
Robinson
Lee Evans
Evans
Wottle
Wattle
Olympic Village
U.S
Lee
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Spitz Rakes
Trevino Nips
Hartford
Scott Ostier — Editor
West Germany
Heidelberg
Belgium
Newcombe Forest
Stan Smith
Andres Gimeno
Rod Laver
Jaime Fillol
Cliff Richey
Paul Gerken
Billie Jean
Sharon Walsh
Rosemary Casals
Fiorella Bonicelli
Peru
Margaret Court
Lesley Hunt
Virginia Ade
Barbara Downs
Alamo
By Butch McCann
Wottle and Evans
Joe Sallas
California
America
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
ABC Sports
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