Passing of King Constantine of Greece
The Olympic flag has been at half-mast at Olympic House in Lausanne this week as International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach paid his own tribute to King Constantine of Greece, sailing gold medallist at the 1960 Olympics and honorary IOC member […]
IOC President Bach helps celebrate 40th Birthday of Olympic Studies Centre
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has helped cut a cake to celebrate the 40th birthday of the Olympic Studies Centre (OSC) in Lausanne. “The Olympic Studies Centre has promoted a deeper understanding of the Olympic […]
History repeated itself in the 1972 Olympic Football tournament
As the 1972 Olympic Games came to a close, a “golden generation” of Polish footballers announced themselves by winning Olympic gold on a rainswept night in Munich. Poland returned to West Germany to play in the 1974 FIFA World Cup finals and […]
The IOC remembers The Queen
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) have stood in silent tribute at their meeting in Lausanne in honour of Queen Elizabeth II who died on Thursday. The Union Flag and the Olympic Flag both flew at half-mast as a mark of respect for The Queen. “With the passing of […]
Forgotten & Unknown Images, Munich 1972
For the first time in 50 years, a selection of 1400 images was presented at the General Assembly 2022 in Munich/Germany. Not long ago, these images were discovered in a completely forgotten basement in Munich. On behalf of Otl Aicher to capture these Olympic Games in images, […]
Double Requiem in Munich 1972-2022
50 years separated two days of memorial events in Munich. In 1972, a service of remembrance was held in the Olympic Stadium barely hours after the news had been revealed that all 11 Israelis taken hostage by Palestinian terrorists had perished. The orchestra played the funeral […]
ISOH remembers the terrorist attack at 1972 Munich Olympics
David Wallenchinsky led a short ceremony at which the International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH) laid a wreath at the memorial in Munich’s Olympic Park on the 50th anniversary of the terrorist attack in which 11 members of the Israeli team […]
A 1972 Munich Olympics Scrapbook
This weekend, Munich provides the setting for the annual meeting of ISOH. This year’s gathering coincides with the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Olympic Games in the city. Remembrance of the terrible events in the Israeli quarters at the Olympic village and subsequently at […]
From the Commonwealth Games to the Olympics – Introducing the Victory Podium
90 years ago, the Games in Los Angeles were the first summer Olympics to feature a medal podium. The presentation of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals had become standard practice, but in early Olympic Games they […]
London’s Olympic Stadium is 10 years old
London’s Olympic Stadium is 10 years old. The London Stadium, now the home of FA Premier League side West Ham United was the third in the same city to be the centrepiece of an Olympic Games, a feat which will be emulated by Paris in 2024. The stadium was to have a capacity of 80,000. […]