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The 1972 Olympic men's basketball final was the last game of that year’s Olympic basketball tournament, and became one of the most controversial events in Olympic history. With the ending mired in controversy, the Soviet Union defeated Team USA by one point, marking the latter's first ever loss in the event.
25 sty 2022 · The first Olympic Winter Games to be held in Asia, Sapporo 1972, created wide-reaching benefits for the city, for Japan and even for the continent at large. This year marks the 50 th anniversary of the Games.
All the results from the games played in the basketball tournament of the 1972 Olympics with stages, dates, scores, boxscores and more.
Start Date: Aug 27, 1972. End Date: Sep 9, 1972 Gold: Soviet Union Silver: United States Bronze: Cuba. More league info
The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the XI Olympic Winter Games (Japanese: 第11回オリンピック冬季競技大会, Hepburn: Dai Jūichi-kai Orinpikku Tōkikyōgi Taikai) and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 (Japanese: 札幌1972), were a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It ...
Information about the basketball tournament played in the 1972 Olympics with champion, medals, stats, final standings, national teams, stages, dates, scores, boxscores and more.
The Japanese, not usually a winter sports power, were exultant when three of their ski jumpers, led by Yukio Kasaya, swept the medals in the 70 metre ski jumping. Figure skating saw the first Olympic appearance of the Soviet pair skater Irina Rodnina.
