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.

1968 Men's Olympics Standings and Stats 1976 Men's Olympics Standings and Stats Host: Munich, Germany Start Date: Aug 27, 1972 End Date: Sep 9, 1972 Gold: Soviet Union Silver: United States …

U.S.A had won the first 7 Olympic tournaments, and had never lost a single ...

Round-robin pools advance teams to single-elimination tournament. The United States entered the Munich Olympic basketball tournament with its 54-game winning streak intact. Although the …

Official Basketball results from the Munich 1972 Olympics. Full list of gold, silver and bronze medallists as well as photos and videos of medal-winning moments.

Nov 16, 2017 · Controversies of this match took both a sporting and political angle at the time since the two finalists, team USA and team USSR, came from a background of political competitions by virtue …

The Soviet Union won the gold medal in men's basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics, finishing the tournament undefeated with a 9–0 record, including a 51–50 victory over the United States in the …

Aug 31, 2021 · On September 10, 1972, five days after the infamous Munich Massacre of 11 Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists, the Soviet Union defeated the United States in the gold-medal …

Information about the basketball tournament played in the 1972 Olympics with champion, medals, stats, final standings, national teams, stages, dates, scores, boxscores and more.

Led by Tom Henderson and Dwight Jones, the team would go on to win the silver medal. In the final game of the Olympics, Team USA controversially lost for the first time in Summer Olympic Games …