BBC ON THIS DAY | Olympics

6 September
1972: Olympic hostages killed in gun battle

All nine of the Israeli athletes kidnapped on Tuesday from the Olympic Village in Munich are killed in a gun battle at a nearby airport.

23 September
2000: Redgrave wins fifth Olympic gold
British rower Steve Redgrave makes Olympic history at the Sydney Games by winning his fifth consecutive gold medal.

27 September
1988: Johnson stripped of Olympic gold
Sprinter Ben Johnson is sent home from the Seoul Olympic Games in disgrace.

11 August
1984: Zola Budd in race trip controversy
British athlete sparks controversy in the 3,000m Olympics final as American favourite Mary Decker trips over her.

Olympics


20 Jul	1952: Zatopek wins gold at Helsinki

11 Sep	1960: Rudolph takes third Olympic gold

18 Aug	1964: South Africa banned from Olympics

02 Oct	1968: Student riots threaten Mexico Olympics

17 Oct	1968: Black athletes make silent protest

22 Aug	1972: Rhodesia out of Olympics

17 Jul	1976: African countries boycott Olympics

11 Feb	1976: John Curry skates to Olympic gold

25 Mar	1980: Britain will go to Moscow Olympics

14 Feb	1984: British ice couple score Olympic gold

08 May	1984: Moscow pulls out of US Olympics

24 Sep	1988: Gold for Johnson in 100m sprint

25 Jul	1992: World unites at Barcelona Olympics

13 Jul	1993: Green light for Manchester Olympics

05 Mar	1993: Johnson gets life ban from athletics

27 Jul	1996: Bomb rocks Atlanta Olympics

25 Jan	1999: Olympic officials face bribery charges

28 Aug	2004: Second gold for Kelly Holmes

06 Jul	2005: London to host 2012 Olympics

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