Waldi the Daschund set the standard for cute and cuddly animals as the first mascot at the 1972 Munich Games.

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The Munich Games were temporarily suspended, and a memorial service attended by some 80, 000 people was held at the Olympic Stadium.

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At the 1972 Games in Munich, Prefontaine promised that if it came down to "a pure guts race at the end, " he was the only one who could win.

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The conclusion of all this research could be seen during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany, when American wrestler, Dan Gable, won the gold medal without giving up a single point!

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Bolton have made it through to the group stages of the Uefa Cup and face tough games against Bayern Munich, Red Star Belgrade, Aris Thessaloniki and SC Braga.

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Dortmund could afford to miss a penalty by Poland midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski, who had scored in the first half, but trail Bayern Munich by 12 points with 14 games to play.

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Ligue 1 leaders Bordeaux came into the tie as slight favourites, having topped a Champions League group ahead of Bayern Munich and Juventus and won seven successive games in the competition, but the bedrock of that success was a miserly defence which conceded just three goals in eight games.

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Bayern Munich top the Bundesliga after winning their opening five games, but Hanover moved third as Konan's brace and one from the Hungarian Huszti took their points tally to ten for the season.

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Alexander Meir scored twice to earn Frankfurt a fifth win in six games to leave them just two points off league leaders Bayern Munich.

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