In 1972, Mark Spitz was the greatest swimmer in the world, winning seven gold medals in the Munich Olympics.

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While Valley, the more powerful of the two owners, was away at the Munich Olympics, Davis persuaded McGah to sign a contract that gave Davis complete control, though not ownership, of the team, according to Michael Valley, the late Wayne's son.

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Steve Furniss, bronze medalist in the men's 200-meter individual medley swimming event in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, went on to make swimsuits for champions.

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While the Olympics went to Mexico in 1968, the Paralympics were staged in Israel and four years later were held in Heidelberg while the Olympics were in Munich.

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Drut, a 110-meter hurdler, won silver in 1972 at Munich, then added gold at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.

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Spitzer's daughter, Anouk, who was just 2 months old when her father was killed in Munich, tried to have the moment marked at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

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