12 min

The 1972 Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Everything Everywhere Daily

    • History

The year 1972 saw two epic contests between the United States and the Soviet Union. The first was American Bobby Fischer defeating Soviet Grandmaster Anatoly Karpov for the world chess championship. The other took place on a basketball court in Munich in the gold medal game of the Olympics. It was one of the most controversial moments in Olympic history, and the ramifications of that game are still reverberating today.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The year 1972 saw two epic contests between the United States and the Soviet Union. The first was American Bobby Fischer defeating Soviet Grandmaster Anatoly Karpov for the world chess championship. The other took place on a basketball court in Munich in the gold medal game of the Olympics. It was one of the most controversial moments in Olympic history, and the ramifications of that game are still reverberating today.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 min

Top Podcasts In History

History's Secret Heroes
BBC Radio 4
The Rest Is History
Goalhanger Podcasts
American Scandal
Wondery
An Old Timey Podcast
An Old Timey Podcast
Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit
American History Tellers
Wondery