Controversy and Terrorism in Sport

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1936 Berlin Olympic Games
Hitler attempted to use the Games for propaganda purposes to spell out the superiority of the Germanic Aryan race; his plan backfired as the black American athlete, Jesse Owens, won 4 Gold Medals and broke the Olympic records.
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1968 Mexico Olympic Games
The black American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos used their medal ceremony to perform their black-gloved salute to the Black Power Movement, and to draw attention to racist attitudes within America
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1980 Moscow Olympic Games
64 countries, including the USA, boycotted the Games in protest over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan the previous year.
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1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games
In response to the Moscow boycott, fourteen Communist countries led by the USSR boycotted these Games
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1972 Munich Olympic Games
The Palestinian terrorist organisation, Black September, raided the accommodation block holding Israeli athletes, killing two and taking nine other hostages. These hostages were later killed when the German authorities attempted a rescue mission.
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1968 Mexico Olympic Games

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The black American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos used their medal ceremony to perform their black-gloved salute to the Black Power Movement, and to draw attention to racist attitudes within America

Card 3

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1980 Moscow Olympic Games

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Card 4

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1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games

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Card 5

Front

1972 Munich Olympic Games

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