Munich 1972 Opening Ceremony: Lighting of the Olympic Cauldron

Munich 1972 Opening Ceremony (26. August 1972):
Announcement of the Torchbearer, Salute Firing, Günter Zahn followed by Kipchoge Keino (Africa), Jim Ryun (America), Kenji Kimihara (Asia) and Derek Clayton (Oceania).

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[NFLfanatic08]

nice clip how did you get this?

[olympia72de]

Sometimes the Opening Ceremony is shown on TV.

[jethrosesc]

What did the German announcer say?

[olympia72de]

He said: "5758 runners are on the way since 28 July to bring the Olympic Flame, ignited by a sunbeam, from hand to hand to Munich." Then he announced Günter Zahn and his four colleagues.

[arsoys]

Simpler presentation, simple white clothing, and everyone, including the spectators, seems in good shape.

This is the world we've lost.

[apsyrd36]

6,5 hours after thet ceremony, i was born !!!! :)))

[mylesag2]

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[julius923]

Wow, very clear video for 1972.

[Jim415S]

I was there. This was, in my humble opinion, the best introduction of the torch and lighting of the flame to date (2011). No gimmicks, but beautiful, haunting music that dominated the stadium as the runners brought the torch in. SImple, yet magical. (I should add: I have been to 4 more opening ceremonies since. For lighting the torch. this was the best. Thanks to olypia72de for posting this!

[redletter2008]

@twintowersbabe That was some trippy music when the torch bearer climbed the steps. Was it John Paul Jones of Led Zepplin on organ? Seriously, a nice show. This was before each city tried to "outdo" its predecessor with ever more complicated torch lighting stunts. The '08 show In China was ridiculous. Hope London next year returns us to a more simple, straightforward torch lighting. My idea: detonate a hydrogen bomb 2 miles above the city (Mexico City perhaps?) and let the fire ball ignite torch

[jdoro63]

Irena Szydlowska won the silver medal in Munich and became Poland’s first Olympic medalist in Archery. And the soccer team took gold that year!!

[twintowersbabe]

What a beautiful simple ceremony! The Torchbearer is so handsome and strong. Everything were simple back then but I was born few years later, shame. I saw my first Opening Ceremony in 1988.

[fisterB]

Nice video quality.

[xxmentalladxx]

Looks like an antenna lol.

[dcbandnerd]

If only they knew the horror that would follow.

[international153]

@apsyrd36 I was born 5 years after this :( i wish i saw this