1972 Summer Olympics in Munich:
1) USSR - 50 gold medals
2) United States - 33
3) East Germany - 20
1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo:
1) Soviet Union - 8 gold medals
2) East Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland - 4
Olga KorbutThe legendary gymnast won 4 Olympic Gold medals (three of them at the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972). In 1972 Korbut was named Best Sportswoman in the World.
Mark Spitz won Seven Gold Medals
Since the International Archery Federation created a standardized set of rules in 1972, South Korea has won the most total medals and most gold medals in Olympic competition.
It was the American swimmer Mark Spitz in the 1972 Munich olympic games with 7 gold medals.
USA (31).
USA (30).
USSR (50).
Olga Korbut was the Russian that dazzled crowds at the summer Munich Olympic Games of 1972. Korbut won three gold medals. She also competed in the 1976 Olympics.
Mark Spitz
1972 ... she won gold in the 200 meter freestyle, 400 meter freestyle, and 200 meter individual medley events, setting world records in each one.
Mark Spitz
He won 7 Gold medals in the in the swimming competitions in the 1972 Munich Games, a record held until Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals in the swimming competitions in the 2008 Beijing Games.