Season 1
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Olympians confront their pasts in Munich, battling haunting memories and forging unexpected bonds that redefine their legacies.
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Fifty years after their Olympic victories in Munich, famed gymnast Olga Korbut, Germany's long jump star Heide Rosendahl, Kenya's long-distance running hero Kip Keino and Great Britain's celebrated pentathlete Mary Peters make an emotional return to the scene of their gold medal wins.
Fifty years after his famous tally of seven world records and seven Olympic gold medals, legendary swimmer Mark Spitz makes an emotional return to Munich. We follow Mark as he recounts his incredible achievements in the Olympic Park and the swimming pool, where his life was changed forever.
Returning 50 years later, US athletic comeback star Dave Wottle, Germany's celebrated gymnast Karin Janz, acclaimed sprinter Valeriy Borzov, and nine-time Olympic medalist Ludmilla Tourischeva revisit their gold medal journeys during Munich 1972.
In an emotional journey with his son and grandson, Finland's Lasse Virén revisits the spot where he rose to his feet after a dramatic fall to win gold. The next day, the spirit of Munich was shattered when a terror attack at the Olympic Village took the lives of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches - a day of tragedy as told by an Israeli survivor, Shaul Ladany, and the gold medalists from around the world who bore witness.
On the 50th anniversary of the Olympic Games Munich 1972, "72 - A Gathering of Champions", an emotive four-part series produced by the Olympic Channel and directed by Emmy-award winner Jonathan Hock, revisits the event with the Olympians who experienced first-hand both personal triumphs and unimaginable tragedy, as they return to Munich.