| OLGAKORBUT | Russian gymnast who won three golds at the 1972 Munich Olympics (4,6) |
| SPITZ | Who won seven golds at the 1972 Olympics, a record which stood until 2008? (5) |
| LATYNINA | Russian gymnast who was the first woman athlete to win nine Olympic gold medals |
| MEADE | Richard ___, winner of the individual three day event gold at the 1972 Olympics |
| MARYPETERS | Northern Irish athlete who won gold in the women's pentathlon in the 1972 Munich Olympics (4,6) |
| SIMONEBILES | US all-round gymnast who won three golds at the Paris Olympics (6,5) |
| OLGA | --- Korbut, Soviet-born gymnast who won three gold medals and one silver at the 1972 Munich Olympics (4) |
| JOYNER | Florence Griffith, U.S. former athlete who won three golds at the 1988 Olympics (6) |
| ZATOPEK | Runner who won three golds at the Helsinki Olympics |
| GRIFFITHJOYNER | Florence, U.S. sprinter noted for her body suits who won three golds at the 1988 Seoul Olympics (8,6) |
| FLOJO | Byname for a U.S. sprinter who won three golds at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul (3,2) |
| BORZOV | Valery, Soviet sprinter who won gold in the 100 and 200 metres at the 1972 Munich Olympics (6) |
| ISRAELI | Nationality of the athletes targeted by the terrorist group Black September at the 1972 Munich Olympics |
| MARKSPITZ | American swimmer who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics (4,5) |
| SEPTEMBER | Black ---, Palestinian militant group responsible for assassinating Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics (9) |
| ALYRAISMAN | American gymnast who won back-to-back golds at the London and Rio Olympics |
| MARK | Who won seven gold medals in swimming at the 1972 Munich Games, which was an Olympic record for most golds at a single Olympics that stood for the next 36 years? (4) |
| JESSEOWENS | US winner of four golds at the 1936 Berlin Olympics |
| LASSE | Who did the "double-double" by winning the 5,000 and 10,000 metres gold medals, at the 1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal Olympics? (5) |
| VIREN | Who did the "double-double" by winning the 5,000 and 10,000 metres gold medals, at the 1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal Olympics? (5) |
