How he did it: Dean set a British record of one minute 44.22 seconds to finish 0.04secs ahead of team-mate Duncan Scott. . Mills became Great Britain's most successful female Olympic sailor as she and Eilidh McIntyre won 470 gold after finishing fifth in the medal race, but their earlier performances meant it was enough to hold off silver medallists Poland and France in bronze. Kostadinov fought on after Munich and returned to the Olympic Games in 1976 in Montreal but his display in 1972 was far and away the best of his career. Price, 27, gained a 5-0 points victory. How she did it: Giles won Great Britain's first medal of the Tokyo Olympics, beating Switzerland's Fabienne Kocher in her bronze-medal match. Bronze medalist [Douglas Rodriguez] won the flyweight title at the inaugural World Amateur Boxing Championships in Havana in 1974 whilst a boxer who was eliminated at an early stage found greater fame as a professional. How they did it: Great Britain finished 14 seconds ahead of the United States in the inaugural mixed relay. He won the European light-heavyweight title in 1976 and was World champion for most of 1978. This was misinterpreted by the referee as a sign that he was about to slump back down to the floor and the count was continued to ten. GB led 2-0 early on, but India struck back to take a 3-2 lead in the third quarter only for GB to level and then win it through Grace Balsdon. Tragedy struck the 1972 Olympics in Munich when eight Palestinian terrorists invaded the Olympic Village on September 5 and killed two members of the Israeli team. With Anthony Joshua in their corner supporting and mentoring, this time around Britain sent 11 fighters to Tokyo 2020 and eight are still standing, threatening podium finishes. How he did it: Pidcock led from midway through the race, finishing ahead of Swiss world number one Mathias Fluckiger. The competition was held from 3 to 10 September 1972. All the hostages, five of their captors, and a West German policeman were slain in a failed rescue attempt. Read about our approach to external linking. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The British pair held the gold medal spot after 10 sprints but then faded before securing silver with a late surge. The number of events for women grew to include cycling, rhythmic gymnastics, synchronized swimming, and several new track-and-field events, most notably the marathon. In all, 10 athletes were banned from the Games for using performance-enhancing drugs. The 36-year-old clocked 35.202 seconds to edge out Hungary's Kolos Csizmadia for third place. 1972 Summer Olympics - The Results (Boxing) - Sport-Olympic.gr This list may not reflect recent changes. There was also concern that the amateur spirit of the Games had been undermined by the growing commercial influence on sports in the West and the pervasive government control of athletes in the Eastern bloc countries. How they did it: The quartet claimed Great Britain's fourth swimming gold at an Olympics - the first time the nation has won that many at a single Games for 113 years - as they finished clear of China in the first-ever mixed medley relay. Pidcock led from midway through the race, finishing ahead of Swiss world number one Mathias Fluckiger.
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