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Three Seconds in Munich: The Controversial 1972 Olympic Basketball Final

By: David A. F. Sweet
Narrated by: Jeff Lechtanski
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One. Two. Three.

That’s as long as it took to sear the souls of a dozen young American men, thanks to the craziest, most controversial finish in the history of the Olympics - the 1972 gold-medal basketball contest between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the world’s two superpowers at the time.

The U.S. team believed it had won the gold medal that September in Munich - not once, but twice. But it was the third time the final seconds were played that counted.

What happened? The head of international basketball - flouting rules he himself had created - trotted onto the court and demanded twice that time be put back on the clock. A referee allowed an illegal substitution and an illegal free-throw shooter for the Soviets while calling a slew of late fouls on the U.S. players. The American players became the only Olympic athletes in the history of the games to refuse their medals.

Of course, the 1972 Olympics are remembered primarily for a far graver matter, when eleven Israeli team members were killed by Palestinian terrorists, stunning the world and temporarily stopping the games.

Through interviews with many of the American players and others, the author relates the horror of terrorism and the pain of losing the most controversial championship game in sports history to a hated rival.

The book is published by University of Nebraska Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

©2019 David A. F. Sweet (P)2020 Redwood Audiobooks
Basketball Olympics & Paralympics Sports History World
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Critic reviews

"Sweet's excellent reporting sheds light on a controversial, nearly forgotten Olympic decision." (Publishers Weekly)

“Captures the spirit of the most controversial game in Olympic history...” (Tom McMillen, U.S. player on the 1972 team and former U.S. Congressman)

“Meticulously researched and engagingly written...brings a turbulent period thrillingly back to life.” (E. M. Swift, former writer for Sports Illustrated)

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