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Volume: 6 (2025)

Editor

Julie Brice

Fifty Years Legacy: The Sport Venues of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games

Maike Weitzmann, Holger Preuss
https://doi.org/10.5406/26396025.6.2.05

 10.11.2025

Abstract

The Olympic Games and the sports venues built for them attract considerable attention. The 1972 Olympic Games in Munich made a significant contribution to urban development at the time. Consequently, it is pertinent to consider whether and how the sports venues of that era are used more than five decades later. This article describes the current use and function of the Olympic venues. To this end, an individual case study of the sports venues of Munich 1972 was carried out, followed by a qualitative data analysis. Most of the sports venues are still in use today, primarily as venues for training and competitions. Of particular note is the entire Olympic Park complex, which has consistently served as a hub for events and is overseen by a municipal holding company.
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