1972 summer olympics on cbc
The Summer Olympic Games. It's good for Canada!...It's good for you! With a tag like that, all that seems to be missing is a tie-in to Participaction , which was getting off the ground at the time...but then the ad would have to be red and blue, instead of the classic 70s green spot colour used. How good was it for the Canucks? We went home with five medals (two silver, three bronze), putting us on par with the Netherlands and North Korea. The Soviet Union led the gold count with 50, followed by the US (33), East Germany (20), host West Germany (13) and Japan (13). Interesting to note which cities were among the finalists for these games: Montreal (who landed the next Summer Olympics), Madrid and Detroit. The Prelinger Collection contains a 1965 film promoting Motown as an Olympic site . Keep in mind that Detroit was only two years away from the '67 Riots when this was filmed. Viewers and listeners would receive more than tales of the thrill of victory and agony o...