Dave Wottle and Related Topics

1972 Summer Olympics

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The 1972 Summer Olympics (Olympische Sommerspiele 1972), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad (Spiele der XX.

Otl Aicher's signage pictograms designed for the Munich Olympic Games

Procession of athletes in the Olympic Stadium- 1972 Summer Olympics, Munich, Germany

Munich Olympics commemorative 10-mark coin, 1972

Dave Wottle won the men's 800 m, after being last for the first 600 m, at which point he started to pass runner after runner up the final straightaway, finally grabbing the lead in the final 18 metres to win by 0.03 seconds ahead of the favorite, the Soviet Yevgeny Arzhanov. At the victory ceremony, Wottle forgot to remove his golf cap. This was interpreted by some as a form of protest against the Vietnam War, but Wottle later apologized.

Yevhen Arzhanov

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Ukrainian former middle-distance runner who won a silver medal in the 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

At the 1972 Olympics Arzhanov led the final, but was narrowly overtaken in the last meters by Dave Wottle, who finished in the same time (1:45.9).

Left-right: Mike Boit, Dave Wottle, Yevhen Arzhanov

Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres

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The men's 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany took place on September 2, 1972.

Franz-Josef Kemper (left) congratulates the winner Dave Wottle

The event was won by Dave Wottle of the United States, the first title in the event for an American since 1956 and the eighth overall win in the men's 800 metres for the United States.

Bowling Green State University

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Public research university in Bowling Green, Ohio.

First known photograph of the campus, taken in 1910 before buildings were erected.

Aerial view of the campus, circa early 1930s.

Navy and Marines performing drills on the BGSU campus during World War II in 1945.

The Mathematical Sciences Building was completed in 1970 at a final cost of $7.2 million.

One of the newest residence halls at BGSU, Falcon Heights opened in Fall 2011.

The main campus skyline looking east from the Administration Building.

Fresh snow covers the lawn near the Student Union.

Interior of the Stroh Center prior to an exhibition game against Tiffin.

BGSU shuttle near the Visitor Center stop.

The Firelands James H. McBride Arboretum.

Bowling Green men's ice hockey vs. Michigan.

A Falcons baseball player during a 2014 game.

Members of the College Panhellenic Conference gather outside of the Student Union.

The Falcon Marching Band performing at Doyt Perry Stadium.

A number of Bowling Green Falcons have excelled at the collegiate, Olympic, and professional levels sports, including: Kevin Bieksa, Rob Blake, Dan Bylsma, Scott Hamilton, Dave Wottle, Orel Hershiser, Mike McCullough, George McPhee, Ken Morrow, Don Nehlen, Jordan Sigalet, and Nate Thurmond.