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The 1967 Summer Olympics: A Global Celebration of Sports
There were no Summer Olympics in 1967. Here is what the Olympic movement was doing that year under Avery Brundage as Mexico City and Grenoble prepared.
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Olympic and World Cup Years
The Games and World Cups around 1967, with the facts of what was and was not held.
The 1967 Summer Olympics: A Year of Athletic Achievement
No Summer Olympics took place in 1967. The big multi-sport events were the Pan American Games in Winnipeg and the Mediterranean Games in Tunis.
The 1967 Summer Olympics: A Year of Athletic Achievement and Tragedy
There was no 1967 Summer Olympics. The real Games were Mexico City, October 1968, overshadowed by the Tlatelolco massacre and the Smith and Carlos salute.
The 1967 Summer Olympics: A Year of Upsets and Records
No Olympics were held in 1967. The record-setting Games came in Mexico City in 1968, with Bob Beamon's 8.90 metre jump and Dick Fosbury's new high jump style.
The 1967 Summer Olympics' Impact on Sports
No Olympics were held in 1967, but the year reshaped sport: the IOC Medical Commission began, the altitude debate grew and Tom Simpson's death exposed doping.
The 1967 World Cup: A Soccer Event for the Ages
There was no World Cup in 1967. England won the 1966 final 4-2 over West Germany at Wembley, and 1967 was the aftermath. Mexico 1970 came next.
The 1967 World Cup: A Tournament of Champions
No World Cup was held in 1967. The year's champions' contest was the Intercontinental Cup, where Racing Club beat Celtic after a bad-tempered play-off in Montevideo.
The 1967-1968 Winter Olympics: A Cold War Era Event
The Winter Olympics were held at Grenoble in February 1968, not 1967. Jean-Claude Killy's three golds, Peggy Fleming and the Cold War setting.
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