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Remembering the Great Olympic Gold Theft Humiliation and Horror at 1972 Munich Games

Remembering the Great Olympic Gold Theft Humiliation and Horror at 1972 Munich Games
A pedestrian walks past a Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games decoration board bearing illustrations of Games mascots Miraitowa (L) and Someity (R) in Tokyo, Japan, on May 27, 2021. Behrouz Mehri/AFP via Getty Images
Lloyd Billingsley
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With the Olympic Games in Tokyo only weeks away, National Basketball Association professionals such as Damian Lillard, Devin Booker, and Jayson Tatum are joining the roster. Americans may be unaware that prior to 1992 the U.S. Olympic basketball team was all collegians.
Lloyd Billingsley
Lloyd Billingsley
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Lloyd Billingsley is the author of “Yes I Con: United Fakes of America,” “Barack ‘em Up: A Literary Investigation,” “Hollywood Party,” and other books. His articles have appeared in many publications, including Frontpage Magazine, City Journal, the Wall Street Journal, and American Greatness. Billingsley serves as a policy fellow with the Independent Institute.
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