| RENATE | ...... Stecher, women's 100 metres champion at the 1972 Olympics (6) |
| OLGA | Korbut, gymnastics champion at the 1972 Olympics (4) |
| DIANEMODAHL | Women's 800 metres champion at the 1990 Commonwealth Games |
| MAURICEGREENE | 2000 Olympic men's 100 metres champion (7,6) |
| PETERS | Mary ___, British gold medallist in pentathlon at the 1972 Olympics (6) |
| ALFRED | Julien, sprinter who won gold in the women's 100 metres at the 2024 Olympics (6) |
| MUNICH | Our star's movie set at the 1972 Olympics |
| KRABBE | Katrin ......, women's 100 metres winner at the 1991 World Championships (6) |
| BENITA | Fitzgerald-Brown, women's 100 metres hurdles Olympic champion in 1984 (6) |
| DEVERS | Gail ......, two-time women's 100 metres Olympic champion (6) |
| DEBBIE | ...... Ferguson-McKenzie, women's 100 and 200 metres winner at the 2002 Commonwealth Games (6) |
| EILISH | ___ McColgan, 2022 Commonwealth Games 10,000 metres champion (6) |
| BORZOV | Valery, Soviet sprinter who won gold in the 100 and 200 metres at the 1972 Munich Olympics (6) |
| KERALA | Manuel Fredericks, India's goalkeeper in the 1972 Olympics, is from here. (6) |
| KENYA | African country, winners of the men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1972 Olympics (5) |
| FRANKSHORTER | American who won gold in the marathon at the 1972 Olympics |
| MEADE | Richard ___, winner of the individual three day event gold at the 1972 Olympics |
| ANNMOORE | British silver medallist at the 1972 Olympics in the equestrian individual jumping |
| OTTEY | Merlene ....., silver medallist in the women's 100 metres at the 1996 Olympics (5) |
| SPITZ | Surname of the US swimmer who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics (5) |
