| MARKSPITZ | American swimmer who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics (4,5) |
| SPITZ | Mark ---, American swimmer who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics (5) |
| SEPTEMBER | Black ---, Palestinian militant group responsible for assassinating Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics (9) |
| OLGA | --- Korbut, Soviet-born gymnast who won three gold medals and one silver at the 1972 Munich Olympics (4) |
| BORZOV | Valery, Soviet sprinter who won gold in the 100 and 200 metres at the 1972 Munich Olympics (6) |
| ISRAELI | Nationality of the athletes targeted by the terrorist group Black September at the 1972 Munich Olympics |
| OLGAKORBUT | Russian gymnast who won three golds at the 1972 Munich Olympics (4,6) |
| MARK | Who won seven gold medals in swimming at the 1972 Munich Games, which was an Olympic record for most golds at a single Olympics that stood for the next 36 years? (4) |
| MARYPETERS | Northern Irish athlete who won gold in the women's pentathlon in the 1972 Munich Olympics (4,6) |
| LASSE | Who did the "double-double" by winning the 5,000 and 10,000 metres gold medals, at the 1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal Olympics? (5) |
| VIREN | Who did the "double-double" by winning the 5,000 and 10,000 metres gold medals, at the 1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal Olympics? (5) |
| DARATORRES | American swimmer who won three silver medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics at age 41: 2 wds. |
| PHELPS | American swimmer who won 23 gold medals at the Olympics between 2004 and 2016 (6) |
| HOFF | Katie ___, American swimmer who won three medals at the 2008 Olympics |
| MATT | Biondi, American swimmer who won eight Olympic gold medals (4) |
| EVANS | Janet, American swimmer who won four Olympic gold medals (5) |
| WALDI | Official dachshund mascot of the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics |
| ANNMOORE | British rider who won an individual show jumping silver medal at the 1972 Olympics |
| RYANLOCHTE | American swimmer who lost Speedo USA as a sponsor after he lied about being robbed at the Rio Olympics: 2 wds. |
| EDERLE | Gertrude ___, American swimmer who was the first woman to swim the English Channel (6) |
