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Former volleyball coach Matsudaira dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japan men's national volleyball team head coach Yasutaka Matsudaira being tossed into the air by members of his team after winning the gold medal at the Munich Olympics in September 1972. The Japan Volleyball Association said Jan. 5, 2012, that Matsudaira died from a lung condition at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 31, 2011. He was 81.

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Former volleyball coach Matsudaira dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2001 shows former Japan men's national volleyball team head coach Yasutaka Matsudaira. Matsudaira, who steered the country to the gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, died from a lung condition at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 31, 2011, the Japan Volleyball Association said Jan. 5, 2012. He was 81.

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Gold medalist Katarina Witt at promotional event in Vancouver

VANCOUVER, Canada - Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Katarina Witt, chairwoman of the Munich 2018 Winter Olympic Games bid committee, attend a promotional event in Vancouver on Feb. 15, 2010, to invite the 2018 Olympics to the German city.

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Olympics: Phelps grabs record 8th gold medal

BEIJING, China - Michael Phelps of the United States in action in the 4x100-meter medley relay in the Beijing Olympics at the Water Cube in Beijing on Aug. 17. The Americans won the race in a world record and Phelps claimed his eighth swimming gold in Beijing in the process, breaking Mark Spitz's record at the 1972 Munich Games for most gold medals won at a single Olympics.

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Olympics: Phelps grabs record 8th gold medal

BEIJING, China - Michael Phelps poses with the eighth gold medal he won in the Beijing Olympics after the United States captured the 4x100-meter medley relay title in world record time at the Water Cube in Beijing on Aug. 17. Phelps broke Mark Spitz's record at the 1972 Munich Games for most gold medals won at a single Olympics.

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Olympics: Phelps grabs 7th swimming gold

BEIJING, China - Michael Phelps of the United States acknowledges the crowd after he was awarded his seventh gold medal at the Beijing Olympics with victory in the men's 100-meter butterfly at the Water Cube in Beijing on Aug. 16. Phelps tied countryman Mark Spitz's record at the 1972 Munich Games for the most gold medals won in a single Olympics, and has one more race to go -- the men's 4x100-meter medley relay final on Aug. 17.

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Olympics: Phelps grabs 7th swimming gold

BEIJING, China - Michael Phelps of the United States in action in the men's 100-meter butterfly final at the Water Cube in Beijing on Aug. 16. Phelps won the race and captured his seventh gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, tying countryman Mark Spitz's record at the 1972 Munich Games for the most gold medals won in a single Olympics.

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50th anniv. of 1972 Munich Olympics attacks

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach makes a speech at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Munich Olympics attacks on Israeli athletes and team members on the outskirts of Munich, Germany, on Sept. 5, 2022. Members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage on Sept. 5, 1972 at the athletes' village by Palestinians from the Black September group. Rescue efforts developed into gunfire that led to the death of 11 Israelis.

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Tokyo Olympics are decided.

The Tokyo Olympics are decided (Tokyo will host the 1964 Olympics). At the International Olympic General Assembly held in Munich, West Germany, the decision was made to host the Tokyo Olympics. The Olympic rings and the Olympic flag are displayed in front of the Ochanomizu Sports Association. Prime Minister Kishi's press conference, *Date of shooting unknown, Date of release: May 29, 1959

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Japan defeats E. Germany in 1972 Munich Olympics volleyball final

Members of the Japanese national team celebrate after defeating East Germany in the men's volleyball final at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games held in former West Germany. The No. 10 in the red and white uniform was star player Seiji Oko, who was nicknamed the "Cannon of the World." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Japan volleyball player recalls road to Munich Olympics gold medal

Seiji Oko (10), a key member of Japan's gold medal-winning men's volleyball team at the 1972 Munich Olympics, coaches an amateur team formed by local mothers in Mino, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 4, 2015. Oko wears No. 10, his jersey number at the Munich Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Phelps grabs record 8th gold medal

BEIJING, China - Michael Phelps poses with the eighth gold medal he won in the Beijing Olympics after the United States captured the 4x100-meter medley relay title in world record time at the Water Cube in Beijing on Aug. 17. Phelps broke Mark Spitz's record at the 1972 Munich Games for most gold medals won at a single Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Olympics: Phelps grabs record 8th gold medal

BEIJING, China - Michael Phelps of the United States in action in the 4x100-meter medley relay in the Beijing Olympics at the Water Cube in Beijing on Aug. 17. The Americans won the race in a world record and Phelps claimed his eighth swimming gold in Beijing in the process, breaking Mark Spitz's record at the 1972 Munich Games for most gold medals won at a single Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Olympics: Phelps grabs 7th swimming gold

BEIJING, China - Michael Phelps of the United States in action in the men's 100-meter butterfly final at the Water Cube in Beijing on Aug. 16. Phelps won the race and captured his seventh gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, tying countryman Mark Spitz's record at the 1972 Munich Games for the most gold medals won in a single Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Olympics: Phelps grabs 7th swimming gold

BEIJING, China - Michael Phelps of the United States acknowledges the crowd after he was awarded his seventh gold medal at the Beijing Olympics with victory in the men's 100-meter butterfly at the Water Cube in Beijing on Aug. 16. Phelps tied countryman Mark Spitz's record at the 1972 Munich Games for the most gold medals won in a single Olympics, and has one more race to go -- the men's 4x100-meter medley relay final on Aug. 17. (Kyodo)

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Gold medalist Katarina Witt at promotional event in Vancouver

VANCOUVER, Canada - Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Katarina Witt, chairwoman of the Munich 2018 Winter Olympic Games bid committee, attend a promotional event in Vancouver on Feb. 15, 2010, to invite the 2018 Olympics to the German city. (Kyodo)

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Former volleyball coach Matsudaira dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2001 shows former Japan men's national volleyball team head coach Yasutaka Matsudaira. Matsudaira, who steered the country to the gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, died from a lung condition at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 31, 2011, the Japan Volleyball Association said Jan. 5, 2012. He was 81. (Kyodo)

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Former volleyball coach Matsudaira dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japan men's national volleyball team head coach Yasutaka Matsudaira being tossed into the air by members of his team after winning the gold medal at the Munich Olympics in September 1972. The Japan Volleyball Association said Jan. 5, 2012, that Matsudaira died from a lung condition at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 31, 2011. He was 81. (Kyodo)