The poster of Munich 1972

Credit: IOC / Olympic Museum Collections

Numerous posters were created for these Games, notably a series on the theme of sports competitions and cultural events.

The official poster was meant to promote not one specific sports event, but the whole of the Munich Games. It was supposed to express the specific spirit of the Games. Here, the design evokes the modern architecture of the sporting venues, in a style and using colours which are purposefully simple and pure. In the centre of the background, the famous Olympic tower. 5,000 copies were made.

(Credit: IOC. Click here for further information.)