Dates

August 26-September 11

Other candidate cities

Montreal, Madrid, Detroit

Mascot

Waldi the dachshund

Participants

7,134 (1,059 women)

Participating nations

121

Sports

23 (demonstration sports badminton and water skiing)

Events

195

Medals awarded

600

Games declared open by

West Germany's President Gustav Heineman

Last relay bearer of the Olympic flame

Gunther Zahn (Germany, athletics)

Olympic flame lit by

Gunther Zahn (Germany, athletics)

Olympic oath read by

Heidi Schuller (Germany, athletics)

IOC President

Avery Brundage (USA)

Television rights

17.62 million dollars

Accredited journalists

4587

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