September 10, 1972 - Frank Shorter wins Olympic Marathon for Team USA

Today is Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 and on this day in 1972, American Frank Shorter won gold at Olympic Marathon in Munich, less than a minute after an imposter had attempted to claim the victory as his own.

 

In this episode, we’ll meet with Frank himself to hear his memories of that day that are way more interesting than the kid who tried to overshadow him.

 

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Bibliography:

• https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173738/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/ATH/mens-marathon.html
• https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=9534662
• https://parsers.org/rants-non-technical/three-cheers-for-norbert-sudhaus/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MindDFatOmI
• https://thestreakpodcast.com/blog/z1b2spumhk117aym87xdhgnlbjtxvl

 

And this is the Runner's World article I allude to at the beginning of the episode:

• https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a21753998/frank-shorters-story/