Basketball contests at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the eighth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. The Soviet Union controversially won … Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display It took place at Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle in Munich, Germany from August 27 to September 9. All the best photo and video highlights of Basketball at the Munich 1972 Summer Games Olympics, plus official results and medals by event and athlete.