Woyda Wins the Gold Medal

Title: Woyda Wins the Gold Medal
Subject: Olympic Games (20th : 1972 : Munich, Germany); Candids
Description: Witold Woyda of Poland, who won all five of his final matches, is tossed in the air to celebrate his winning of the gold medal during the men's individual foil competition at the 1972 Olympic Games.

Caption on obverse:
"Munich, Aug. 31--OLYMPIC MAN-TOSSING EVENT?--No, it's an Olympic celebration for Poland's Witold Woyda, who was tossed in the air Wednesday night after winning a gold medal in the individual foil competition in Munich. Woyda won all five of his final fencing matches."
Publisher: Fencing Arms & Artifacts
Date: August 31, 1972
Temporal Coverage: 1970s
Contributor: Associated Press (Publisher)
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Is Part Of: George Masin Collection
Format: 27.8 x 20.3 cm
Language: English
Type: Photograph
Identifier: 2020.11.127
Spatial Coverage: Germany; Munich
Provenance: Loaned for digitization by George Masin; Digitized by Benjamin Bowles; Cataloged by Benjamin Bowles