Aside from the 2012 identity, what Olympic year / city most gets your creative juices going?

Personally, I love the identities and artwork associated with the (ill fated) 1972 Munich Olympics, and perhaps more-so the 1968 Mexico Olympics – just purely because the logo is such a wonderful design from Lance Wyman.

What are your favourites? Do you think that the Olympics or sport as a whole has any influencing role on creativity and the arts? Or should they remain forever totally separate?

Here are a few bits that I really love…