At the World Championships in Prague , the Czechoslovak team ended the Soviet team 's streak and won their first gold since 1949 .
1972 marked the first time that both the Olympics and World Championships were held in the same year as separate events .
At the World Championships in Prague , the Czechoslovak team ended the Soviet team 's streak and won World Championships ' first gold since 1949 .
1972 marked the first time that both the Olympics and World Championships were held in the same year as separate events .