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Winter Olympics · Japan · 3–13 February 1972

Sapporo 1972

35 medal events in 10 sports, 105 medals to 17 delegations, 171 named medallists. On top of the table: Soviet Union with 8 gold.

Open 1972 in the atlas →← 19681976 →
Athletes1,006801 men · 205 women
Delegations35
Programme35events scheduled
Medal events3510 sports
Medals10536 gold

The medal table

PlaceDelegationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Soviet Union85316
2East Germany43714
3Switzerland43310
4Netherlands4329
5United States3238
6West Germany3115
7Norway25512
8Italy2215
9Austria1225
10Sweden1124
11Japan1113
12Czechoslovakia1023
13Poland1001
14Spain1001
15Finland0415
16France0123
17Canada0101

Every event gold, silver, bronze

SportEventGoldSilverBronze
Alpine skiingMen’s DownhillBernhard Russi SwitzerlandRoland Collombin SwitzerlandHeini Messner Austria
Alpine skiingMen’s Giant slalomGustav Thöni ItalyEdy Bruggmann SwitzerlandWerner Mattle Switzerland
Alpine skiingMen’s SlalomFrancisco Fernández Ochoa SpainGustav Thöni ItalyRoland Thöni Italy
Alpine skiingWomen’s DownhillMarie-Theres Nadig SwitzerlandAnnemarie Moser-Pröll AustriaSusan Corrock United States
Alpine skiingWomen’s Giant slalomMarie-Theres Nadig SwitzerlandAnnemarie Moser-Pröll AustriaWiltrud Drexel Austria
Alpine skiingWomen’s SlalomBarbara Cochran United StatesDanièle Debernard FranceFlorence Steurer France
BiathlonMen's IndividualMagnar Solberg NorwayHansjörg Knauthe East GermanyLars-Göran Arwidson Sweden
BiathlonMen's RelayAleksandr Tikhonov, Rinnat Safin, Ivan Biakov, Viktor Mamatov Soviet UnionEsko Saira, Juhani Suutarinen, Heikki Ikola, Mauri Röppänen FinlandHansjörg Knauthe, Joachim Meischner, Dieter Speer, Horst Koschka East Germany
BobsleighMen’s Four-manJean Wicki, Hans Leutenegger, Werner Camichel, Edy Hubacher SwitzerlandNevio De Zordo, Adriano Frassinelli, Corrado Dal Fabbro, Gianni Bonichon ItalyWolfgang Zimmerer, Peter Utzschneider, Bodo Bittner, Manfred Schumann West Germany
BobsleighMen’s Two-manWolfgang Zimmerer, Peter Utzschneider West GermanyHorst Floth, Pepi Bader West GermanyJean Wicki, Edy Hubacher Switzerland
Cross-country skiingMen’s 15 kmSven-Åke Lundbäck SwedenFyodor Simachov Soviet UnionIvar Formo Norway
Cross-country skiingMen’s 30 kmVyacheslav Vedenin Soviet UnionPål Tyldum NorwayJohs Harviken Norway
Cross-country skiingMen’s 4×10 kmVladimir Voronkov, Yuriy Skobov, Fyodor Simachov, Vyacheslav Vedenin Soviet UnionOddvar Brå, Pål Tyldum, Ivar Formo, Johs Harviken NorwayAlfred Kälin, Albert Giger, Alois Kälin, Eduard Hauser Switzerland
Cross-country skiingMen’s 50 kmPål Tyldum NorwayMagne Myrmo NorwayVyacheslav Vedenin Soviet Union
Cross-country skiingWomen’s 10 kmGalina Kulakova Soviet UnionAlevtina Olyunina Soviet UnionMarjatta Kajosmaa Finland
Cross-country skiingWomen’s 3×5 kmLyubov Mukhachyova, Alevtina Olyunina, Galina Kulakova Soviet UnionHelena Takalo, Hilkka Riihivuori, Marjatta Kajosmaa FinlandInger Aufles, Aslaug Dahl, Berit Mørdre Norway
Cross-country skiingWomen’s 5 kmGalina Kulakova Soviet UnionMarjatta Kajosmaa FinlandHelena Šikolová Czechoslovakia
Figure skatingMen's singlesOndrej Nepela CzechoslovakiaSergei Chetverukhin Soviet UnionPatrick Péra France
Figure skatingMixed PairsIrina Rodnina, Alexei Ulanov Soviet UnionLiudmila Smirnova, Andrei Suraikin Soviet UnionManuela Groß, Uwe Kagelmann East Germany
Figure skatingWomen’s Ladies' singlesBeatrix Schuba AustriaKaren Magnussen CanadaJanet Lynn United States
Ice hockeyMen's teamVladislav Tretiak, Alexander Pashkov, Vitaly Davydov, Viktor Kuskin, Alexander Ragulin, Gennadiy Tsygankov, Vladimir Lutchenko, Valeri Vasiliev, Igor Romishevsky, Yevgeni Mishakov, Alexander Maltsev, Alexander Yakushev, Vladimir Vikulov, Anatoly Firsov, Valeri Kharlamov, Yury Blinov, Boris Mikhailov, Vladimir Petrov, Vladimir Shadrin, Yevgeni Zimin Soviet UnionMike Curran, Pete Sears, Wally Olds, Tom Mellor, Frank Sanders, Jim McElmury, Charles Brown, Dick McGlynn, Ronald Naslund, Robbie Ftorek, Stu Irving, Kevin Ahearn, Henry Boucha, Craig Sarner, Timothy Sheehy, Keith Christiansen, Mark Howe, Tim Regan, Bruce McIntosh United StatesVladimír Dzurilla, Jiří Holeček, Vladimír Bednář, Rudolf Tajcnár, Oldřich Machač, František Pospíšil, Josef Horešovský, Karel Vohralík, Václav Nedomanský, Jiří Holík, Jaroslav Holík, Jiří Kochta, Eduard Novák, Richard Farda, Josef Černý, Vladimír Martinec, Ivan Hlinka, Bohuslav Šťastný Czechoslovakia
LugeMen's singlesWolfgang Scheidel East GermanyHarald Ehrig East GermanyWolfram Fiedler East Germany
LugeOpen DoublesHorst Hörnlein, Reinhard Bredow East Germany / Paul Hildgartner, Walter Plaikner Italy—Klaus-Michael Bonsack, Wolfram Fiedler East Germany
LugeWomen's singlesAnna-Maria Müller East GermanyUte Rührold East GermanyMargit Schumann East Germany
Nordic combinedMen’s IndividualUlrich Wehling East GermanyRauno Miettinen FinlandKarl-Heinz Luck East Germany
Ski jumpingMen’s Large hill individualWojciech Fortuna PolandWalter Steiner SwitzerlandRainer Schmidt East Germany
Ski jumpingMen’s Normal hill individualYukio Kasaya JapanAkitsugu Konno JapanSeiji Aochi Japan
Speed skatingMen’s 10000 metresArd Schenk NetherlandsKees Verkerk NetherlandsSten Stensen Norway
Speed skatingMen’s 1500 metresArd Schenk NetherlandsRoar Grønvold NorwayGöran Claeson Sweden
Speed skatingMen’s 500 metresErhard Keller West GermanyHasse Börjes SwedenValery Muratov Soviet Union
Speed skatingMen’s 5000 metresArd Schenk NetherlandsRoar Grønvold NorwaySten Stensen Norway
Speed skatingWomen’s 1000 metresMonika Pflug West GermanyAtje Keulen-Deelstra NetherlandsAnne Henning United States
Speed skatingWomen’s 1500 metresDianne Holum United StatesStien Kaiser NetherlandsAtje Keulen-Deelstra Netherlands
Speed skatingWomen’s 3000 metresStien Kaiser NetherlandsDianne Holum United StatesAtje Keulen-Deelstra Netherlands
Speed skatingWomen’s 500 metresAnne Henning United StatesVera Krasnova Soviet UnionLyudmila Titova Soviet Union