XI Olympic Winter Games
The emblem represents the Rising Sun of Japan; a snowflake, a symbol of winter; the Olympic rings with “Sapporo ’72”.
Host city	Sapporo, Japan
Nations participating	35
Athletes participating	1006 (801 men, 205 women)
Events	35 in 6 sports
Opening ceremony	February 3
Closing ceremony	February 13
Officially opened by	Emperor Hirohito
Athlete's Oath	Keiichi Suzuki
Judge's Oath	Fumio Asaki
Olympic Torch	Hideki Takada
Stadium	Makomanai Open Stadium

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Contents 1 Host selection 2 Highlights 3 Venues 4 Medals awarded 5 Participating nations 6 Medal count 7 References

Host selection

Sapporo first won the rights to host the 1940 Winter Olympics, but Japan resigned as the Games' host after its 1937 invasion of China. The anticipated 1940 Winter Olympics, which would have been officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, were to be celebrated in 1940 in Sapporo, The Second Sino-Japanese War ( July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945) was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the The 1940 Games were later cancelled. All the cities awarded Games that were cancelled due to war have since hosted the Games (Berlin, Tokyo, Helsinki, and Sapporo).

Sapporo competed with Banff, Canada, Lahti, Finland, and Salt Lake City, United States. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Lahti ( Swedish: Lahtis) is a city and Municipality in Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Games were awarded at the 64th IOC session in Rome in 1966. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 With the 1972 Games, the organizers of the Sapporo Games turned a healthy profit in part because they arranged a record $8. 47 million for broadcast rights. ^[1]

The chart's information below comes from the International Olympic Committee Vote History web page.

1972 Winter Olympics Bidding Results
City	NOC Name	Round 1
Sapporo	Japan	32
Banff, Alberta	Canada	16
Lahti	Finland	7
Salt Lake City, Utah	United States	7

Highlights

• Prior to these games, Japan had never won a gold medal in the Winter Olympics. is the fifth-largest city in Japan by population It is the capital of Hokkaidō Prefecture, located in Ishikari Subprefecture, and an For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Lahti ( Swedish: Lahtis) is a city and Municipality in Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The host country shone in Sapporo when three Japanese athletes, led by Yukio Kasaya, swept the ski jump event for gold, silver, and bronze. Yukio Kasaya (笠谷 幸生 Kasaya Yukio, born August 17, 1943 in Yoichi Hokkaido) is a former Japanese ski jumper.
• Galina Kulakova of the USSR won all three cross-country skiing events for women. Galina Alexeyevna Kulakova (Гали́на Алексе́евна Кулако́ва (born April 29 1942 in Logachi village Votkinsky District
• Dutch skater Ard Schenk won three golds medals in speed skating. Adrianus ("Ard" Schenk (born 16 September 1944 in Anna Paulowna, Noord-Holland) is a former speed skater from the
• In Alpine skiing, virtual unknown Swiss Marie-Thérès Nadig won both the downhill and the giant slalom events.
• Magnar Solberg from Norway was the first repeat winner in the individual 20km biathlon event, having first won in Grenoble. Magnar Solberg (born February 4, 1937 in Soknedal) is a former Norwegian biathlete. The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 ^[2]
• Spain scored its first Winter gold medal courtesy of slalom skier Francisco Fernandez Ochoa.
• American speedskaters Anne Henning and Diane Holum made the US's best showing in the Winter Games, winning two gold, a silver, and a bronze. Anne Elizabeth Henning (born 6 September 1955 in Raleigh North Carolina) is a former speed skater from the United States. ^[1]
• Three days before the Games, controversy over amateur status arose when IOC president Avery Brundage threatened to disqualify 40 alpine skiiers who received endorsement and other deals. Avery Brundage ( September 28 1887 &ndash May 8 1975) was an American athlete sports official art collector and philanthropist Austrian skier Karl Schranz, who received over $50,000 per year from ski manufacturers, was banned as an example. Karl Schranz (born 18 November 1938 in St Anton, Tyrol) is a former alpine skier from Austria. Meanwhile, Canada refused to send an ice hockey team, maintaining that professional ice hockey players from Communist nations were allowed to compete with no restrictions. ^[3]
• On a historical note, these Games are the last where a skier won the gold medal using all-wooden skis. Since this time, top-level cross-country skiiers use skis made mostly of fibreglass synthetics. ^[4]

Venues

• City venues
  • Makomanai Park
    • Makomanai Speed Skating Rink¹ - opening ceremonies, speed skating
    • Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink¹ - ice hockey, figure skating, closing ceremonies
    • Olympic village¹
    • Press center¹
  • Mikaho Indoor Skating Rink¹ - figure skating
  • Tsukisamu Indoor Skating Rink¹ - ice hockey
  • Makomanai Cross-Country Events Site¹ - cross-country skiing
  • Makomanai Biathlon Site¹ - biathlon
• Mountain venues
  • Mount Teine¹ - slalom ski events, bobsled, luge
  • Okurayama Jump Hill² - 90m ski jumping
  • Miyanomori Jump Hill¹ - 70m ski jumping
  • Mount Eniwa¹ - downhill ski events

¹ New facilities constructed in preparation for the Olympic Games. Makomanai Open Stadium is a football Stadium in Sapporo, Japan. is an indoor Ice hockey Arena in Minami-ku Sapporo, Japan. It was built in December 1970 and holds 11500 people and has an area of 10133 m² in total Nishi (西区 -ku lit "west ward" is a ward of Sapporo composed of residential neighborhoods mostly arranged in grid patterns with some areas of farmland Tsukisamu Green Dome is an indoor sporting arena located in Sapporo, Japan. is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. Minami-ku is directly translated as "south ward" is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. Minami-ku is directly translated as "south ward" is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. The ward is located in northwest of Sapporo which is neighboured to three other wards in Sapporo and two cities The, also known as the is a ski jumping venue located in the Miyanomori area in Chūō-ku Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. is one of the ten wards in Sapporo city Japan. Chūō-ku means "central ward" in Japanese is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. Minami-ku is directly translated as "south ward" ² Existing facilities modified or refurbished in preparation for the Olympic Games.

Medals awarded

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:

• Alpine skiing
• Biathlon
• Bobsleigh
• Cross-country skiing
• Figure skating
• Ice hockey
• Luge
• Nordic combined
• Ski jumping
• Speed skating

Participating nations

Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Bulgaria Canada Republic of China Czechoslovakia Finland France East Germany West Germany

Great Britain Greece Hungary Italy Iran Japan South Korea North Korea Lebanon Liechtenstein Mongolia Netherlands

New Zealand Norway Philippines Poland Romania Spain Sweden Switzerland United States Soviet Union Yugoslavia

Medal count

Main article: 1972 Winter Olympics medal count

These are the top ten nations that won medals at these Games. The 1972 Winter Olympic Games Alpine Skiing results in Sapporo Japan. The 1972 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results Men's events 20 km 4 x 7 The 1972 Winter Olympic Games Bobsleigh results Two-man Four-man Medal table The 1972 Winter Olympic Games Cross country skiing results Men's events 15 km February 7, 1972 30 km The 1972 Winter Olympic Games Figure skating results Medal table Ladies Men Pairs At the 1972 Winter Olympics held in Sapporo, Japan, one Ice Hockey event was held men's Ice Hockey The 1972 Winter Olympic Games Luge results Men's singles Doubles Women's singles Medal table The 1972 Winter Olympic Games Nordic Combined results Men's event The 1972 Winter Olympic Games Ski jumping results Men's events Large hill February 11 1972 In the competition The 1972 Winter Olympics Speed Skating results Men's events 500 m February 5, 1972 &mdash 38 competitors from Argentina competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Australia competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Austria competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Belgium competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Bulgaria competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Canada competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. The Republic of China competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan Czechoslovakia competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Finland competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. France competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. East Germany ( German Democratic Republic) competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan Greece competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Hungary competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Italy competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Iran competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Results by event Alpine skiing Japan was the host nation for the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Lebanon competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Liechtenstein competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Mongolia competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. New Zealand competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Norway competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. The Philippines competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan Poland competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Romania competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Spain competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Sweden competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Switzerland competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. The United States competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. The Soviet Union (USSR competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. The host nation Japan finished 11th.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union	8	5	3	16
2	East Germany	4	3	7	14
3	Switzerland	4	3	3	10
4	Netherlands	4	3	2	9
5	United States	3	2	3	8
6	West Germany	3	1	1	5
7	Norway	2	5	5	12
8	Italy	2	2	1	5
9	Austria	1	2	2	5
10	Sweden	1	1	2	4

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Washington Post
2. ^ www.Olympic.org
3. ^ Infoplease-Sapporo
4. ^ aolhometown

• Sapporo 72 - Official report, digitized copy online
• Sapporo 1972 - International Olympic Committee website

The Soviet Union (USSR competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. East Germany ( German Democratic Republic) competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Switzerland competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. The United States competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Norway competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Italy competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Austria competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Sweden competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

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