1972 Winter Olympics

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XI Olympic Winter Games
XI Olympic Winter Games

The emblem represents the Rising Sun of Japan;
a snowflake, a symbol of winter; the Olymic 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, 1972
Closing ceremony February 13, 1972
Officially opened by Emperor Hirohito
Athlete's Oath Keiichi Suzuki
Judge's Oath Fumio Asaki
Olympic Torch Hideki Takada
Stadium Makomanai Open Stadium

The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan, the first Winter Olympics to be held in Asia. The city won the rights to those games in 1966.

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[edit] Venues

  • City venues
    • Makomanai Park
    • 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. ² Existing facilities modified or refurbished in preparation for the Olympic Games.

[edit] Medals awarded

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:

[edit] Participating nations

[edit] Medal count

These are the top ten nations that won medals at these Games. The host nation Japan finished 11th.

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


[edit] References


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