Soviet Union at the 1972 Winter Olympics

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Soviet Union at the Olympic Games
Flag of the Soviet Union IOC code   URS
At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo
Competitors	78 (58 men, 20 women)[1] in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Vyacheslav Vedenin
Medals Rank: 1	Gold 8	Silver 5	Bronze 3	Total 16
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988
Winter Games
1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988
Other related appearances
Unified Team (1992)

The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

Contents 1 Results and competitors by event 1.1 Speed skating 2 Bibliography 3 References

[edit] Results and competitors by event

[edit] Speed skating

• Alla Butova
• Vladimir Komarov
• Vera Krasnova
• Valeri Lavrushkin
• Valeri Muratov
• Lyudmila Savrulina
• Kapitolina Seregina
• Nina Statkevich
• Lyudmila Titova

[edit] Bibliography

A. Dobrov (1973). XI Winter Olympic Games. Year 1972. (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 

[edit] References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

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