1972 Winter Olympics

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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.

Contents 1 Venues 2 Medals awarded 3 Participating nations 4 Medal count 5 References

[edit] 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. ² Existing facilities modified or refurbished in preparation for the Olympic Games.

[edit] 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

[edit] Participating nations

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

[edit] Medal count

Main article: 1972 Winter Olympics 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	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

[edit] References

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

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