List of 1972 Winter Olympics medal winners
The List of 1972 Winter Olympics medal winners here represent the athletes who competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics held in Sapporo, Japan, from 3 to 13 February 1972.[1]
Alpine skiing
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill |
Bernhard Russi Switzerland
|
Roland Collombin Switzerland
|
Heini Messner Austria
|
| Giant slalom |
Gustav Thöni Italy
|
Edy Bruggmann Switzerland
|
Werner Mattle Switzerland
|
| Slalom |
Francisco Fernández Ochoa Spain
|
Gustav Thöni Italy
|
Roland Thöni Italy
|
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill |
Marie-Theres Nadig Switzerland
|
Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria
|
Susan Corrock United States
|
| Giant slalom |
Marie-Theres Nadig Switzerland
|
Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria
|
Wiltrud Drexel Austria
|
| Slalom |
Barbara Cochran United States
|
Danièle Debernard France
|
Florence Steurer France
|
Biathlon
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Individual |
Magnar Solberg Norway
|
Hansjörg Knauthe East Germany
|
Lars-Göran Arwidson Sweden
|
| Men's Relay |
 Soviet Union (URS)Aleksandr Tikhonov Rinnat Safin Ivan Biakov Viktor Mamatov |
 Finland (FIN)Esko Saira Juhani Suutarinen Heikki Ikola Mauri Röppänen |
East Germany (GDR) Hansjörg Knauthe Joachim Meischner Dieter Speer Horst Koschka |
Bobsleigh
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-man |
 West Germany (FRG)Wolfgang Zimmerer Peter Utzschneider |
West Germany (FRG) Horst Floth Pepi Bader |
Switzerland (SUI) Jean Wicki Edy Hubacher |
| Four-man |
Switzerland (SUI) Jean Wicki Hans Leutenegger Werner Camichel Edy Hubacher |
Italy (ITA) Nevio De Zordo Adriano Frassinelli Corrado Dal Fabbro Gianni Bonichon |
West Germany (FRG) Wolfgang Zimmerer Peter Utzschneider Bodo Bittner Manfred Schumann |
Cross-country skiing
Men's events
Women's events
Figure skating
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Ondrej Nepela Czechoslovakia
|
Sergei Chetverukhin Soviet Union
|
Patrick Péra France
|
| Ladies' singles |
Beatrix Schuba Austria
|
Karen Magnussen Canada
|
Janet Lynn United States
|
| Pairs |
Soviet Union (URS) Irina Rodnina Alexei Ulanov |
Soviet Union (URS) Liudmila Smirnova Andrei Suraikin |
East Germany (GDR) Manuela Groß Uwe Kagelmann |
Ice hockey
Luge
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Wolfgang Scheidel East Germany
|
Harald Ehrig East Germany
|
Wolfram Fiedler East Germany
|
| Women's singles |
Anna-Maria Müller East Germany
|
Ute Rührold East Germany
|
Margit Schumann East Germany
|
| Doubles |
East Germany (GDR) Horst Hörnlein Reinhard Bredow Italy (ITA)Paul Hildgartner Walter Plaikner |
None awarded | East Germany (GDR) Klaus-Michael Bonsack Wolfram Fiedler |
Nordic combined
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual |
Ulrich Wehling East Germany
|
Rauno Miettinen Finland
|
Karl-Heinz Luck East Germany
|
Ski jumping
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal hill individual |
Yukio Kasaya Japan
|
Akitsugu Konno Japan
|
Seiji Aochi Japan
|
| Large hill individual |
Wojciech Fortuna Poland
|
Walter Steiner Switzerland
|
Rainer Schmidt East Germany
|
Speed skating
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Erhard Keller West Germany
|
Hasse Börjes Sweden
|
Valery Muratov Soviet Union
|
| 1500 metres |
Ard Schenk Netherlands
|
Roar Grønvold Norway
|
Göran Claeson Sweden
|
| 5000 metres |
Ard Schenk Netherlands
|
Roar Grønvold Norway
|
Sten Stensen Norway
|
| 10000 metres |
Ard Schenk Netherlands
|
Kees Verkerk Netherlands
|
Sten Stensen Norway
|
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Anne Henning United States
|
Vera Krasnova Soviet Union
|
Lyudmila Titova Soviet Union
|
| 1000 metres |
Monika Pflug West Germany
|
Atje Keulen-Deelstra Netherlands
|
Anne Henning United States
|
| 1500 metres |
Dianne Holum United States
|
Stien Kaiser Netherlands
|
Atje Keulen-Deelstra Netherlands
|
| 3000 metres |
Stien Kaiser Netherlands
|
Dianne Holum United States
|
Atje Keulen-Deelstra Netherlands
|
See also
References
- ^ "Sapporo 1972 Winter Olympics". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 13 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
External links
- "Sapporo 1972". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
