1972 WINTER OLYMPICS

The '1972 Winter Olympics', officially known as the 'XI Olympic Winter Games', were celebrated in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympics to be held outside Western Europe and the USA, and only the 3rd Games (Summer or Winter) held outside of the above mentioned regions, after Tokyo and Mexico City. The city won the rights to those games in 1966.

Contents

Venues

Medals awarded

Participating nations

Medal count

References

Venues

★ City venues

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★ Makomanai Park

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★ Makomanai Speed Skating Rink¹ - opening ceremonies, speed skating

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★ Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink¹ - ice hockey, figure skating, closing ceremonies

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★ Olympic village¹

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★ Press center¹

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★ Mikaho Indoor Skating Rink¹ - figure skating

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★ Tsukisamu Indoor Skating Rink¹ - ice hockey

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★ Makomanai Cross-Country Events Site¹ - cross-country skiing

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★ Makomanai Biathlon Site¹ - biathlon

★ Mountain venues

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★ Mount Teine¹ - slalom ski events, bobsled, luge

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★ Okurayama Jump Hill² - 90m ski jumping

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★ Miyanomori Jump Hill¹ - 70m ski jumping

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★ 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.

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

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Medal count

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

1		8	5	3	16
2		4	3	7	14
3		4	3	3	10
4		4	3	2	9
5		3	2	3	8
6		3	1	1	5
7		2	5	5	12
8		2	2	1	5
9		1	2	2	5
10		1	1	2	4

References

★ Sapporo 72 - Official report, digitized copy online

★ Sapporo 1972 - International Olympic Committee website