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”. |
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| Host city | Sapporo, Japan |
| Nations participating | 35 |
| Athletes participating | 1006 (801 men, 205 women) |
| Events | 35 in 6 sports |
| Opening ceremony | February 3 |
| Closing ceremony | February 13 |
| 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 celebrated 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
- 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
- Makomanai Park
- 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
[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 |
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| 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
| Sports • Medal counts • NOCs Medalists • Symbols |
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| Summer Games: 1896, 1900, 1904, 19061, 1908, 1912, (1916)2, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940)2, (1944)2, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
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| Winter Games: 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940)2, (1944)2, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | ||
| Recent and Upcoming Games Athens 2004 — Turin 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012 |
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