1972 Winter Olympics

Multi-sport event in Sapporo, Japan July 2011 1972 Winter Olympics 1972 Winter Olympics.svg 95 Emblem of the 1972 Winter Olympics Sapporo, Japan 35 1,010 (805 men, 205 women) 35 in 6 sports (10 disciplines) February 3, 1972 February 13, 1972 Emperor Showa IOC President Avery Brundage Hideki Takada Makomanai Open Stadium Grenoble 1968 Innsbruck 1976 Mexico City 1968 Munich 1972 The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the XI Olympic Winter Games 第11回オリンピック冬季競技大会 Dai Jūichi-kai Orinpikku Tōkikyōgi Taikai yes lower-alpha and commonly known as Sapporo 1972,ja 札幌1972 were a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Europe and North America. Host city selection Bids for the 1972 Winter Olympics Sapporo first won the rights to host the 1940 Winter Olympics, but Japan resigned as the Games' host after its 1937 invasion of China. The 1940 Games were later cancelled. All the cities awarded Games that were cancelled due to war have since hosted the Games (London, Tokyo, Helsinki, Sapporo and Cortina d'Ampezzo). Sapporo competed with Banff, Lahti, and Salt Lake City. The Games were awarded at the 64th IOC Session in Rome, Italy, on April 26, 1966.27 April 1966 Munich, Sapporo Given Olympics Games for 1972 C2 The Albuquerque Journal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114338987/munich-sapporo-given-olympics-games/ Newspapers.com 8 December 2022 In preparation, the Japanese constructed new largescale facilities at Sapporo and conducted a trial run a full year in advance of the Games. An international sport week was held in February, 1971, to assess the city's preparations as well as "to test its civic mettle and hospitality", and this effort was acclaimed by Olympic observers as "a complete success".Historical dictionary of the modern Olympic movement Findling John E. Pelle, Kimberly D. 1996 Greenwood Publishing Group Westport, CT 0-313-28477-6 285 https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio00find registration 8 May 2012 The development of new infrastructure proved to be a huge boon for the Sapporo economy: by the time of the Games, the national government had invested some US$500 million in upgrades, including a new subway. The Games' organizers themselves turned a healthy profit in part because they arranged a record $8.47 million for broadcasting rights with American companies.1998 70 Years, Many Magical Moments: 1972, Sapporo, Japan https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/history/years/1972.htm The Washington Post 8 December 2022 + 1972 Winter Olympics bidding resulthttp://www.gamesbids.com/english/archives/past.shtml Past Olympic host city election results GamesBids March 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110124022022/http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/past.html January 24, 2011 live mdy City Country Round 1 Sapporo Japan 32 Banff & Calgary Canada 16 Lahti Finland 7 Salt Lake City United States 7 Highlights thumb|right|Official poster for the 1972 Winter Olympics Emperor Hirohito became the third dignitary to open the Olympic Games twice (first time in summer 1964), after Adolf Hitler had done in winter and summer 1936, and Giovanni Gronchi in winter 1956 and summer 1960. Prior to these games, Japan had never won a gold medal, and had won only one medal (silver by Chiharu Igaya in 1956) overall, in the Winter Olympics. The host country's fans in Sapporo were boosted when three Japanese athletes, led by Yukio Kasaya, swept the ski jumping 70 m (current K-90 normal hill) event for gold (Kasaya), silver (Akitsugu Konno), and bronze (Seiji Aochi); those would also be the only medals Japan would earn in these Olympics. Galina Kulakova of the USSR won all three cross-country skiing events for women. Dutch skater Ard Schenk won three gold medals in speed skating. In Women's Alpine skiing, American Barbara Cochran, one of three siblings on the U.S. Ski Team, became the first U.S. woman since Andrea Mead Lawrence to win a gold medal in skiing when she took first place in the slalom. In Alpine skiing, virtual unknown Swiss Marie-Thérès Nadig won both the downhill and the giant slalom events. Magnar Solberg from Norway was the first repeat winner in the individual 20 km biathlon event, having first won in Grenoble.www.Olympic.org Spain scored its first Winter gold medal courtesy of slalom skier Francisco Fernández Ochoa. Poland did the same with Wojciech Fortuna winning the large hill ski jumping competition. American female speedskaters Anne Henning (16-year-old) and Dianne Holum made the United States' best showing in the Winter Games, winning two gold, a silver, and a bronze. Three days before the Games, controversy over amateur status arose when IOC president Avery Brundage threatened to disqualify 40 alpine skiers who received endorsement and other deals. Austrian skier Karl Schranz, who received over $50,000 per year from ski manufacturers, was banned as an example. Meanwhile, Canada refused to send an ice hockey team, maintaining that professional ice hockey players from Communist nations were allowed to compete with no restrictions.Infoplease-Sapporo On an historical note, these Games were the last where a skier won a gold medal using all-wooden skis. Since this time, top-level cross-country skiers have used skis made mostly of fibreglass synthetics.http://hometown.aol.de/svizaczak/wo-47740.html aolhometown February 6, 2008 June 18, 2007 https://archive.today/20070618155837/http://hometown.aol.de/svizaczak/wo-47740.html bot: unknown In female Figure skating event, American skater Janet Lynn won not only a bronze medal, but also tremendous popularity among Japanese audiences because of her artistic free program, as to make appearance on the cover of "Olympic Winter Games, Sapporo 1972" photo books published in Japan, and even on Japanese TV commercials later. Luge had its only tie in the history of the Winter Olympics in the men's doubles event. Venues Venues of the 1972 Winter Olympics City venues Makomanai Park Makomanai Speed Skating Rink1 – opening ceremonies, speed skating Makomanai Ice Arena1 – ice hockey finals, figure skating final rounds, closing ceremonies Olympic village1 Press center1 Makomanai Cross-Country Events Site1 – cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (cross-country skiing) Makomanai Biathlon Site1 – biathlon Mikaho Indoor Skating Rink1 – figure skating Tsukisamu Indoor Skating Rink1 – ice hockey Mountain venues Mt. Teine Alpine Skiing courses1 – alpine skiing (slalom, giant slalom) Mt. Teine Bobsleigh Course – bobsleigh Mt. Teine Luge Course – luge Okurayama Jump Hill2 – ski jumping (large hill) Miyanomori Jump Hill1 – Nordic combined (ski jumping), ski jumping (normal hill) Mount Eniwa Downhill Course1 – alpine skiing (downhill) 1 New facilities constructed in preparation for the Olympic Games. 2 Existing facilities modified or refurbished in preparation for the Olympic Games. Sports There were 35 events contested in 6 sports (10 disciplines). 22em Alpine skiing 6 Biathlon 2 Bobsleigh 2 Cross country skiing 7 Figure skating 3 Ice hockey 1 Luge 3 Nordic combined 1 Ski jumping 2 Speed skating 8 Participating nations 35 nations participated in the 1972 Winter Olympics. The Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan) and the Philippines participated in their first Winter Olympic Games. Participating National Olympic Committees15em ARG 1972 Winter 2 AUS 1972 Winter 4 AUT 1972 Winter 40 BEL 1972 Winter 1 BUL 1972 Winter 4 CAN 1972 Winter 47 TCH 1972 Winter 41 GDR 1972 Winter 42 FIN 1972 Winter 50 FRA 1972 Winter 40 GBR 1972 Winter 37 GRE 1972 Winter 3 HUN 1972 Winter 1 IRN 1972 Winter 4 ITA 1972 Winter 44 JPN 1972 Winter 85 (host) LIB 1972 Winter 1 LIE 1972 Winter 4 MGL 1972 Winter 4 NED 1972 Winter 11 NZL 1972 Winter 2 PRK 1972 Winter 6 NOR 1972 Winter 67 PHI 1972 Winter 2 POL 1972 Winter 47 ROC 1972 Winter 5 Taiwan ROU 1972 Winter 13 KOR 1972 Winter 5 URS 1972 Winter 78 ESP 1972 Winter 3 SWE 1972 Winter 58 SUI 1972 Winter 52 USA 1972 Winter 103 FRG 1972 Winter 78 YUG 1972 Winter 26 Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees IOC Letter Code Country Athletes USA USA 1972 Winter 103 JPN JPN 1972 Winter 85 GER FRG 1972 Winter 78 URS URS 1972 Winter 78 NOR NOR 1972 Winter 67 SWE SWE 1972 Winter 58 SUI SUI 1972 Winter 52 FIN FIN 1972 Winter 50 CAN CAN 1972 Winter 47 POL POL 1972 Winter 47 ITA ITA 1972 Winter 44 GDR GDR 1972 Winter 42 TCH TCH 1952 Winter 41 AUT AUT 1972 Winter 40 FRA FRA 1972 Winter 40 GBR GBR 1972 Winter 37 YUG YUG 1972 Winter 26 ROM ROM 1972 Winter 13 HOL NED 1972 Winter 11 PRK PRK 1972 Winter 6 KOR KOR 1972 Winter 5 ROC ROC 1972 Winter 5 AUS AUS 1972 Winter 4 BUL BUL 1972 Winter 4 IRI IRI 1972 Winter 4 LIE LIE 1972 Winter 4 MGL MGL 1972 Winter 4 GRE GRE 1972 Winter 3 ESP ESP 1972 Winter 3 ARG ARG 1972 Winter 2 NZL NZL 1972 Winter 2 PHI PHI 1972 Winter 2 BEL BEL 1972 Winter 1 HUN HUN 1972 Winter 1 LIB LIB 1972 Winter 1 Total 1,006 Medal count 1972 Winter Olympics medal table These are the top eleven nations that won medals at these Games. The host nation Japan finished 11th. flagIOC 1972 Winter 8 5 3 4 3 7 4 3 3 4 3 2 3 2 3 3 1 1 2 5 5 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 yes Podium sweeps +DateSportEventNOCGoldSilverBronze6 FebruarySki jumping Normal hill individualJPN 1972 WinterYukio KasayaAkitsugu KonnoSeiji Aochi7 FebruaryLuge Women's singlesGDR 1972 WinterAnna-Maria MüllerUte RühroldMargit Schumann7 FebruaryLuge Men's singlesGDR 1972 WinterWolfgang ScheidelHarald EhrigWolfram Fiedler See also Japan 1972 Winter Olympics Notes References External links 1972 Winter Olympics Sapporo 72 https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202605/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1972/orw1972.pdf February 26, 2008 – Official report, digitized copy online The program of the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics woly Grenoble XI Olympic Winter GamesSapporo 1972 Innsbruck Olympics Japan Sports 1970s Category:Sports competitions in Sapporo Winter Olympics, 1972 Category:Winter Olympics by year Winter Olympics Winter Olympics Winter Olympics Category:Winter sports competitions in Japan Winter Olympics, 1972