Six nations won medals in alpine skiing; Switzerland led in medals with three gold, two silver, and a bronze. Switzerland's Marie-Theres Nadig led the individual medal table, with two gold medals. The top men's medalist was Gustav Thöni of Italy with a gold and a silver.
The gold medal won in the slalom by Francisco Fernández Ochoa was Spain's first medal at the Winter Olympics. Through 2018, it remains its only gold medal at the Winter Games.
Twenty-seven nations sent alpine skiers to compete in the events in Sapporo. The Philippines and Chinese Taipei made their Olympic alpine skiing debuts. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors.[1]
From 1948 through 1980, the alpine skiing events at the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships, held every two years. With the addition of the giant slalom, the combined event was dropped for 1950 and 1952, but returned as a World Championship event in 1954 as a "paper race" which used the results from the three events. During the Olympics from 1956 through 1980, World Championship medals were awarded by the FIS for the combined event. The combined returned as a separate event at the World Championships in 1982 and at the Olympics in 1988.[3]
Marie-Theres Nadig of Switzerland won the downhill and giant slalom, but DNF in first run of slalom.
References
^ abcdef"The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
^. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
^"Sci Alpino in cifre - La Combinata nei Campionati Mondiali" (in Italian). paolociraci.it. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
External links
FIS-Ski.com – results – 1972 Winter Olympics – Sapporo, Japan
FIS-Ski.com – results – 1972 World Championships – Sapporo, Japan
January 07, 2023
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Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of six events held February 5 13 near Sapporo Japan The downhills were held at Mount Eniwa and the four technical events at Teine 1 2 Alpine skiingat the XI Olympic Winter GamesVenueMount Eniwa downhill and TeineHokkaidō JapanDatesFebruary 5 13 1972No of events6Competitors144 from 27 nations 19681976 Sapporo class notpageimage Location in Japan SapporoTeineMount Eniwaclass notpageimage Locations on Hokkaido Contents 1 Medal summary 1 1 Medal table 1 2 Men s events 1 3 Women s events 2 Course information 3 Participating nations 4 World championships 4 1 Combined 4 1 1 Men s Combined 4 1 2 Women s Combined 5 References 6 External linksMedal summary EditSix nations won medals in alpine skiing Switzerland led in medals with three gold two silver and a bronze Switzerland s Marie Theres Nadig led the individual medal table with two gold medals The top men s medalist was Gustav Thoni of Italy with a gold and a silver The gold medal won in the slalom by Francisco Fernandez Ochoa was Spain s first medal at the Winter Olympics Through 2018 it remains its only gold medal at the Winter Games Medal table Edit RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 Switzerland SUI 32162 Italy ITA 11133 United States USA 10124 Spain ESP 10015 Austria AUT 02246 France FRA 0112Totals 6 entries 66618Source 1 Men s events Edit Event Gold Silver BronzeDownhilldetails Bernhard Russi Switzerland 1 51 43 Roland Collombin Switzerland 1 52 07 Heinrich Messner Austria 1 52 40Giant slalomdetails Gustav Thoni Italy 3 09 62 Edmund Bruggmann Switzerland 3 10 75 Werner Mattle Switzerland 3 10 99Slalomdetails Francisco Fernandez Ochoa Spain 1 49 27 Gustav Thoni Italy 1 50 28 Roland Thoni Italy 1 50 30Source 1 Women s events Edit Event Gold Silver BronzeDownhilldetails Marie Theres Nadig Switzerland 1 36 68 Annemarie Moser Proll Austria 1 37 00 Susan Corrock United States 1 37 68Giant slalomdetails Marie Theres Nadig Switzerland 1 29 90 Annemarie Moser Proll Austria 1 30 75 Wiltrud Drexel Austria 1 32 35Slalomdetails Barbara Cochran United States 1 31 24 Daniele Debernard France 1 31 26 Florence Steurer France 1 32 69Source 1 Course information EditDate Race StartElevation FinishElevation VerticalDrop CourseLength AverageGradientMon 7 Feb Downhill men 1 126 m 3 694 ft 354 m 1 161 ft 772 m 2 533 ft 2 636 km 1 638 mi 29 3 Sat 5 Feb Downhill women 870 m 2 854 ft 336 m 1 102 ft 534 m 1 752 ft 2 108 km 1 310 mi 25 3 Wed 9 Feb Giant Slalom men 1st run 952 m 3 123 ft 550 m 1 804 ft 402 m 1 319 ft 1 075 km 0 668 mi 37 4 Thu 10 Feb Giant Slalom men 2nd run 952 m 3 123 ft 550 m 1 804 ft 402 m 1 319 ft 1 089 km 0 677 mi 36 9 Tue 8 Feb Giant Slalom women 982 m 3 222 ft 625 m 2 051 ft 357 m 1 171 ft 1 232 km 0 766 mi 29 0 Sun 13 Feb Slalom men 2 runs 795 m 2 608 ft 567 m 1 860 ft 228 m 748 ft 0 531 km 0 330 mi 42 9 Fri 11 Feb Slalom women 2 runs 751 m 2 464 ft 567 m 1 860 ft 184 m 604 ft 0 449 km 0 279 mi 34 3 Source 1 Participating nations EditTwenty seven nations sent alpine skiers to compete in the events in Sapporo The Philippines and Chinese Taipei made their Olympic alpine skiing debuts Below is a list of the competing nations in parentheses are the number of national competitors 1 Argentina 2 Australia 2 Austria 13 Belgium 1 Bulgaria 2 Canada 8 France 12 West Germany 11 Great Britain 8 Greece 3 Iran 4 Italy 8 Japan 10 Lebanon 1 Liechtenstein 3 New Zealand 2 Norway 7 Philippines 2 Poland 2 Republic of China 4 Romania 2 Soviet Union 4 Spain 3 Sweden 4 Switzerland 12 United States 13 Yugoslavia 1 World championships EditFrom 1948 through 1980 the alpine skiing events at the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships held every two years With the addition of the giant slalom the combined event was dropped for 1950 and 1952 but returned as a World Championship event in 1954 as a paper race which used the results from the three events During the Olympics from 1956 through 1980 World Championship medals were awarded by the FIS for the combined event The combined returned as a separate event at the World Championships in 1982 and at the Olympics in 1988 3 Combined Edit Men s Combined Edit Main article FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1972 Men s alpine combined Medal Athlete Points DH GS SL Gustav Thoni ITA 21 12 13 Walter Tresch SUI 46 98 6 14 13 Jim Hunter CAN 86 41 20 11 194 Reto Barrington CAN 122 66 32 20 235 Malcolm Milne AUS 134 70 23 29 246 Virgil Brenci ROM 177 58 48 33 20Downhill was run on 7 February Giant Slalom on 9 10 February Slalom on 13 February Women s Combined Edit Medal Athlete Points DH GS SL Annemarie Moser Proll AUT 25 64 5 Florence Steurer FRA 59 51 23 6 Toril Forland NOR 80 95 11 17 94 Monika Kaserer AUT 82 71 30 13 75 Laurie Kreiner CAN 83 10 20 4 126 Gina Hathorn GBR 86 39 25 14 11Downhill was run on 5 February Giant Slalom on 8 February Slalom on 11 February Marie Theres Nadig of Switzerland won the downhill and giant slalom but DNF in first run of slalom References Edit a b c d e f The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972 PDF Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games LA84 Foundation 1972 Retrieved January 3 2014 Alpine Skiing at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 1 March 2018 Sci Alpino in cifre La Combinata nei Campionati Mondiali in Italian paolociraci it Retrieved 26 February 2021 External links EditFIS Ski com results 1972 Winter Olympics Sapporo Japan FIS Ski com results 1972 World Championships Sapporo Japan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics amp oldid 1111112856, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
