Bobsleigh at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Bobsleigh at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of two events, at Sapporo Teine. The competition took place between 4 and 12 February 1972.[1][2]

Bobsleigh
at the XI Olympic Winter Games
VenueSapporo Teine
Dates4–12 February
Competitors79 from 11 nations

Medal summary

Medal table

[1]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 West Germany1113
2 Switzerland1012
3 Italy0101
Totals (3 nations)2226

Three countries won medals in Sapporo, West Germany leading the medal table.

Events

[1]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Two-man
 West Germany (FRG)
Wolfgang Zimmerer
Peter Utzschneider
4:57.07  West Germany (FRG)
Horst Floth
Pepi Bader
4:58.84  Switzerland (SUI)
Jean Wicki
Edy Hubacher
4:59.33
Four-man
 Switzerland (SUI)
Jean Wicki
Hans Leutenegger
Werner Camichel
Edy Hubacher
4:43.07  Italy (ITA)
Nevio De Zordo
Adriano Frassinelli
Corrado Dal Fabbro
Gianni Bonichon
4:43.83  West Germany (FRG)
Wolfgang Zimmerer
Stefan Gaisreiter
Walter Steinbauer
Peter Utzschneider
4:43.92

Participating NOCs

[1]

Eleven nations participated in bobsleigh at the 1972 Games. Japan made their Olympic bobsleigh debut.

References

  1. "The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. "Bobsleigh at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  • Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Bobsleigh". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited.
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