1972 Winter Olympics
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| XI Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Nations participating | 35 |
| Athletes participating | 1006 (801 men, 205 women) |
| Events | 35 in 6 sports |
| Opening ceremony | February 3, 1972 |
| Closing ceremony | February 13, 1972 |
| Officially opened by | Emperor Hirohito |
| Athlete's Oath | Keiichi Suzuki |
| Official's Oath | Fumio Asaki |
| Olympic Torch | Hideki Takada |
The XI Olympic Winter Games were held in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan.
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Medal count
Top medal-collecting nations:
(for the full table, see 1972 Winter Olympics medal count)
| 1972 Winter Olympics medal count | 
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| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Missing image Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.png USSR | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 |  East Germany | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Missing image Switzerland_flag_large.png Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 |  Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Missing image USA_flag.png United States | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 |  West Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 |  Norway | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | Template:ITA | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 |  Austria | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 |  Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Sports/Events
- Alpine skiing
- Biathlon
- Bobsleigh
- Cross-country skiing
- Figure skating
- Ice hockey
- Luge
- Nordic combined
- Ski jumping
- Speed skating
Internal links
External links
- Olympicstatistics (German) [1] (http://www.olympia-statistik.de/Winterolympiaden.htm)
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