| Bobsleigh at the XI Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Sapporo Teine |
| Dates | 4–12 February |
| Competitors | 79 from 11 nations |
| Bobsleigh at the 1972 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| |
| Two | men |
| Four | men |
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]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Three countries won medals in Sapporo, West Germany leading the medal table.
Events
| 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
Eleven nations participated in bobsleigh at the 1972 Games. Japan made their Olympic bobsleigh debut.
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Canada (6)
France (6)- West Germany (8)
Great Britain (8)- Italy (9)
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Romania (5)- Switzerland (8)
Sweden (4)
United States (9)
References
- 1 2 3 4 "The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "Bobsleigh at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
External links
- 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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