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DeutschCross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
| Cross country skiing at the XI Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Makomanai Cross Country Events Site |
| Dates | February 4-13 |
| No. of events | 7 |
| Competitors | 152 (104 men, 48 women) from 19 nations |
| Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 5 km | women | |
| 10 km | women | |
| 15 km | men | |
| 30 km | men | |
| 50 km | men | |
| Relay | men | women |
The 1972 Winter Olympic Games cross-country skiing results.[1]
Medal summary
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Men's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km | Sven-Åke Lundbäck Sweden | 45:28.24 | Fyodor Simachov Soviet Union | 46:00.84 | Ivar Formo Norway | 46:02.68 |
| 30 km | Vyacheslav Vedenin Soviet Union | 1:36:31.15 | Pål Tyldum Norway | 1:37:25.30 | Johs Harviken Norway | 1:37:32.44 |
| 50 km | Pål Tyldum Norway | 2:43:14.75 | Magne Myrmo Norway | 2:43:29.45 | Vyacheslav Vedenin Soviet Union | 2:44:00.19 |
| 4 × 10 km relay | Soviet Union (URS) Vladimir Voronkov Yuriy Skobov Fyodor Simachov Vyacheslav Vedenin | 2:04:47.94 | Norway (NOR) Oddvar Brå Pål Tyldum Ivar Formo Johs Harviken | 2:04:57.06 | Switzerland (SUI) Alfred Kälin Albert Giger Alois Kälin Eduard Hauser | 2:07:00.06 |
Women's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km | Galina Kulakova Soviet Union | 17:00.50 | Marjatta Kajosmaa Finland | 17:05.50 | Helena Šikolová Czechoslovakia | 17:07.32 |
| 10 km | Galina Kulakova Soviet Union | 34:17.82 | Alevtina Olyunina Soviet Union | 34:54.11 | Marjatta Kajosmaa Finland | 34:56.45 |
| 3 × 5 km relay | Soviet Union (URS) Lyubov Mukhachyova Alevtina Olyunina Galina Kulakova | 48:46.15 | Finland (FIN) Helena Takalo Hilkka Riihivuori Marjatta Kajosmaa | 49:19.37 | Norway (NOR) Inger Aufles Aslaug Dahl Berit Mørdre | 49:51.49 |
Participating NOCs
[edit]Nineteen nations participated in Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Games.
References
[edit]- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
