Bobsleigh at the 1972 Winter Olympics
| Bobsleigh at the XI Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Sapporo Teine |
| Dates | 4-12 February |
| Competitors | 79 from 11 nations |
Bobsleigh at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of two events, at Sapporo Teine. The competition took place between February 4 and February 12, 1972.[1]
Medal summary
Medal table
| 1 |  West Germany |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Switzerland |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Italy |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 Peter Utzschneider Bodo Bittner Manfred Schumann |
4:43.92 |
Participating NOCs
Eleven nations participated in bobsleigh at the 1972 Games. Japan made their Olympic bobsleigh debut.
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References
- ^ a b c d "The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Bobsleigh". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited.
- Sports-Reference - 1972 Bobsleigh
