Luge at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Luge at the XI Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Sapporo Teine |
Dates | 4–7 February |
Competitors | 83 from 13 nations |
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Luge at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Sapporo Teine. The competition took place between 4 and 7 February 1972.[1][2]
Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (2 entries) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
East Germany led the medal table with eight medals, including three golds. The only non East-German medal came in the doubles, where Italy tied the Germans, with both teams receiving gold medals.[1]
Events
Event[1] | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's singles details | Wolfgang Scheidel![]() | 3:27.58 | Harald Ehrig![]() | 3:28.39 | Wolfram Fiedler![]() | 3:28.73 |
Women's singles details | Anna-Maria Müller![]() | 2:59.18 | Ute Rührold![]() | 2:59.49 | Margit Schumann![]() | 2:59.54 |
Doubles details | ![]() Horst Hörnlein Reinhard Bredow ![]() Paul Hildgartner Walter Plaikner | 1:28.35[a] | ![]() Klaus Bonsack Wolfram Fiedler | 1:29.16 |
- ^ The two teams finished tied, and it was decided that gold medals would be awarded to both.
Participating NOCs
Thirteen nations participated in Luge at the Sapporo Games. Japan and the Soviet Union made their Olympic luge debut.[1]
Austria (8)
Canada (4)
France (1)
West Germany (10)
Great Britain (6)
East Germany (9)
Italy (9)
Japan (7)
Liechtenstein (1)
Norway (3)
Poland (8)
Soviet Union (7)
United States (10)
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 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Luge at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.