List of 1972 Winter Olympics medal winners
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The List of 1972 Winter Olympics medal winners here represent the athletes who competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics held in Sapporo, Japan, from 3 to 13 February 1972.[1]
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill |
Bernhard Russi Switzerland |
Roland Collombin Switzerland |
Heini Messner Austria |
| Giant slalom |
Gustav Thöni Italy |
Edy Bruggmann Switzerland |
Werner Mattle Switzerland |
| Slalom |
Francisco Fernández Ochoa Spain |
Gustav Thöni Italy |
Roland Thöni Italy |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill |
Marie-Theres Nadig Switzerland |
Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria |
Susan Corrock United States |
| Giant slalom |
Marie-Theres Nadig Switzerland |
Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria |
Wiltrud Drexel Austria |
| Slalom |
Barbara Cochran United States |
Danièle Debernard France |
Florence Steurer France |
Biathlon
Bobsleigh
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-man |
 West Germany (FRG-2)Wolfgang Zimmerer Peter Utzschneider |
West Germany (FRG-1) Horst Floth Pepi Bader |
Switzerland (SUI-1) Jean Wicki Edy Hubacher |
| Four-man |
Switzerland (SUI-1) Jean Wicki Hans Leutenegger Werner Camichel Edy Hubacher |
Italy (ITA-1) Nevio De Zordo Adriano Frassinelli Corrado Dal Fabbro Gianni Bonichon |
West Germany (FRG-1) Wolfgang Zimmerer Peter Utzschneider Bodo Bittner Manfred Schumann |
Cross-country skiing
Men's events
Women's events
Figure skating
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Ondrej Nepela Czechoslovakia |
Sergei Chetverukhin Soviet Union |
Patrick Péra France |
| Ladies' singles |
Beatrix Schuba Austria |
Karen Magnussen Canada |
Janet Lynn United States |
| Pairs |
Soviet Union Irina Rodnina Alexei Ulanov |
Soviet Union Liudmila Smirnova Andrei Suraikin |
 East GermanyManuela Groß Uwe Kagelmann |
Ice hockey
Luge
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Wolfgang Scheidel East Germany |
Harald Ehrig East Germany |
Wolfram Fiedler East Germany |
| Women's singles |
Anna-Maria Müller East Germany |
Ute Rührold East Germany |
Margit Schumann East Germany |
| Doubles |
East Germany Horst Hörnlein Reinhard Bredow ItalyPaul Hildgartner Walter Plaikner |
None awarded | East Germany Klaus-Michael Bonsack Wolfram Fiedler |
Nordic combined
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual |
Ulrich Wehling East Germany |
Rauno Miettinen Finland |
Karl-Heinz Luck East Germany |
Ski jumping
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal hill individual |
Yukio Kasaya Japan |
Akitsugu Konno Japan |
Seiji Aochi Japan |
| Large hill individual |
Wojciech Fortuna Poland |
Walter Steiner Switzerland |
Rainer Schmidt East Germany |
Speed skating
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Erhard Keller West Germany |
Hasse Börjes Sweden |
Valery Muratov Soviet Union |
| 1500 metres |
Ard Schenk Netherlands |
Roar Grønvold Norway |
Göran Claeson Sweden |
| 5000 metres |
Ard Schenk Netherlands |
Roar Grønvold Norway |
Sten Stensen Norway |
| 10000 metres |
Ard Schenk Netherlands |
Kees Verkerk Netherlands |
Sten Stensen Norway |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Anne Henning United States |
Vera Krasnova Soviet Union |
Lyudmila Titova Soviet Union |
| 1000 metres |
Monika Pflug West Germany |
Atje Keulen-Deelstra Netherlands |
Anne Henning United States |
| 1500 metres |
Dianne Holum United States |
Stien Kaiser Netherlands |
Atje Keulen-Deelstra Netherlands |
| 3000 metres |
Stien Kaiser Netherlands |
Dianne Holum United States |
Atje Keulen-Deelstra Netherlands |