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1972 Winter Olympics




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  Host City Sapporo , Japan
  Nations Participating 35
  Athletes Participating 1006 (801 men, 205 women)
  Events 35 in 6 Sport s
  Opening Ceremony February 3 , 1972
  Closing Ceremony February 13 , 1972
  Officially Opened By Emperor Hirohito
  Athlete's Oath Keiichi Suzuki
  Judge's Oath Fumio Asaki
  Olympic Torch Hideki Takada
  Stadium Makomanai Open Stadium


The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the '''XI Olympic Winter Games''', were held in 1972 in Sapporo , Japan the first Winter Olympics to be held in Asia . The city won the rights to those games in 1966 .

MEDALS AWARDED

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:


MEDAL COUNT



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