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  Name XI Olympic Winter Games
  Logo 1972_wolympics_logopng
  Size 100
  Optional Caption The emblem represents the Rising Sun of Japan <br> a snowflake, a symbol of winter the Olymic rings<br> with “Sapporo ’72”
  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 celebrated in 1972 in Sapporo , Japan . It was the first Winter Olympics to be held outside Western Europe and the USA, and only the 3rd Games (Summer or Winter) held outside of the above mentioned regions, after Tokyo and Mexico City . The City won the rights to those games in 1966 .


VENUES

  • City venues

  • ---Makomanai Park

  • -- Makomanai Speed Skating Rink ¹ - opening ceremonies, speed skating

  • -- Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink ¹ - ice hockey, figure skating, closing ceremonies

  • --Olympic village¹

  • --Press center¹

  • ---Mikaho Indoor Skating Rink¹ - figure skating

  • ---Tsukisamu Indoor Skating Rink¹ - ice hockey

  • ---Makomanai Cross-Country Events Site¹ - cross-country skiing

  • ---Makomanai Biathlon Site¹ - biathlon

  • Mountain venues

  • ---Mount Teine¹ - slalom ski events, bobsled, luge

  • ---Okurayama Jump Hill&2 - 90m ski jumping

  • ---Miyanomori Jump Hill¹ - 70m ski jumping

  • ---Mount Eniwa¹ - downhill ski events


¹ New facilities constructed in preparation for the Olympic Games. &2 Existing facilities modified or refurbished in preparation for the Olympic Games.


MEDALS AWARDED

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:


PARTICIPATING NATIONS



MEDAL COUNT

See Also: 1972 Winter Olympics medal count


These are the top ten nations that won medals at these Games. The host nation Japan finished 11th.


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