Luge_at_the_1972_Winter_Olympics
Quick Facts Luge at the XI Olympic Winter Games, Venue ...
| 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 table
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  East Germany | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
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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
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| Event[1] | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's singles details |
Wolfgang Scheidel East Germany | 3:27.58 | Harald Ehrig East Germany | 3:28.39 | Wolfram Fiedler East Germany | 3:28.73 |
| Women's singles details |
Anna-Maria Müller East Germany | 2:59.18 | Ute Rührold East Germany | 2:59.49 | Margit Schumann East Germany | 2:59.54 |
| Doubles details |
East Germany (GDR) Horst Hörnlein Reinhard Bredow Italy (ITA)Paul Hildgartner Walter Plaikner | 1:28.35[lower-alpha 1] | East Germany (GDR) Klaus Bonsack Wolfram Fiedler | 1:29.16 | ||
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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)
- "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.