Bobsleigh at the XI Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Sapporo Teine |
Dates | 4–12 February |
Competitors | 79 from 11 nations |
Bobsleigh at the 1972 Winter Olympics | |
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Two | men |
Four | men |
Bobsleigh at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of two events, at Sapporo Teine. The competition took place between 4 and 12 February 1972.[1][2]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | West Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Three countries won medals in Sapporo, West Germany leading the medal table.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Two-man |
West Germany (FRG) Wolfgang Zimmerer Peter Utzschneider |
4:57.07 | West Germany (FRG) Horst Floth Pepi Bader |
4:58.84 | Switzerland (SUI) Jean Wicki Edy Hubacher |
4:59.33 |
Four-man |
Switzerland (SUI) Jean Wicki Hans Leutenegger Werner Camichel Edy Hubacher |
4:43.07 | Italy (ITA) Nevio de Zordo Adriano Frassinelli Corrado dal Fabbro Gianni Bonichon |
4:43.83 | West Germany (FRG) Wolfgang Zimmerer Stefan Gaisreiter Walter Steinbauer Peter Utzschneider |
4:43.92 |
Eleven nations participated in bobsleigh at the 1972 Games. Japan made their Olympic bobsleigh debut.