Ski jumping at the 1972 Winter Olympics
| Ski jumping at the XI Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| File:Ski jumping pictogram.svg Pictogram for ski jumping | |
| Venue | Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium (large hill) & Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium (normal hill) |
| Dates | 6–11 February |
| Competitors | 62 from 16 nations |
| Ski jumping at the 1972 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| File:Ski jumping pictogram.svg | |
| Normal hill | men |
| Large hill | men |
Ski jumping at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of two events held from 6 to 11 February 1972, with the large hill event taking place at Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium, and the normal hill event at Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium.[1][2]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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Japan topped the medal table by sweeping all three medals in the normal hill event, which were their first ever medals in the sport. In fact, every single country that won a medal in Sapporo was winning their first ever ski jumping medal (East Germans had won medals as part of a unified German team in earlier Games). Yukio Kasaya, winner of the normal hill event, was the first ever Winter Olympic gold medalist for Japan, while Wojciech Fortuna was the first ever Winter gold medalist for Poland.
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal hill |
Yukio Kasaya File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan |
244.2 | Akitsugu Konno File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan |
234.8 | Seiji Aochi File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan |
229.5 |
| Large hill |
Wojciech Fortuna File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland |
219.9 | Walter Steiner File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland |
219.8 | Rainer Schmidt File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany |
219.3 |
Participating NOCs
Sixteen nations participated in ski jumping at the Sapporo Games.[1]
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (3)
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (4)
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (4)
- File:Flag of France.svg France (4)
- File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (3)
- File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (5)
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (1)
- File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan (5)
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (5)
- File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland (4)
- File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (4)
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (2)
- File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia (5)
- File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (5)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (4)
- File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia (4)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Ski Jumping at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
