Sapporo 1972

Event Details

XI Olympic Winter Games
In 1972, the Japanese spent a record amount to stage the Games in Sapporo. Canada’s only medal was silver, won by Karen Magnussen in figure skating.

A Dutch and a Soviet athlete shared stardom. Adrianus Schenk won 3 gold medals in speed skating, while Galina Kulakova did the same in cross country skiing.

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Medal Count

Rank	Country				Total
1	Soviet Union	8	5	3	16
2	East Germany	4	3	7	14
3	Norway	2	5	5	12
4	Switzerland	4	3	3	10
5	Netherlands	4	3	2	9
6	United States	3	2	3	8
7	West Germany	3	1	1	5
8	Italy	2	2	1	5
9	Austria	1	2	2	5
10	Finland	0	4	1	5
11	Sweden	1	1	2	4
12	Japan	1	1	1	3
13	Czechoslovakia	1	0	2	3
14	France	0	1	2	3
15	Spain	1	0	0	1
16	Poland	1	0	0	1
17	Canada	0	1	0	1