Luge at the XI Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Sapporo Teine |
Dates | 4–7 February |
Competitors | 83 from 13 nations |
Luge at the 1972 Winter Olympics | ||
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Singles | men | women |
Doubles | men | |
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]
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 |
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]
Event [1] | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's singles |
Wolfgang Scheidel East Germany |
3:27.58 |
Harald Ehrig East Germany |
3:28.39 |
Wolfram Fiedler East Germany |
3:28.73 |
Women's singles |
Anna-Maria Müller East Germany |
2:59.18 |
Ute Rührold East Germany |
2:59.49 |
Margit Schumann East Germany |
2:59.54 |
Doubles |
East Germany (GDR) Horst Hörnlein Reinhard Bredow Italy (ITA) Paul Hildgartner Walter Plaikner |
1:28.35 [a] |
East Germany (GDR) Klaus Bonsack Wolfram Fiedler |
1:29.16 |
Thirteen nations participated in Luge at the Sapporo Games. Japan and the Soviet Union made their Olympic luge debut. [1]