Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobslei ...
at the
1972 Winter Olympics
The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside ...
consisted of two events, at
Sapporo Teine. The competition took place between 4 and 12 February 1972.
Medal summary
Medal table
Three countries won medals in Sapporo, West Germany leading the medal table.
Events
Participating NOCs
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Eleven nations participated in bobsleigh at the 1972 Games. Japan made their Olympic bobsleigh debut.
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References
External links
*Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Bobsleigh". In ''The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition''. London: Aurum Press Limited.
{{Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...
Events at the 1972 Winter Olympics
1972 in bobsleigh