1972 Winter Olympics / Participant (Great Britain)

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The United Kingdom participated in the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan with a delegation of 37 athletes, 30 men and seven women.

It was the UK's eleventh participation in the Winter Olympics since 1924 .

Flag bearer

Bobsleigh racer Mike Freeman wore the Union Jack , the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , during the opening ceremony at Makomanai Stadium .

Participants by sport

Alpine skiing

Ladies

• Carol Blackwood

  Downhill: 38th place - 1: 44.61 min

  Giant slalom: 35th place - 1: 43.96 min

  Slalom: DNF

• Divina Galica

  Departure: 26th place - 1: 41.58 min

  Giant slalom: 7th place - 1: 32.72 min

  Slalom: 15th place - 1: 40.50 min

• Gina Hathorn

  Departure: 25th place - 1: 41.42 min

  Giant slalom: 14th place - 1: 33.57 min

  Slalom: 11th place - 1: 36.18 min

• Valentina Iliffe

  Departure: 23rd place - 1: 41.36 min

  Giant slalom: 26th place - 1: 36.68 min

  Slalom: DNF

Men's

• Konrad Bartelski

  Downhill: 43rd place - 2: 02.71 min

  Giant Slalom: DNF

  Slalom: DNF

• Iain Finlayson

  Departure: 50th place - 2: 06.50 min

  Giant Slalom: DNF

  Slalom: 28th place - 2: 10.55 min

• Alex Mapelli-Mozzi

  Departure: 37th place - 2: 00.28 min

  Giant slalom: DSQ

  Slalom: DNF

• Royston Varley

  Departure: 33rd place - 1: 58.53 min

  Giant Slalom: DNF

  Slalom: 26th place - 2: 07.85 min

biathlon

Men's

• Malcolm Hirst

  Individual (20 km): 53rd place - 1: 34: 55.59 h; 14 errors

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): 11th place - 2:01: 38.84 h; 5 mistakes

• Alan Notley

  Individual (20 km): 43rd place - 1: 28: 48.72 h; 7 mistakes

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): 11th place - 2:01: 38.84 h; 5 mistakes

• Jeffrey Stevens

  Individual (20 km): 26th place - 1: 23: 28.95 h; 4 mistakes

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): 11th place - 2:01: 38.84 h; 5 mistakes

• Keith Oliver

  Individual (20 km): 11th place - 1:20: 40.31 h; 3 mistakes

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): 11th place - 2:01: 38.84 h; 5 mistakes

bob

Two-man bobsleigh

• Peter Clifford / John Evelyn (GBR I)

  20th place - 5: 09.01 min

• John Hammond / Michael Sweet (GBR II)

  17th place - 5: 06.96 min

Four-man bobsleigh

• John Evelyn / Mike Freeman / Gomer Lloyd / Michael Sweet (GBR I)

  16th place - 4: 50.46 min

• Peter Clifford / John Hammond / Alan Jones / Jackie Price (GBR II)

  15th place - 4: 50.46 min

figure skating

Ladies

• Jean Scott

  11th place

Men's

• John Curry

  10th place

• Haig Oundjian

  7th place

Couples

• Linda Connolly / Colin Taylforth

  Pair skating: 14th place

Speed ​​skating

Men's

• John Blewitt

  1500 m: 37th place - 2: 18.96 min

  5000 m: 26th place - 8: 16.75 min

  10,000 m: 23rd place - 16: 51.50 min

• David Hampton

  500 m: 24th place - 42.59 s

  1500 m: 29th place - 2: 14.60 min

  5000 m: 22nd place - 8: 07.85 min

  10,000 m: 20th place - 16: 39.01 min

Sledding

Gentlemen, single-seaters

• Rupert Deen

  43rd place - 3: 55.54 min

• Richard Liversedge

  42nd place - 3: 46.49 min

• Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson

  40th place - 3: 43.61 min

• Jonnie Woodall

  34th place - 3: 40.15 min

Gentlemen, two-seaters

• Stephen Marsh / Jonnie Woodall (GBR I)

  19th place - 1: 33.82 min

• Michel de Carvalho / Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson (GBR II)

  20th place - 1: 34.59 min

Nordic skiing

Cross-country skiing

Ladies

• Frances Lütken

  5 km: 42nd place - 19: 40.17 min

  10 km: 39th place - 40: 02.73 min

Men's

• Keith Oliver

  30 km: 54th place - 1: 54: 10.60 h

• Terence Palliser

  15 km: 59th place - 54: 11.98 min

  30 km: 55th place - 1: 54: 39.41 h

• Peter Strong

  15 km: 60th place - 54: 41.99 min

• Harold Tobin

  15 km: 61st place - 56: 05.05 min

Web links

• British Olympic team 1972 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )