1972 Winter Olympics / Participant (Canada)

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Canada took part in the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan with a delegation of 47 athletes, 29 men and 18 women.

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

Flag bearer

Figure skater Karen Magnussen carried the flag of Canada during the opening ceremony at Makomanai Stadium .

Medals

With a silver medal won the Canadian team finished 17th in the medals table .

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• Karen Magnussen : Figure Skating, Women

Participants by sport

Alpine skiing

Women: Judy Crawford Departure: 27th place - 1: 41.75 min Giant slalom: 24th place - 1: 35.60 min Slalom: 4th place - 1: 33.95 min Kathy Kreiner Departure: 33rd place - 1: 43.68 min Slalom: 14th place - 1: 40.27 min Laurie Kreiner Departure: 20th place - 1: 41.00 min Giant slalom: 4th place - 1: 32.48 min Slalom: 12th place - 1: 37.30 min Carolyne Oughton Downhill: 18th place - 1: 40.92 min Giant slalom: 29th place - 1: 38.29 min Diane Pratte Giant slalom: 15th place - 1: 33.59 min Slalom: DNF

Men's: Reto Barrington Departure: 32nd place - 1: 58.29 min Giant slalom: 20th place - 3: 17.24 min Slalom: 23rd place - 2: 03.25 min Jim Hunter Downhill: 20th place - 1: 55.16 min Giant slalom: 11th place - 3: 12.98 min Slalom: 19th place - 2: 01.52 min Derek Robbins Departure: 38th place - 2: 00.38 min Giant slalom: DSQ Slalom: DNF

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Two-man bobsleigh:

• Andrew Faulds / Hans Gehrig (CAN I)

  18th place - 5: 08.90 min

• Michael Hartley / Bob Storey (CAN II)

  14th place - 5: 05.70 min

Four-man bobsleigh:

• Peter Blakeley / Andrew Faulds / Hans Gehrig / David Richardson (CAN)

  13th place - 4: 48.06 min

figure skating

Women: Karen Magnussen Cathy Lee Irwin 13th place

Men's: Great Cranston 9th place

Couples: Sandra Bezic / Val Bezic Pair skating: 9th place Mary Petrie / John Hubbell Pair skating: 15th place

Speed ​​skating

Women: Sylvia Burka 500 m: DSQ 1000 m: 8th place - 1: 32.95 min 1500 m: 21st place - 2: 29.60 min Gayle Gordon 1000 m: 32nd place - 1: 38.32 min 1500 m: 27th place - 2: 31.86 min Jennifer Jackson 1500 m: 30th place - 2: 35.22 min Donna McCannell 500 m: 14th place - 47.30 p Cathy Priestner 500 m: 25th place - 45.79 s 1000 m: 29th place - 1: 37.11 min

Men's: Andy Barron 1500 m: 36th place - 2: 17.71 min 5000 m: 25th place - 8: 11.84 min Gerry Cassan 500 m: 29th place - 42.87 s John Cassidy 500 m: 30th place - 43.01 s Bob Hodges 1500 m: 23rd place - 2: 12.13 min Kevin Sirois 1500 m: 26th place - 2: 13.99 min 5000 m: 19th place - 8: 02.66 min 10,000 m: 14th place - 15: 58.61 min

Sledding

Men's: Larry Arbuthnot 25th place - 3: 36.57 min Doug Hansen 38th place - 3: 42.22 min David McComb 35th place - 3: 40.43 min Paul Nielsen DNF

Double seater: Larry Arbuthnot / Doug Hansen 16th place - 1: 32.69 min

Nordic skiing

Cross-country skiing

Women: Roseanne Allen 5 km: 40th place - 19: 22.70 min 3x5 km relay: 10th place - 53: 37.82 min Sharon Firth 5 km: 26th place - 18: 06.28 min 10 km: 24th place - 36: 52.49 min 3x5 km relay: 10th place - 53: 37.82 min Shirley Firth 5 km: 35th place - 18: 36.07 min 3x5 km relay: 10th place - 53: 37.82 min Bright sander 5 km: 41st place - 19: 30.01 min 10 km: 40th place - 40: 25.11 min

Men's: Roger Allen 15 km: 50th place - 50: 41.31 min 4x10 km relay: 13th place - 2: 16: 56.41 h Malcolm Hunter 15 km: 45th place - 49: 54.08 min 30 km: 43rd place - 1: 46: 51.47 h 4x10 km relay: 13th place - 2: 16: 56.41 h Fred Kelly 15 km: 49th place - 50: 07.22 min 4x10 km relay: 13th place - 2: 16: 56.41 h Jarl Omholt-Jensen 15 km: 52nd place - 50: 52.14 min 30 km: 50th place - 1: 51: 14.04 h 4x10 km relay: 13th place - 2: 16: 56.41 h

Ski jumping

• Rick Gulyas

  Normal hill: 48th place - 181.3 points

• Ulf Kvendbo

  Normal hill: 44th place - 187.8 points

  Large hill: 45th place - 152.6 points

• Zdenek Mezl

  Normal hill: 40th place - 192.8 points

  Large hill: 17th place - 194.3 points

• Peter Wilson

  Normal hill: 56th place - 149.4 points

  Large hill: 39th place - 159.6 points

Web link

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