1972 Winter Olympics / Participant (Soviet Union)

URS

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The Soviet Union took part in the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan with a delegation of 76 athletes, 55 men and 21 women.

Since 1956 it was the fifth participation of the Soviet Union in the Olympic Winter Games .

Flag bearer

Cross-country skier Vyacheslav Vedenin carried the flag of the Soviet Union during the opening ceremony in the Makomanai Stadium .

Medals

With eight won gold, five silver and three bronze medals, the Soviet team took 1st place in the medals table .

gold

• Alexander Tichonow , Rinnat Safin , Iwan Bjakow and Wiktor Mamatow : biathlon, men, 4 × 7.5 km relay
• Vyacheslav Vedenin : Nordic skiing, men, cross-country skiing, 30 km
• Vladimir Voronkow , Yuri Skobow , Fyodor Simaschow and Vyacheslav Vedenin : Nordic skiing, men, 4 × 10 km relay
• Galina Kulakowa : Nordic skiing, women, cross-country skiing, 5 km
• Galina Kulakowa : Nordic skiing, women, cross-country skiing, 10 km
• Lyubov Muchacheva , Alewtina Oljunina and Galina Kulakowa : Nordic skiing, women, 3 × 5 km relay
• Irina Rodnina and Alexei Ulanow : figure skating, pair skating
• Vladislav Tretiak , Vladimir Vasilyev , Valeri Kharlamov , Alexander Pashkov , Igor Romischewski , Yuri Blinov , Vitaly Davydov , Yevgeny Mischakow , Boris Mikhailov , Viktor Kuskin , Alexander Maltsev , Vladimir Petrov , Alexander Ragulin , Alexander Yakushev , Vladimir Shadrin , Gennady Tsygankov , Vladimir Wikulow , Yevgeny Simin , Vladimir Luttschenko and Anatoly Firsow : ice hockey, men

silver

• Fyodor Simaschow : Nordic skiing, men, cross-country skiing, 15 km
• Alewtina Oljunina : Nordic skiing, women, cross-country skiing, 10 km
• Sergei Tschetwerukhin : figure skating
• Lyudmila Smirnova and Andrei Suraikin : figure skating, pair skating
• Wera Krasnowa : speed skating, women, 500 m

bronze

• Vyacheslav Vedenin : Nordic skiing, men, cross-country skiing, 50 km
• Valery Muratov : speed skating, men, 500 m
• Lyudmila Titowa : speed skating, women, 500 m

Participants by sport

Alpine skiing

Women: Svetlana Issakova Departure: 39th place - 1: 44.83 min Giant slalom: 31st place - 1: 40.20 min Slalom: DNF Nina Merkulova Departure: 37th place - 1: 44.48 min Giant slalom: 33rd place - 1: 41.18 min Slalom: DSQ Galina Schichowa Departure: 34th place - 1: 43.88 min Giant slalom: 34th Olatz - 1: 43.74 min Slalom: 19th place - 1: 45.81 min

Men's: Sergei Grishchenko Departure: 46th place - 2: 03.19 min Giant Slalom: DNF Slalom: 22nd place - 2: 02.67 min

biathlon

Men's:

• Ivan Byakov

  Individual (20 km): 12th place - 1:20: 42.78 h; 3 mistakes

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): - 1: 51: 44.92 h; 3 mistakes

• Viktor Mamatov

  Individual (20 km): 7th place - 1: 18: 16.26 h; 2 mistakes

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): - 1: 51: 44.92 h; 3 mistakes

• Rinnat Safin

  Individual (20 km): 19th place - 1: 22: 22.59 h; 7 mistakes

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): - 1: 51: 44.92 h; 3 mistakes

• Alexander Tikhonov

  Individual (20 km): 4th place - 1:16: 48.65 h; 4 mistakes

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): - 1: 51: 44.92 h; 3 mistakes

ice Hockey

Men's:

Yuri Blinov Vitaly Davydov Anatoly Firsow Valery Kharlamov Viktor Kuskin Vladimir Luttchenko Alexander Malzew Boris Mikhailov Yevgeny Mishakov Alexander Pashkov

Vladimir Petrov Alexander Ragulin Igor Romischewski Vladimir Shadrin Vladislav Tretyak Gennady Zygankov Valery Vasilyev Vladimir Wikulov Alexander Yakushev Yevgeny Simin

figure skating

Women: Marina Sanaja 18th place

Men's: Sergei Cheetverukhin Vladimir Kovalyov 8th place Yuri Ovchinnikov 12th place

Couples: Irina Rodnina / Alexei Ulanow (URS I) Pair skating: Lyudmila Smirnowa / Andrei Suraikin (URS II) Pair skating: Irina Tschernjajewa / Wassili Blagow (URS III) Pair skating: 6th place

Speed ​​skating

Women: Vera Krasnova 500 m: - 44.01 s Lyudmila Titova 500 m: - 44.45 s 1000 m: 4th place - 1: 31.85 min Alla Butowa 500 m: 8th place - 45.17 s Lyudmila Zavrulina 1000 m: 10th place - 1: 33.41 min 1500 m: 14th place - 2: 25.85 min 3000 m: 8th place - 5: 06.61 min Capitolina Serjogina 1500 m: 9th place - 2: 24.29 min 3000 m: 6th place - 5: 01.88 min Nina Statkewitsch 1000 m: 5th place - 1: 32.21 min 1500 m: 6th place - 2: 23.19 min 3000 m: 5th place - 5: 01.79 min

Men's: Valery Muratov 500 m: - 39.80 s 1500 m: 21st place - 2: 11.83 min Vladimir Komarov 500 m: 14th place - 40.65 s Valery Lavrushkin 1500 m: 6th place - 2: 07.16 min 5000 m: 7th place - 7: 39.26 min 10,000 m: 5th place - 15: 20.08 min

Sledding

Women: Nina Ignatieva 17th place - 3: 06.45 min Natalija Omschewa 20th place - 3: 08.27 min Nina Schaschkowa 12th place - 3: 04.38 min

Men's: Viktor Ilyin 37th place - 3: 42.08 min Sergei Osipov 33rd place - 3: 38.99 min Yuri Swetikov 41st place - 3: 43.69 min Yuri Yegorov 29th place - 3: 38.00 min

Double seater: Sergei Osipov / Yuri Swetikow (URS I) 12th place - 1: 31.12 min Viktor Ilyin / Yuri Yegorov (URS II) 13th place - 1: 31.19 min

Nordic skiing

Cross-country skiing

Women: Galina Kulakova 5 km: - 5:00 p.m., 50 min 10 km: - 34: 17.82 min 3x5 km relay: - 48: 16.15 min Alevtina Olyunina-Smirnova 5 km: 4th place - 17: 7.40 min 10 km: - 34: 54.11 min 3x5 km relay: - 48: 16.15 min Lyubov Mukhacheva 5 km: 6th place - 17: 12.08 min 10 km: 4th place - 34: 58.56 min 3x5 km relay: - 48: 16.15 min Nina Fyodorova-Baldytschewa 5 km: 10th place - 17: 25.62 min Nina Schebalina 10 km: 10th place - 35: 54.59 min

Men's: Vyacheslav Vedenin 30 km: - 1: 36: 31.15 h 50 km: - 2: 44: 00.19 h 4x10 km relay: - 2:04: 47.94 h Ivan Garanin 50 km: 17th place - 2: 50: 00.78 h Ivan Pronin 50 km: 15th place - 2: 49: 45.59 h Valery Tarakanov 15 km: 16th place - 46: 48.32 min Vladimir Dolganov 30 km: 16th place - 1:40: 48.85 h Fyodor Simashov 15 km: - 46: 00.84 min 30 km: 6th place - 1: 38: 22.50 h 50 km: 8th place - 2:45: 08.93 h 4x10 km relay: - 2:04: 47.94 h Yuri Skobov 15 km: 5th place - 46: 04.59 min 30 km: 15th place - 1:40:18.70 h 4x10 km relay: - 2:04: 47.94 h Vladimir Voronkov 15 km: 12th place - 46: 33.43 min 4x10 km relay: - 2:04: 47.94 h

Ski jumping

• Yuri Kalinin

  Normal hill: 20th place - 211.6 points

• Gari Napalkov

  Normal hill: 7th place - 220.2 points

  Large hill: 6th place - 210.1 points

• Koba Zakadze

  Normal hill: 9th place - 219.9 points

  Large hill: 35th place - 165.2 points

• Sergei Janin

  Large hill: 21st place - 181.4 points

• Anatoly Scheglanov

  Normal hill: 21st place - 210.0 points

  Large hill: 32nd place - 170.7 points

Nordic combination

• Mikhail Artyukhov

  Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 11th place

• Vyacheslav Drjagin

  Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 29th place

• Alexander Nossow

  Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 7th place

• Anatoly Saizew

  Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 22nd place

Web link

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