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Great Britain at the 1972 Winter Olympics

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

Great Britain at the
1972 Winter Olympics
Flag of the United Kingdom
IOC codeGBR
NOCBritish Olympic Association
in Sapporo
Competitors37 (30 men, 7 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearerMike Freeman (bobsleigh)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Iain Finlayson Downhill 2:06.50 50
Konrad Bartelski 2:02.71 43
Alex Mapelli-Mozzi 2:00.28 37
Royston Varley 1:58.53 33
Alex Mapelli-Mozzi Giant Slalom DSQ – – – DSQ –
Konrad Bartelski DNF – – – DNF –
Iain Finlayson 1:45.88 46 DNF – DNF –
Royston Varley ? 41 DNF – DNF –
Men's slalom
Athlete Classification Final
Time Rank Time 1 Rank Time 2 Rank Total Rank
Iain Finlayson DSQ – 1:06.86 40 1:03.69 28 2:10.55 28
Konrad Bartelski DSQ – DNF – – – DNF –
Alex Mapelli-Mozzi DSQ – DNF – – – DNF –
Royston Varley DNF – 1:06.31 38 1:01.54 24 2:07.85 26
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Carol Blackwood Downhill 1:44.61 38
Divina Galica 1:41.58 26
Gina Hathorn 1:41.42 25
Valentina Iliffe 1:41.36 23
Carol Blackwood Giant Slalom 1:43.96 35
Valentina Iliffe 1:36.68 26
Gina Hathorn 1:33.57 14
Divina Galica 1:32.72 7
Carol Blackwood Slalom DNF – – – DNF –
Valentina Iliffe DNF – – – DNF –
Divina Galica 51.13 22 49.37 13 1:40.50 15
Gina Hathorn 48.72 14 47.46 8 1:36.18 11

Biathlon

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Main article: Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Time Penalties Adjusted time 1 Rank
20 km Malcolm Hirst 1'20:55.59 14 1'34:55.59 53
Alan Notley 1'21:48.72 7 1'28:48.72 43
Jeffrey Stevens 1'19:28.95 4 1'23:28.95 26
Keith Oliver 1'17:40.31 3 1'20:40.31 11
1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 2 Time Rank
Malcolm Hirst
Keith Oliver
Jeffrey Stevens
Alan Notley 		5 2'01:38.84 11
2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Bobsleigh

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Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
GBR-1 John Evelyn
Peter Clifford 		Two-man 1:18.60 19 1:17.23 15 1:15.80 19 1:17.38 19 5:09.01 20
GBR-2 John Hammond
Michael Sweet 		Two-man 1:18.09 15 1:18.18 19 1:15.71 18 1:14.98 10 5:06.96 17
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
GBR-1 John Evelyn
Mike Freeman
Gomer Lloyd
Michael Sweet 		Four-man 1:12.83 16 1:13.65 17 1:12.55 15 1:12.00 13 4:51.03 16
GBR-2 John Hammond
Jackie Price
Alan Jones
Peter Clifford 		Four-man 1:13.00 17 1:12.49 12 1:12.72 16 1:12.25 15 4:50.46 15

Cross-country skiing

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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Harold Tobin 56:05.05 61
Peter Strong 54:41.99 60
Terence Palliser 54:11.98 59
30 km Terence Palliser 1'54:39.41 55
Keith Oliver 1'54:10.60 45
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
5 km Frances Lütken 19:40.17 42
10 km Frances Lütken 40:02.73 39

Figure skating

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Main article: Figure skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete CF FS Points Places Rank
John Curry 8 12 2512.2 85 11
Haig Oundjian 9 7 2538.8 65 7
Women
Athlete CF FS Points Places Rank
Jean Scott 9 11 2436.8 101 11
Pairs
Athletes SP FS Points Places Rank
Linda Connolly
Colin Taylforth 		14 14 360.6 126 14

Luge

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Main article: Luge at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rupert Deen 59.21 43 59.65 44 58.10 44 58.58 43 3:55.54 43
Richard Liversedge 57.38 42 57.08 43 55.71 43 56.32 42 3:46.49 42
Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson 57.23 41 55.59 38 55.36 42 55.43 41 3:43.61 40
Jonnie Woodall 55.11 29 55.21 33 54.78 38 55.05 38 3:40.15 34

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Stephen Marsh
Jonnie Woodall 		46.77 18 47.05 19 1:33.82 19
Michel de Carvalho
Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson 		47.09 20 47.50 20 1:34.59 20

Speed skating

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Main article: Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m David Hampton 42.59 24
1500 m John Blewitt 2:18.96 37
David Hampton 2:14.60 29
5000 m John Blewitt 8:16.75 26
David Hampton 8:07.85 22
10,000 m John Blewitt 16:51.50 23
David Hampton 16:39.01 20

References

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