Sapporo Winter Olympic Games - Sapporo Winter Olympic Games

Japanese: 札幌冬季オリンピック大会 - さっぽろとうきオリンピックたいかい
Sapporo Winter Olympic Games - Sapporo Winter Olympic Games
The 11th Winter Olympic Games were held in Sapporo from February 3 to 13, 1972. There were 35 events in six sports: skiing, skating, ice hockey, biathlon, bobsleigh, and luge. 1,128 athletes (217 women) from 35 countries participated. 90 Japanese athletes participated in all events. In the 70m pure jump, Kasatani Yukio, Konno Shoji, and Aoji Seiji won the gold, silver, and bronze medals, marking their first victory at a Winter Games. Among the foreign athletes who excelled were Ard Schenk (Netherlands), who won three gold medals in men's speed skating, and Marie-Theres Nadig (Switzerland), who won two gold medals in women's alpine skiing, and Janet Lynn (USA), who was a popular figure skater.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
1972年2月3日から13日まで札幌市で開催された第11回オリンピック冬季競技大会のこと。実施競技はスキー,スケート,アイスホッケー,バイアスロン,ボブスレー,リュージュの6競技35種目。35ヵ国,1128名(女子は217名)の選手が参加。日本選手は90名で実施全競技に出場した。70m級純ジャンプで笠谷幸生,金野昭次,青地清二が金,銀,銅メダルを独占,冬季大会で初優勝した。外国選手では男子スピードスケートの三冠王シェンクArd Schenk(オランダ),女子アルペンスキーで二冠を獲得したナディヒMarie‐Theres Nadig(スイス)らが活躍,女子フィギュアスケートのジャネット・リン(アメリカ)が人気を集めた。

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