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Great Britain at the 1972 Winter Olympics

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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)

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

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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