Canada_at_the_1972_Winter_Olympics Knowpia

Canada at the
1972 Winter Olympics
Canada at the; 1972 Winter Olympics
IOC code	CAN
NOC	Canadian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Sapporo, Japan; 3 February 1972 – 13 February 1972
Competitors	47 (29 men, 18 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Karen Magnussen (figure skating)
Medals; Ranked 17th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
	1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;

Canada competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.

The one silver medal won by Karen Magnussen ties with the Canadian Olympic Team of 1936 for the lowest medal total by a Canadian Winter Olympic Team.

Medalists edit

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Karen Magnussen	Figure skating	Women's singles

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Derek Robbins	Downhill					2:00.38	38
Reto Barrington						1:58.29	32
Jim Hunter						1:55.16	20
Derek Robbins	Giant Slalom	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Reto Barrington		1:35.22	18	1:42.02	24	3:17.24	20
Jim Hunter		1:33.83	13	1:39.15	10	3:12.98	11

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kathy Kreiner	Downhill					1:43.68	33
Judy Crawford						1:41.75	27
Laurie Kreiner						1:41.00	20
Carolyne Oughton						1:40.92	18
Carolyne Oughton	Giant Slalom					1:38.29	29
Judy Crawford						1:35.60	24
Diane Pratte						1:33.59	15
Laurie Kreiner						1:32.48	4
Kathy Kreiner	Slalom	50.55	19	49.72	15	1:40.27	14
Diane Pratte		49.32	17	DNF	–	DNF	–
Laurie Kreiner		48.81	15	48.49	12	1:37.30	12
Judy Crawford		47.12	5	46.83	6	1:33.95	4

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
CAN-1	Hans Gehrig Andrew Faulds	Two-man	1:18.82	20	1:18.36	20	1:15.66	17	1:16.06	17	5:08.90	18
CAN-2	Bob Storey Michael Hartley	Two-man	1:18.49	18	1:16.70	8	1:14.90	13	1:15.61	15	5:05.70	14

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
CAN-1	Hans Gehrig David Richardson Peter Blakeley Andrew Faulds	Four-man	1:12.61	15	1:12.43	9	1:10.76	5	1:12.26	16	4:48.06	13

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Fred Kelly Roger Allen Jarl Omholt-Jensen Malcolm Hunter	2'16:56.41	13

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Shirley Firth Sharon Firth Roseanne Allen	53:37.82	10

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Toller Cranston	12	5	2517.2	80.5	9

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Catherine Irwin	12	12	2383.4	116	13
Karen Magnussen	3	2	2673.2	23

Athletes	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Mary Petrie John Hubbell	15	15	358.5	129	15
Sandra Bezic Val Bezic	9	9	384.9	84	9

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Paul Nielsen	DNF	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	DNF	–
Doug Hansen	55.73	36	55.94	39	55.20	40	55.35	40	3:42.22	38
David McComb	55.20	31	56.14	41	54.52	33	54.57	35	3:40.43	35
Larry Arbuthnot	54.11	18	54.17	21	54.17	31	54.12	33	3:36.57	25

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athletes	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Larry Arbuthnot Doug Hansen	46.47	15	46.22	15	1:32.69	16

Athlete	Event	Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Peter Wilson	Normal hill	64.5	79.4	60.5	70.0	149.4	56
Rick Gulyas		71.0	90.8	70.5	90.5	181.3	48
Ulf Kvendbo		70.5	93.0	71.0	94.8	187.8	44
Zdenek Mezl		74.0	100.6	70.0	92.2	192.8	40
Ulf Kvendbo	Large hill	79.0	75.6	80.0	77.0	152.6	45
Peter Wilson		83.0	78.7	83.5	80.9	159.6	39
Zdenek Mezl		98.0	104.7	89.0	89.6	194.3	17