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 (1972-02-03) – 13 February 1972 (1972-02-13)
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)
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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

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

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		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

Men's slalom

Athlete	Classification		Final
	Time	Rank	Time 1	Rank	Time 2	Rank	Total	Rank
Jim Hunter	1:47.16	4	1:02.02	31	59.50	20	2:01.52	19
Reto Barrington	DSQ	–	1:04.02	34	59.23	19	2:03.25	23
Derek Robbins	DNF	–	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		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

Bobsleigh

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
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
			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

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
15 km	Jarl Omholt-Jensen	50:52.14	52
	Roger Allen	50:41.31	50
	Fred Kelly	50:07.22	49
	Malcolm Hunter	49:54.08	45
30 km	Jarl Omholt-Jensen	1'51:14.04	50
	Malcolm Hunter	1'46:51.47	43

Men's 4 × 10 km relay

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

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
5 km	Hellen Sander	19:30.01	41
	Roseanne Allen	19:22.70	40
	Shirley Firth	18:36.07	35
	Sharon Firth	18:06.28	26
10 km	Hellen Sander	40:25.11	40
	Sharon Firth	36:52.49	24

Women's 3 × 5 km relay

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

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Men

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

Women

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

Pairs

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

Luge

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
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
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Larry Arbuthnot Doug Hansen	46.47	15	46.22	15	1:32.69	16

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
		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

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	John Cassidy	43.01	30
	Gerry Cassan	42.87	29
1500 m	Andy Barron	2:17.71	36
	Kevin Sirois	2:13.99	26
	Bob Hodges	2:12.13	23
5000 m	Andy Barron	8:11.84	25
	Kevin Sirois	8:02.66	19
10,000 m	Kevin Sirois	15:58.61	14

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Sylvia Burka	DSQ	–
	Donna McCannell	47.30	25
	Cathy Priestner	45.79	14
1000 m	Gayle Gordon	1:38.32	32
	Cathy Priestner	1:37.11	29
	Sylvia Burka	1:32.95	8
1500 m	Jennifer Jackson	2:35.22	30
	Gayle Gordon	2:31.86	27
	Sylvia Burka	2:29.60	21

References

• Olympic Winter Games 1972, full results by sports-reference.com