Soviet Union at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Soviet Union at the
1972 Winter Olympics
IOC codeURS
NOCSoviet Olympic Committee
in Sapporo
Competitors78 (58 men, 20 women)[1] in 9 sports
Flag bearerVyacheslav Vedenin (cross-country skiing)
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
8
Silver
5
Bronze
3
Total
16
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Latvia (1924–1936, 1992–)
 Estonia (1928–1936, 1992–)
 Lithuania (1928, 1992–)
 Unified Team (1992)
 Armenia (1994–)
 Belarus (1994–)
 Georgia (1994–)
 Kazakhstan (1994–)
 Kyrgyzstan (1994–)
 Moldova (1994–)
 Russia (1994–2014)
 Ukraine (1994–)
 Uzbekistan (1994–)
 Azerbaijan (1998–)
 Tajikistan (2002–)
 Olympic Athletes from Russia (2018)
 ROC (2022)

The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

  1. ^ "The USSR and Olympism" (PDF). Olympic Review (84). International Olympic Committee: 530–557. October 1974. Retrieved 2008-03-28.

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