Norway at the 1972 Winter Olympics
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Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
Biathlon
Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics
-20 km:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-References:*...

 
Men's 20 km
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
-15 km:February 7, 1972-30 km:February 4, 1972Vedenin was the first Soviet male athlete to win an Olympic cross-country skiing gold medal.-50 km:February 10, 1972-4 x 10 km relay:February 13, 1972-5 km:February 9, 1972-10 km:February 6, 1972...

 
Men's 50 km (classical)
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
-15 km:February 7, 1972-30 km:February 4, 1972Vedenin was the first Soviet male athlete to win an Olympic cross-country skiing gold medal.-50 km:February 10, 1972-4 x 10 km relay:February 13, 1972-5 km:February 9, 1972-10 km:February 6, 1972...

 
Men's 30 km (classical)
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
-15 km:February 7, 1972-30 km:February 4, 1972Vedenin was the first Soviet male athlete to win an Olympic cross-country skiing gold medal.-50 km:February 10, 1972-4 x 10 km relay:February 13, 1972-5 km:February 9, 1972-10 km:February 6, 1972...

 
Men's 50 km (classical)



Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
-15 km:February 7, 1972-30 km:February 4, 1972Vedenin was the first Soviet male athlete to win an Olympic cross-country skiing gold medal.-50 km:February 10, 1972-4 x 10 km relay:February 13, 1972-5 km:February 9, 1972-10 km:February 6, 1972...

 
Men's 4 x 10 km relay
Speed skating
Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics was a series of skating events whose results are below. They happened at the Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.-500 m:February 5, 1972 — 38 competitors from 16 countries-1,500 m:...

 
Men's 1500m
Speed skating
Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics was a series of skating events whose results are below. They happened at the Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.-500 m:February 5, 1972 — 38 competitors from 16 countries-1,500 m:...

 
Men's 5000m
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
-15 km:February 7, 1972-30 km:February 4, 1972Vedenin was the first Soviet male athlete to win an Olympic cross-country skiing gold medal.-50 km:February 10, 1972-4 x 10 km relay:February 13, 1972-5 km:February 9, 1972-10 km:February 6, 1972...

 
Men's 15 km (classical)
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
-15 km:February 7, 1972-30 km:February 4, 1972Vedenin was the first Soviet male athlete to win an Olympic cross-country skiing gold medal.-50 km:February 10, 1972-4 x 10 km relay:February 13, 1972-5 km:February 9, 1972-10 km:February 6, 1972...

 
Men's 30 km (classical)


Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
-15 km:February 7, 1972-30 km:February 4, 1972Vedenin was the first Soviet male athlete to win an Olympic cross-country skiing gold medal.-50 km:February 10, 1972-4 x 10 km relay:February 13, 1972-5 km:February 9, 1972-10 km:February 6, 1972...

 
Women's 3 x 5 km relay
Speed skating
Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics was a series of skating events whose results are below. They happened at the Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.-500 m:February 5, 1972 — 38 competitors from 16 countries-1,500 m:...

 
Men's 5000m
Speed skating
Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics was a series of skating events whose results are below. They happened at the Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.-500 m:February 5, 1972 — 38 competitors from 16 countries-1,500 m:...

 
Men's 10,000m

Alpine skiing

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Peik Christensen
Peik Christensen
Alfred Peik Christensen is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Oslo. He participated at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where he competed in slalom, giant slalom and downhill....

Downhill 1:59.71 36
Erik Håker
Erik Håker
Erik Håker is a Norwegian alpine skier from Oppdal who finished 5th in the men's downhill at the 1972 Winter Olympics at Sapporo. That same year, Håker became the first Norwegian to win a World Cup Alpine event. He would win two more World Cup events, his last in 1979. For his Alpine World Cup...

1:53.16 5
Otto Tschudi
Otto Tschudi
Otto Victor Tschudi Jr. is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Krødsherad. He participated at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and at the at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo....

Giant Slalom 1:57.42 50 DSQ DSQ
Peik Christensen
Peik Christensen
Alfred Peik Christensen is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Oslo. He participated at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where he competed in slalom, giant slalom and downhill....

1:38.27 33 1:40.42 17 3:18.69 23
Erik Håker
Erik Håker
Erik Håker is a Norwegian alpine skier from Oppdal who finished 5th in the men's downhill at the 1972 Winter Olympics at Sapporo. That same year, Håker became the first Norwegian to win a World Cup Alpine event. He would win two more World Cup events, his last in 1979. For his Alpine World Cup...

1:31.70 1 DNF DNF


Men's slalom
Athlete Classification Final
Time Rank Time 1 Rank Time 2 Rank Total Rank
Peik Christensen
Peik Christensen
Alfred Peik Christensen is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Oslo. He participated at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where he competed in slalom, giant slalom and downhill....

1:45.36 2 DSQ DSQ
Erik Håker
Erik Håker
Erik Håker is a Norwegian alpine skier from Oppdal who finished 5th in the men's downhill at the 1972 Winter Olympics at Sapporo. That same year, Håker became the first Norwegian to win a World Cup Alpine event. He would win two more World Cup events, his last in 1979. For his Alpine World Cup...

DSQ DNF DNF
Otto Tschudi
Otto Tschudi
Otto Victor Tschudi Jr. is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Krødsherad. He participated at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and at the at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo....

DSQ DSQ DSQ


Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Karianne Christiansen
Karianne Christiansen
Karianne Christiansen was a Norwegian alpine skier. She was born in Tønsberg. She participated at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where he competed in slalom, giant slalom and downhill....

Downhill 1:41.25 21
Gyri Sørensen
Gyri Sørensen
Gyri Sørensen is a Norwegian alpine skier. She was born in Oslo. She participated at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where she competed in slalom, giant slalom and downhill.She became Norwegian champion in slalom in 1972.-References:...

1:40.77 17
Toril Førland
Toril Førland
Toril Førland is a Norwegian alpine skier. She was born in Bærum. She participated at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where she competed in slalom, giant slalom and downhill....

1:40.25 11
Gyri Sørensen
Gyri Sørensen
Gyri Sørensen is a Norwegian alpine skier. She was born in Oslo. She participated at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where she competed in slalom, giant slalom and downhill.She became Norwegian champion in slalom in 1972.-References:...

Giant Slalom 1:37.32 28
Karianne Christiansen
Karianne Christiansen
Karianne Christiansen was a Norwegian alpine skier. She was born in Tønsberg. She participated at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where he competed in slalom, giant slalom and downhill....

1:37.18 27
Anne Brusletto
Anne Brusletto
Anne Brusletto is a Norwegian alpine skier. She was born in Geilo. She participated at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where she competed in slalom and giant slalom.She became Norwegian champion in giant slalom in 1970.-References:...

1:34.43 19
Toril Førland
Toril Førland
Toril Førland is a Norwegian alpine skier. She was born in Bærum. She participated at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where she competed in slalom, giant slalom and downhill....

1:34.15 17
Gyri Sørensen
Gyri Sørensen
Gyri Sørensen is a Norwegian alpine skier. She was born in Oslo. She participated at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where she competed in slalom, giant slalom and downhill.She became Norwegian champion in slalom in 1972.-References:...

Slalom DSQ DSQ
Anne Brusletto
Anne Brusletto
Anne Brusletto is a Norwegian alpine skier. She was born in Geilo. She participated at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where she competed in slalom and giant slalom.She became Norwegian champion in giant slalom in 1970.-References:...

DNF DNF
Karianne Christiansen
Karianne Christiansen
Karianne Christiansen was a Norwegian alpine skier. She was born in Tønsberg. She participated at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where he competed in slalom, giant slalom and downhill....

52.59 24 DNF DNF
Toril Førland
Toril Førland
Toril Førland is a Norwegian alpine skier. She was born in Bærum. She participated at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where she competed in slalom, giant slalom and downhill....

47.75 10 48.01 11 1:35.76 9

Biathlon

Men
Event Athlete Time Penalties Adjusted time 1 Rank
20 km Ragnar Tveiten
Ragnar Tveiten
Ragnar Tveiten is a former Norwegian biathlete and world champion. He participated on the Norwegian team that received a gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1966 Biathlon World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. He won a second gold medal in 4 x 7.5 km relay in the 1967 world championships...

1'17:19.91 7 1'24:19.91 29
Kåre Hovda
Kåre Hovda
Kåre Hovda was a Norwegian biathlete. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he finished fourth with the Norwegian relay team. He received a bronze medal in the men's relay at the 1974 Biathlon World Championships, together with his brother Kjell Hovda, Terje Hanssen and Tor...

1'16:20.37 6 1'22:20.37 18
Tor Svendsberget
Tor Svendsberget
Tor Svendsberget is a former Norwegian biathlete. He received a silver medal in 20 km at the 1970 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, and bronze medals in Lake Placid 1973 and in Minsk 1974....

1'15:26.54 3 1'18:26.54 8
Magnar Solberg
Magnar Solberg
Magnar Solberg is a former Norwegian biathlete and police officer. He won a gold medal in the 20 km at the Winter Olympic Games 1968 in Grenoble, and he retained his gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games 1972 in Sapporo. In 1968 he was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje...

1'13:55.50 2 1'15:55.50

1One 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
Tor Svendsberget
Tor Svendsberget
Tor Svendsberget is a former Norwegian biathlete. He received a silver medal in 20 km at the 1970 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, and bronze medals in Lake Placid 1973 and in Minsk 1974....


Kåre Hovda
Kåre Hovda
Kåre Hovda was a Norwegian biathlete. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he finished fourth with the Norwegian relay team. He received a bronze medal in the men's relay at the 1974 Biathlon World Championships, together with his brother Kjell Hovda, Terje Hanssen and Tor...


Ivar Nordkild
Ivar Nordkild
Ivar Nordkild is a former Norwegian biathlete and world champion. He competed for Norway and won a gold medal in the 1965 Biathlon World Championships in Elverum in the team competition...


Magnar Solberg
Magnar Solberg
Magnar Solberg is a former Norwegian biathlete and police officer. He won a gold medal in the 20 km at the Winter Olympic Games 1968 in Grenoble, and he retained his gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games 1972 in Sapporo. In 1968 he was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje...

7 1'56:24.21 4

2A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Magne Myrmo
Magne Myrmo
Magne Myrmo is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won a silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in the 50 km...

47:02.55 19
Johs Harviken
Johs Harviken
Johs Harviken is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed during the early 1970s. He won two medals at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo with a silver in the 4 x 10km relay and a bronze in the 30km.-External links:...

46:46.36 15
Oddvar Brå
Oddvar Brå
Oddvar Brå is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. He was among the best skiers in Norway, winner three times og World Cup winning 16 national championships, but his success in the major international championships was more modest...

46:25.88 9
Ivar Formo
Ivar Formo
Ivar Formo was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won four medals at the Winter Olympics. Formo also won two bronze medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the 4 x 10 km relay...

46:02.68
30 km Ole Ellefsæter
Ole Ellefsæter
Ole Ellefsæter is a retired sportsman from Norway. He chiefly competed in cross-country skiing, and won two gold medals at the 1968 Winter Olympics. At the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships he won one gold and one silver medal, and in 1971 he became the first Norwegian to win Vasaloppet...

1'44:25.21 31
Magne Myrmo
Magne Myrmo
Magne Myrmo is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won a silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in the 50 km...

1'42:23.40 21
Johs Harviken
Johs Harviken
Johs Harviken is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed during the early 1970s. He won two medals at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo with a silver in the 4 x 10km relay and a bronze in the 30km.-External links:...

1'37:32.44
Pål Tyldum
Pål Tyldum
Pål Tyldum is a former cross country skier from Norway. Specializing in the longer distances, he won a gold medal in the 50 km event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won a gold medal in the 4 x 10km relay...

1'37:25.30
50 km Ole Ellefsæter
Ole Ellefsæter
Ole Ellefsæter is a retired sportsman from Norway. He chiefly competed in cross-country skiing, and won two gold medals at the 1968 Winter Olympics. At the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships he won one gold and one silver medal, and in 1971 he became the first Norwegian to win Vasaloppet...

2'46:46.94 10
Reidar Hjermstad
Reidar Hjermstad
Reidar Hjermstad is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1960s and 1970s.In 1963, Hjermstad won two events at the Lahti, Finland ski games, earning a Salpausselä Medal. For his Lahti successes, Hjermstad earned the Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year in 1963...

2'44:14.51 4
Magne Myrmo
Magne Myrmo
Magne Myrmo is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won a silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in the 50 km...

2'43:29.45
Pål Tyldum
Pål Tyldum
Pål Tyldum is a former cross country skier from Norway. Specializing in the longer distances, he won a gold medal in the 50 km event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won a gold medal in the 4 x 10km relay...

2'43:14.75


Men's 4 x 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Oddvar Brå
Oddvar Brå
Oddvar Brå is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. He was among the best skiers in Norway, winner three times og World Cup winning 16 national championships, but his success in the major international championships was more modest...


Pål Tyldum
Pål Tyldum
Pål Tyldum is a former cross country skier from Norway. Specializing in the longer distances, he won a gold medal in the 50 km event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won a gold medal in the 4 x 10km relay...


Ivar Formo
Ivar Formo
Ivar Formo was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won four medals at the Winter Olympics. Formo also won two bronze medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the 4 x 10 km relay...


Johs Harviken
Johs Harviken
Johs Harviken is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed during the early 1970s. He won two medals at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo with a silver in the 4 x 10km relay and a bronze in the 30km.-External links:...

2'04:57.06


Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
5 km Katharina Mo-Berge
Katharina Mo-Berge
Katharina Mo-Berge is a Norwegian cross-country skier and orienteering competitor from Trondheim. She competed in 10 km at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, and in 5 and 10 km at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo....

17:49.06 17
Inger Aufles
Inger Aufles
Inger Aufles is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970s. She won three Winter Olympic medals with a gold and two bronzes ....

17:33.14 12
Aslaug Dahl
Aslaug Dahl
Aslaug Dahl is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed during the early 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the 3 x 5 km relay at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.-External links:*...

17:17.49 8
Berit Mørdre-Lammedal 17:16.79 7
10 km Katharina Mo-Berge
Katharina Mo-Berge
Katharina Mo-Berge is a Norwegian cross-country skier and orienteering competitor from Trondheim. She competed in 10 km at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, and in 5 and 10 km at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo....

37:33.16 29
Berit Mørdre-Lammedal 36:29.43 14
Inger Aufles
Inger Aufles
Inger Aufles is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970s. She won three Winter Olympic medals with a gold and two bronzes ....

36:07.08 12
Aslaug Dahl
Aslaug Dahl
Aslaug Dahl is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed during the early 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the 3 x 5 km relay at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.-External links:*...

35:18.84 6


Women's 3 x 5 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Inger Aufles
Inger Aufles
Inger Aufles is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970s. She won three Winter Olympic medals with a gold and two bronzes ....


Aslaug Dahl
Aslaug Dahl
Aslaug Dahl is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed during the early 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the 3 x 5 km relay at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.-External links:*...


Berit Mørdre-Lammedal
49:51.49

Ice hockey

First Round

Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-11th places.
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Consolation Round

Rank Team Pld W L T GF GA Pts
7 4 3 1 0 22 10 6
8 4 3 1 0 16 14 6
9 4 2 1 1 17 16 5
10 4 0 2 2 9 16 2
11 Yugoslavia 4 0 3 1 9 17 1
  • Norway 5-2 Yugoslavia
  • West Germany 5-1 Norway
  • Japan 4-5 Norway
  • Norway 5-3 Switzerland

Contestants
Kåre Østensen
Kåre Østensen
Kåre Østensen is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1964, 1968 and 1972.He played for the club IK Tigrene.-References:...

 
Thore Wålberg
Thore Wålberg
Thore Wålberg is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo and represented the club IF Frisk Asker. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1972 and 1980.-References:...

 
Øivind Berg
Øivind Berg
Øivind Berg is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo and represented the club IF Frisk Asker. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in Sapporo in 1972, where the Norwegian team placed 8th.-References:...

 
Jan Kinder
Jan Kinder
Jan Kinder is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo and represented the club Hasle/Løren IL. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in Sapporo in 1972, where the Norwegian team placed 8th.-References:...

 
Svein Norman Hansen 
Terje Steen
Terje Steen
Terje Steen is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo and represented the club Vålerengens IF. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1968 and 1972.-References:...

 
Birger Jansen
Birger Jansen
Birger Jansen is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He was born in Bærum and represented the club IF Frisk Asker. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in Sapporo in 1972, where the Norwegian team placed 8th.-References:...

 
Thor Martinsen
Thor Martinsen
Thor Kristian Martinsen is a Norwegian ice hockey player who played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team. He participated at the Winter Olympics in 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1980....

 
Tom Røymark
Tom Røymark
Tom Eddy Røymark is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1972 and 1980. He was Norwegian champion in 1977 and 1978.-External links:...

 
Tom Christensen
Tom Christensen (ice hockey)
Tom Christensen is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo and represented the club Vålerengens IF. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in Sapporo in 1972, where the Norwegian team placed 8th.-References:...

 
Steinar Bjølbakk
Steinar Bjølbakk
Steinar Børre Bjølbakk is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1968 and in 1972. He was awarded Gullpucken as best Norwegian ice hockey player in 1972.-References:...

 
Svein Haagensen
Svein Haagensen
Svein Johannes Haagensen is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo and represented the club Hasle/Løren IL. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1968 and 1972....

 
Roy Jansen
Roy Jansen
Roy Jansen is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo, Norway and represented the clubs IL Sparta and Vålerengens IF. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in Sapporo in 1972, where the Norwegian team placed 8th.-References:...

 
Bjørn Johansen
Bjørn Johansen (ice hockey)
Bjørn Johansen is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo and represented the clubs Rosenhoff IL and Hasle/Løren IL. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1968 and 1972....

 
Morten Sethereng
Morten Sethereng
Morten Sethereng is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1972 and 1980.-References:...

 
Terje Thoen
Terje Thoen
Terje Thoen is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1968 and in 1972. He was awarded Gullpucken as best Norwegian ice hockey player in 1971.-References:...

 
Bjørn Andreassen
Bjørn Andreassen
Bjørn Andreassen is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo and represented the club Jar IL. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in Sapporo in 1972, where the Norwegian team placed 8th.-References:...

 
Arne Mikkelsen
Arne Mikkelsen
Arne Reidar Mikkelsen is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1968 and in 1972. He was awarded Gullpucken as best Norwegian ice hockey player in 1973.-References:...


Luge

Men
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Stephen Sinding
Stephen Sinding
Stephen Sinding is a Norwegian luger, born in Oslo. He competed in at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where he placed 22nd in singles, and 14th in doubles together with Christian Strøm.-References:...

54.98 27 54.05 19 53.19 20 53.19 19 3:35.41 22
Bjørn Dyrdahl
Bjørn Dyrdahl
Bjørn Dyrdahl is a Norwegian luger. He born in Trondheim as the son of Arnold Dyrdahl. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where he placed 30th in singles.-References:...

54.73 25 55.13 31 54.67 36 53.52 24 3:38.05 30
Christian Strøm
Christian Strøm
Christian Strøm is a Norwegian luger. He born in Oslo, and is the brother of Rolf Greger Strøm. He competed in at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where he placed 14th in singles, and 14th in doubles together with Stephen Sinding.-References:...

53.79 13 53.68 16 52.46 12 53.08 17 3:33.01 14


(Men's) Doubles
Athletes Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Christian Strøm
Christian Strøm
Christian Strøm is a Norwegian luger. He born in Oslo, and is the brother of Rolf Greger Strøm. He competed in at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where he placed 14th in singles, and 14th in doubles together with Stephen Sinding.-References:...


Stephen Sinding
Stephen Sinding
Stephen Sinding is a Norwegian luger, born in Oslo. He competed in at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where he placed 22nd in singles, and 14th in doubles together with Christian Strøm.-References:...

45.81 14 46.25 16 1:32.06 14

Nordic combined

Events:
  • normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing

Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
Distance 1 Distance 2 Points Rank Time Points Rank Points Rank
Gjert Andersen
Gjert Andersen
Gjert Andersen is a Norwegian skier. He was born in Bærum and represented the club Stabæk IF. He competed in Nordic combined at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, and at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.-References:...

Individual 67.0 71.5 173.3 23 52:04.8 187.015 26 360.315 23
Henning Weid
Henning Weid
Henning Weid is a Norwegian Nordic combined skier. He was born in Oslo, and represented the club Nydalen IL. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where he placed 19th.-References:...

71.0 74.0 181.3 15 51:58.1 188.020 25 369.320 19
Kjell Åsvestad
Kjell Åsvestad
Kjell Åsvestad is a Norwegian Nordic combined skier.He was born in Lillehammer, and represented the club Lillehammer SK. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where he placed 14th.-References:...

71.0 74.0 183.1 13 51:36.2 191.305 23 374.405 14
Kåre Olav Berg 72.5 73.0 180.4 16 50:08.9 204.400 7 384.800 8

Ski jumping

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Distance Points Points Rank
Jo Inge Bjørnebye
Jo Inge Bjørnebye
Jo Inge Bjørnebye is a Norwegian ski jumper, born in Våler, Hedmark. He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, where he placed 31st in the normal hill. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, both in the normal and large hill....

Normal hill 68.5 90.3 67.0 83.9 174.2 51
Nils-Per Skarseth
Nils-Per Skarseth
Nils-Per Skarseth is a former Norwegian ski jumper. He was born in Oslo, and represented the club Lørenskog Skiklubb. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. He was Norwegian champion in large hill in 1973.-References:...

73.5 101.3 71.0 96.3 197.6 33
Ingolf Mork
Ingolf Mork
Ingolf Mork is a Norwegian ski jumper who was born in Molde, but represented SFK Lyn in Oslo. He won the Four Hills Tournament in 1972, and had two victories in the Holmenkollen ....

78.0 112.0 78.0 113.5 225.5 4
Frithjof Prydz
Frithjof Prydz
Frithjof Prydz was a Norwegian ski jumper and tennis player.He became Norwegian ski jumping champion in the large hill in 1972, and in the normal hill in 1973. He was Norwegian tennis champion in single in 1968, and won 24 titles in double and mixed double. He was awarded Egebergs Ærespris in 1971...

80.0 114.2 74.0 103.6 217.8 11
Jo Inge Bjørnebye
Jo Inge Bjørnebye
Jo Inge Bjørnebye is a Norwegian ski jumper, born in Våler, Hedmark. He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, where he placed 31st in the normal hill. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, both in the normal and large hill....

Large hill 85.5 86.7 81.5 81.1 167.8 34
Frithjof Prydz
Frithjof Prydz
Frithjof Prydz was a Norwegian ski jumper and tennis player.He became Norwegian ski jumping champion in the large hill in 1972, and in the normal hill in 1973. He was Norwegian tennis champion in single in 1968, and won 24 titles in double and mixed double. He was awarded Egebergs Ærespris in 1971...

85.0 89.0 95.5 105.7 194.7 15
Ingolf Mork
Ingolf Mork
Ingolf Mork is a Norwegian ski jumper who was born in Molde, but represented SFK Lyn in Oslo. He won the Four Hills Tournament in 1972, and had two victories in the Holmenkollen ....

89.0 95.6 83.0 77.7 173.3 28
Bjørn Wirkola
Bjørn Wirkola
Bjørn Wirkola is former ski jumper and footballer from Norway.He became World Champion in Oslo in 1966, winning both the large and normal hill competitions...

93.0 97.7 74.5 64.8 162.5 37

Speed skating

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Ole Christian Iversen
Ole Christian Iversen
Ole Christian Iversen is a Norwegian speed skater. He was born in Lillehammer and represented the club Oslo IL. He competed in the 500 m at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.-References:...

DNF
Johan Lind
Johan Lind
Johan Lind is a Norwegian speed skater. He was born in Mosjøen and represented the club Hamar IL. He competed in the 500 m at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, and at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.-References:...

41.14 18
Lasse Efskind
Lasse Efskind
Lasse Daniel Efskind is a Norwegian medical doctor, primarily known for his speedskating career and his books. He is the son of Leif Efskind , professor of medicine at the University of Oslo and a pioneer in the field of heart operations.Efskind burst onto the international speedskating scene...

40.60 12
Per Bjørang
Per Bjørang
Per Bjørang is a former Norwegian speed skater and Sprint World Champion. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo he finished 4th in the 500 metres. He became World Champion in sprint in 1974....

39.91 4
1500 m Dag Fornæss
Dag Fornæss
Dag Fornæss is a former speed skater from Norway who won the Norwegian, European, and World Allround Championships in 1969. He was born in Hamar.-Biography:...

2:09.52 13
Svein-Erik Stiansen
Svein-Erik Stiansen
Svein-Erik Stiansen is a former Norwegian speed skater. He represented Oslo Skøiteklub.He participated in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, and in the 1968 Winter Olympics he finished 7th in the 1500 m and 12th in the 5000 m....

2:08.63 11
Bjørn Tveter
Bjørn Tveter
Bjørn Tveter is a former Norwegian speed skater who competed internationally in the 1960s and 1970s. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble he finished 5th in the 1500 metres...

2:05.94 4
Roar Grønvold
Roar Grønvold
Roar Grønvold is a former speed skater from Norway.Grønvold had his best year in 1972 when he became Norwegian Allround Champion and won silver at the Norwegian Sprint Championships...

2:04.26
5000 m Willy Olsen
Willy Olsen
Willy Olsen is a former Norwegian speed skater from Tynset who competed internationally in the 1970s. His strength was on the long distances, and he won the 5000 metres distance at the national championship in 1972...

7:36.47 5
Sten Stensen
Sten Stensen
Sten Einar Stensen is a former speed skater.-Short biography:Together with Amund Sjøbrend, Kay Stenshjemmet, and Jan Egil Storholt, Sten Stensen was one of the legendary four S-es , contemporary Norwegian top skaters in the 1970s and early 1980s...

7:33.39
Roar Grønvold
Roar Grønvold
Roar Grønvold is a former speed skater from Norway.Grønvold had his best year in 1972 when he became Norwegian Allround Champion and won silver at the Norwegian Sprint Championships...

7:28.18
10,000 m Dag Fornæss
Dag Fornæss
Dag Fornæss is a former speed skater from Norway who won the Norwegian, European, and World Allround Championships in 1969. He was born in Hamar.-Biography:...

15:53.33 13
Per Willy Guttormsen
Per Willy Guttormsen
Per Willy Guttormsen is a former Norwegian speed skater. He was among the world's best long distance skaters in the 1960s.Guttormsen's international breakthrough was his 6th place in the 1964 World Speed Skating Championships, at age 21. That year he was just outside the Norwegian three-man quota...

15:48.71 11
Sten Stensen
Sten Stensen
Sten Einar Stensen is a former speed skater.-Short biography:Together with Amund Sjøbrend, Kay Stenshjemmet, and Jan Egil Storholt, Sten Stensen was one of the legendary four S-es , contemporary Norwegian top skaters in the 1970s and early 1980s...

15:07.88


Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg 46.33 19
Kirsti Biermann
Kirsti Biermann
Kirsti Biermann is a Norwegian speed skater, born in Oslo. She competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, where she placed 8th in 500 m and 9th in 1000 m. She participated in four competitions at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo....

46.18 17
Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl 45.70 11
1000 m Kirsti Biermann
Kirsti Biermann
Kirsti Biermann is a Norwegian speed skater, born in Oslo. She competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, where she placed 8th in 500 m and 9th in 1000 m. She participated in four competitions at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo....

1:35.76 23
Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg 1:35.56 22
Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl 1:33.13 9
1500 m Kirsti Biermann
Kirsti Biermann
Kirsti Biermann is a Norwegian speed skater, born in Oslo. She competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, where she placed 8th in 500 m and 9th in 1000 m. She participated in four competitions at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo....

2:29.94 23
Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg 2:28.36 19
Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl 2:24.07 8
3000 m Kirsti Biermann
Kirsti Biermann
Kirsti Biermann is a Norwegian speed skater, born in Oslo. She competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, where she placed 8th in 500 m and 9th in 1000 m. She participated in four competitions at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo....

5:26.21 20
Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl 5:07.76 10
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