Bids for the
1972 (1972) Winter Olympics

Overview
XI Olympic Winter Games
Winner: Sapporo Runner-up: Banff, Alberta Shortlist: Lahti · Salt Lake City
Details
Committee	IOC
Election venue	64th IOC Session, Rome
Map of the bidding cities
Important dates
Decision	25 April 1966
Decision
Winner	Sapporo (32 votes)
Runner-up	Banff, Alberta (16 votes)

The selection process for the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of three bids, and saw Sapporo, Japan, be selected ahead of Banff, Alberta, Canada; Lahti, Finland; and Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The selection was made at the 64th IOC Session in Rome on 25 April 1966.^[1]

IOC voting^[1]

City	Country	Round 1
Sapporo	Japan	32
Banff	Canada	16
Lahti	Finland	7
Salt Lake City	United States	7

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• Williams, Cheryl (Fall 2011). The Banff Winter Olympics: Sport, tourism, and Banff National Park (Thesis). Edmonton: University of Alberta. doi:10.7939/R3B593.