Nordic combined at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Nordic Combined
at the XI Olympic Winter Games
VenueMiyanomori Ski Jump Stadium (ski jumping)
Makomanai Park (cross-country skiing)
Dates4–5 February 1976
Competitors40 from 14 nations
Winning Score413.340
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ulrich Wehling  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rauno Miettinen  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karl-Heinz Luck  East Germany
← 1968
1976 →

Nordic combined at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of one event, held from 4 February to 5 February. The ski jumping portion took place at Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium, while the cross-country portion took place at Makomanai Park.[1][2]

Medal summary

Medal table

[1]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 East Germany1012
2 Finland0101
Totals (2 entries)1113

Events

[1]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
details 		Ulrich Wehling
 East Germany		 413.340 Rauno Miettinen
 Finland		 405.505 Karl-Heinz Luck
 East Germany		 398.800

Individual

Athletes did three normal hill ski jumps, with the lowest score dropped. They then raced a 15 kilometre cross-country course, with the time converted to points. The athlete with the highest combined points score was awarded the gold medal.[1]

Rank Name Country Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
Jump 1 Jump 2 Jump 3 Total Rank Time Points Rank
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ulrich Wehling  East Germany 101.6 99.3 96.2 200.9 4 49:15.3 212.440 3 413.340
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rauno Miettinen  Finland 94.4 103.9 106.1 210.0 2 51:08.2 195.505 15 405.505
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karl-Heinz Luck  East Germany 85.0 93.8 65.4 178.8 17 48:24.9 220.000 1 398.800
4 Erkki Kilpinen  Finland 78.8 91.5 93.5 185.0 9 49:52.6 206.845 4 391.845
5 Yuji Katsuro  Japan 90.4 92.1 103.0 195.1 6 51:10.9 195.100 18 390.200
6 Tomáš Kučera  Czechoslovakia 95.1 96.7 86.6 191.8 7 51:04.0 196.135 14 387.935
7 Aleksandr Nosov  Soviet Union 80.8 100.4 100.9 201.3 3 52:08.7 186.430 27 387.730
8 Kåre Olav Berg  Norway 74.0 90.9 89.5 180.4 16 50:08.9 204.400 7 384.800
9 Günter Deckert  East Germany 104.9 77.0 78.5 183.4 12 50:41.1 199.570 10 382.970
10 Ralph Pöhland  West Germany 81.4 90.7 84.1 174.8 22 49:55.6 206.395 5 381.195
11 Mikhail Artyukhov  Soviet Union 91.4 88.2 91.6 183.0 14 50:57.0 197.185 12 380.185
12 Kazimierz Długopolski  Poland 93.1 89.7 91.8 184.9 10 51:38.5 190.960 24 375.860
13 Hideki Nakano  Japan 109.5 111.0 108.8 220.5 1 55:41.2 154.555 39 375.055
14 Kjell Åsvestad  Norway 87.9 90.5 92.6 183.1 13 51:36.2 191.305 23 374.405
15 Kazuo Araya  Japan 88.5 100.3 99.4 199.7 5 53:29.3 174.340 34 374.040
16 Ezio Damolin  Italy 80.1 84.9 90.3 175.2 21 50:58.1 197.020 13 372.220
17 Stefan Hula  Poland 77.2 92.9 85.3 178.2 18 51:29.4 192.325 21 370.525
18 Hans Hartleb  East Germany 91.2 92.7 71.8 183.9 11 52:14.2 185.605 28 369.505
19 Henning Weid  Norway 85.6 90.0 91.3 181.3 15 51:58.1 188.020 25 369.320
20 Urban Hettich  West Germany 78.3 73.8 73.5 152.1 32 49:00.4 214.675 2 366.775
21 Mike Devecka  United States 63.3 77.6 79.5 157.1 27 50:00.0 205.735 6 362.835
22 Anatoly Zaytsev  Soviet Union 69.6 78.3 80.0 158.3 26 50:10.4 204.175 8 362.475
23 Gjert Andersen  Norway 81.5 91.8 72.7 173.3 23 52:04.8 187.015 26 360.315
24 Nobutaka Sasaki  Japan 90.8 99.5 84.5 190.3 8 54:00.6 169.645 37 359.945
25 Alfred Winkler  West Germany 84.2 91.4 82.5 175.6 20 52:41.5 181.510 32 357.110
26 Ladislav Rygl  Czechoslovakia 76.1 59.6 84.3 160.4 24 51:09.2 195.355 16 355.755
27 Jukka Kuvaja  Finland 76.4 75.9 83.8 160.2 25 51:17.0 194.185 19 354.385
28 Jaroslav Svoboda  Czechoslovakia 84.9 89.8 86.1 175.9 19 53:20.2 175.705 33 351.605
29 Vyacheslav Dryagin  Soviet Union 40.8 72.5 73.7 146.2 35 50:29.4 201.325 9 347.525
30 Fabio Morandini  Italy 61.9 79.6 39.2 141.5 36 50:43.7 199.180 11 340.680
31 Józef Gąsienica  Poland 62.9 82.4 64.4 146.8 34 51:29.4 192.325 21 339.125
32 Janez Gorjanc  Yugoslavia 66.7 78.3 77.5 155.8 28 52:40.1 181.720 31 337.520
33 Franz Keller  West Germany 72.4 73.7 80.3 154.0 31 52:32.5 182.860 30 336.860
34 Jim Miller  United States 50.8 80.8 58.9 139.7 37 51:09.9 195.250 17 334.950
35 Jacques Gaillard  France 76.3 79.1 73.4 155.4 29 53:59.5 169.810 35 325.210
36 Sven-Olof Israelsson  Sweden 70.7 59.6 55.6 130.3 39 51:24.9 193.000 20 323.300
37 Ulli Öhlböck  Austria 62.2 72.7 78.2 150.9 33 53:59.5 169.810 35 320.710
38 Teyck Weed  United States 55.6 66.5 63.3 129.8 40 52:26.2 183.805 29 313.605
39 Bob Kendall  United States 58.0 67.9 71.1 139.0 38 54:34.0 164.635 38 303.635
- Libor Foltman  Czechoslovakia 80.1 74.9 42.0 155.0 30 DNF - - -

Participating NOCs

Fourteen nations participated in nordic combined at the Sapporo Games.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "Nordic Combined at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2019.