Yugoslavia at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Yugoslavia at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia
IOC code	YUG
NOC	Yugoslav Olympic Committee
in Sapporo
Competitors	26 (men) in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Viktor Ravnik
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002
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Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

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
Marko Kavčič	Giant Slalom	1:39.01	35	1:46.08	34	3:25.09	31

Men's slalom

Athlete	Classification		Final
	Time	Rank	Time 1	Rank	Time 2	Rank	Total	Rank
Marko Kavčič	1:44.53	3	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1972 Winter Olympics

First round

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

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Sweden	8–1	Yugoslavia

Consolation Round

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

• Norway 5-2 Yugoslavia
• West Germany 6-2 Yugoslavia
• Japan 3-2 Yugoslavia
• Switzerland 3-3 Yugoslavia

Contestants Anton Jože Gale Rudi Knez Bogo Jan Viktor Ravnik Ivo Ratej Drago Savić Ivo Jan Franci Žbontar Rudi Hiti Boris Renaud Janez Puterle Albin Felc Roman Smolej Silvo Poljanšek Viktor Tišler Slavko Beravs Bojan Kumar Božidar Beravs Gorazd Hiti Štefan Seme

Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 1972 Winter Olympics

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
Janez Gorjanc	Individual	66.5	68.0	155.8	28	52:40.1	181.720	31	337.520	32

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
		Distance	Points	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Drago Pudgar	Normal hill	73.5	97.8	73.5	99.3	197.1	35
Marjan Mesec		74.0	100.1	71.0	95.3	195.4	37
Peter Štefančić		77.0	107.9	77.5	110.2	218.1	10
Danilo Pudgar		79.5	112.4	68.5	92.3	204.7	27
Peter Štefančić	Large hill	79.0	67.6	84.0	77.6	145.2	48
Marjan Mesec		83.0	78.7	84.5	83.8	162.5	37
Drago Pudgar		91.5	95.6	84.0	84.1	179.7	23
Danilo Pudgar		92.5	98.5	97.5	107.5	206.0	8

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• Olympic Winter Games 1972, full results by sports-reference.com