Great Britain at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Great Britain at the
1972 Winter Olympics
Great Britain at the; 1972 Winter Olympics
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IOC code	GBR
NOC	British Olympic Association
in Sapporo
Competitors	37 (30 men, 7 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Mike Freeman (bobsleigh)
Medals	Gold0Silver0Bronze0Total0
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Last updated August 19, 2023

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Iain Finlayson	Downhill					2:06.50	50
Konrad Bartelski						2:02.71	43
Alex Mapelli-Mozzi						2:00.28	37
Royston Varley						1:58.53	33
Alex Mapelli-Mozzi	Giant Slalom	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Konrad Bartelski		DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Iain Finlayson		1:45.88	46	DNF	–	DNF	–
Royston Varley		?	41	DNF	–	DNF	–

Men's slalom

Athlete	Classification		Final
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time 1	Rank	Time 2	Rank	Total	Rank
Iain Finlayson	DSQ	–	1:06.86	40	1:03.69	28	2:10.55	28
Konrad Bartelski	DSQ	–	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Alex Mapelli-Mozzi	DSQ	–	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Royston Varley	DNF	–	1:06.31	38	1:01.54	24	2:07.85	26

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Carol Blackwood	Downhill					1:44.61	38
Divina Galica						1:41.58	26
Gina Hathorn						1:41.42	25
Valentina Iliffe						1:41.36	23
Carol Blackwood	Giant Slalom					1:43.96	35
Valentina Iliffe						1:36.68	26
Gina Hathorn						1:33.57	14
Divina Galica						1:32.72	7
Carol Blackwood	Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Valentina Iliffe		DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Divina Galica		51.13	22	49.37	13	1:40.50	15
Gina Hathorn		48.72	14	47.46	8	1:36.18	11

Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Time	Penalties	Adjusted time ¹	Rank
20 km	Malcolm Hirst	1'20:55.59	14	1'34:55.59	53
	Alan Notley	1'21:48.72	7	1'28:48.72	43
	Jeffrey Stevens	1'19:28.95	4	1'23:28.95	26
	Keith Oliver	1'17:40.31	3	1'20:40.31	11

¹ One 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
Athletes	Misses ²	Time	Rank
Malcolm Hirst Keith Oliver Jeffrey Stevens Alan Notley	5	2'01:38.84	11

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

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
GBR-1	John Evelyn Peter Clifford	Two-man	1:18.60	19	1:17.23	15	1:15.80	19	1:17.38	19	5:09.01	20
GBR-2	John Hammond Michael Sweet	Two-man	1:18.09	15	1:18.18	19	1:15.71	18	1:14.98	10	5:06.96	17

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
GBR-1	John Evelyn Mike Freeman Gomer Lloyd Michael Sweet	Four-man	1:12.83	16	1:13.65	17	1:12.55	15	1:12.00	13	4:51.03	16
GBR-2	John Hammond Jackie Price Alan Jones Peter Clifford	Four-man	1:13.00	17	1:12.49	12	1:12.72	16	1:12.25	15	4:50.46	15

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Harold Tobin	56:05.05	61
	Peter Strong	54:41.99	60
	Terence Palliser	54:11.98	59
30 km	Terence Palliser	1'54:39.41	55
30 km	Keith Oliver	1'54:10.60	45

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
5 km	Frances Lütken	19:40.17	42
10 km	Frances Lütken	40:02.73	39

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
John Curry	8	12	2512.2	85	11
Haig Oundjian	9	7	2538.8	65	7

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Jean Scott	9	11	2436.8	101	11

Pairs

Athletes	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Linda Connolly Colin Taylforth	14	14	360.6	126	14

Luge

Men

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Rupert Deen	59.21	43	59.65	44	58.10	44	58.58	43	3:55.54	43
Richard Liversedge	57.38	42	57.08	43	55.71	43	56.32	42	3:46.49	42
Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson	57.23	41	55.59	38	55.36	42	55.43	41	3:43.61	40
Jonnie Woodall	55.11	29	55.21	33	54.78	38	55.05	38	3:40.15	34

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athletes	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Stephen Marsh Jonnie Woodall	46.77	18	47.05	19	1:33.82	19
Michel de Carvalho Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson	47.09	20	47.50	20	1:34.59	20

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	David Hampton	42.59	24
1500 m	John Blewitt	2:18.96	37
1500 m	David Hampton	2:14.60	29
5000 m	John Blewitt	8:16.75	26
5000 m	David Hampton	8:07.85	22
10,000 m	John Blewitt	16:51.50	23
10,000 m	David Hampton	16:39.01	20

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