Great Britain at the 1972 Winter Olympics

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competed as Great Britain at the 1972 Winter Olympics
1972 Winter Olympics
The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 3 to February 13, 1972 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan...

in Sapporo, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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 Konrad Bartelski Konrad Bartelski is a former British alpine ski racer who produced the best result by a Briton on the Alpine Skiing World Cup circuit in 1981 by coming within 0.11 seconds of winning a World Cup downhill race at Val Gardena.-Early career:...						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 Konrad Bartelski Konrad Bartelski is a former British alpine ski racer who produced the best result by a Briton on the Alpine Skiing World Cup circuit in 1981 by coming within 0.11 seconds of winning a World Cup downhill race at Val Gardena.-Early career:...		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 Konrad Bartelski Konrad Bartelski is a former British alpine ski racer who produced the best result by a Briton on the Alpine Skiing World Cup circuit in 1981 by coming within 0.11 seconds of winning a World Cup downhill race at Val Gardena.-Early career:...	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 Divina Galica Divina Mary Galica MBE is an English sportswoman, best known for her Olympics career and her motorsport racing career.-Skiing career:...						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 Divina Galica Divina Mary Galica MBE is an English sportswoman, best known for her Olympics career and her motorsport racing career.-Skiing career:...						1:32.72	7
Carol Blackwood	Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Valentina Iliffe		DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Divina Galica Divina Galica Divina Mary Galica MBE is an English sportswoman, best known for her Olympics career and her motorsport racing career.-Skiing career:...		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

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

²A 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 John Curry John Anthony Curry, OBE was a British figure skater. He was the 1976 Olympic and World Champion. He was famous for combining ballet and modern dance influences into his skating.-Early life:...	8	12	2512.2	85	11
Haig Oundjian Haig Oundjian Haig Bertrand Oundjian is a former British figure skater.-Results:-References:*...	9	7	2538.8	65	7

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Jean Scott Jean Scott (figure skater) Jean A. Scott is a British former figure skater. She won the silver medal at the 1973 European Figure Skating Championships and was the 1971 & 1973 British national champion. She placed 11th at the 1972 Winter Olympics.-Results:-References:...	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 Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson Jeremy James Palmer-Tomkinson was a British Olympian who competed at the Winter Olympics in 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980. His father James and brother Charles were also Olympians, while his nieces Santa Montefiore and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson are famous in their own right.-References:...	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 Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson Jeremy James Palmer-Tomkinson was a British Olympian who competed at the Winter Olympics in 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980. His father James and brother Charles were also Olympians, while his nieces Santa Montefiore and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson are famous in their own right.-References:...	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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