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The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the XI Olympic Winter Games (Japanese: 第11回オリンピック冬季競技大会, Hepburn: Dai Jūichi-kai Orinpikku Tōkikyōgi Taikai) and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 (Japanese: 札幌1972), were a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture ...
Feb 2, 1972 · Relive the moments that went down in history at the 1972 winter Olympics in Sapporo. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.
Sapporo 1972 Olympic Winter Games, athletic festival held in Sapporo, Japan, that took place Feb. 3–13, 1972. The Sapporo Games were the 11th occurrence of the Winter Olympic Games.
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In 1972, Sapporo held the Winter Olympics for the first time in Asia. Behind this, there is a history of skiing and skating being assimilated into citizens’ lives as winter sports between the Meiji and the Showa era.
The 11th Olympic Winter Games were held over 11 days from 3 to 13 February, 1972, in the city of Sapporo in Hokkaido. In these, the first Winter Olympics to be staged outside Europe and the United States, a total of 1,006 athletes (801 men and 205 women) from 35 countries and regions took part in 35 events in six sports.
Jan 25, 2022 · The first Olympic Winter Games to be held in Asia, Sapporo 1972, created wide-reaching benefits for the city, for Japan and even for the continent at large. This year marks the 50 th anniversary of the Games.
The Sapporo Olympics (The 11th Winter Olympiad) was held from February 3 to 13, 1972. Events were organized in and around Sapporo city, including Makomanai Park, where the opening and closing ceremonies were staged, and the atmosphere of that time remains today all through the seasons.
