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Cross-country Skiing At The 1972 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 Kilometre Relay
The 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan was held on Sunday 13 February at the Makomanai Cross Country Events Site. It was the eighth appearance of the 4 × 10 km relay in the Winter Olympics. It was the second time that the Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ... won the gold medal in the event. Norway finished second in the relay, Switzerland in third place. Results Sources: References External linksResults International Ski Federation (FIS) {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 1972 Winter Olympics - Men's 4 x 10 kilometre relay Men's cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing (sport)
Competitive cross-country skiing encompasses a variety of race formats and course lengths. Rules of cross-country skiing are sanctioned by the International Ski Federation and by various national organizations. International competitions include the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, and at the Winter Olympic Games. Such races occur over homologated, groomed courses designed to support classic (in-track) and freestyle events, where the skiers may employ skate skiing. It also encompasses cross-country ski marathon events, sanctioned by the Worldloppet Ski Federation, and cross-country ski orienteering events, sanctioned by the International Orienteering Federation. Related forms of competition are biathlon, where competitors race on cross-country skis and stop to shoot at targets with rifles, and paralympic cross-country skiing that allows athletes with disabilities to compete at cross-country skiing with adaptive equipment. Norwegian army un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapporo
( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city in Japan. It is the capital city of Hokkaido Prefecture and Ishikari Subprefecture. Sapporo lies in the southwest of Hokkaido, within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, which is a tributary stream of the Ishikari. It is considered the cultural, economic, and political center of Hokkaido. As with most of Hokkaido, the Sapporo area was settled by the indigenous Ainu people, beginning over 15,000 years ago. Starting in the late 19th century, Sapporo saw increasing settlement by Yamato migrants. Sapporo hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics ever held in Asia, and the second Olympic games held in Japan after the 1964 Summer Olympics. Sapporo is currently bidding for the 2030 Winter Olympics. The Sapporo Dome host ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gert-Dietmar Klause
Gert-Dietmar Klause (born 25 March 1945) is a former East German cross-country skier who competed at three Olympic Games from 1968 to 1976. He won a silver medal in the 50 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. Klause won two medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (gold: 1974, silver: 1970.) His best individual finish was a 4th in the 15 km in 1970. In 1975, he won Vasaloppet (Swedish for 'the Vasa-race') is an annual long distance cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March. The course starts in the village of Berga, just south of Sälen in western Dalarna, Sweden, and ends in the town of Mora in the c ... as the first and only East German winner. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games * 1 medal – (1 silver) World Championships * 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Klause, Gert-Dietma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerhard Grimmer
Gerhard Grimmer (born 6 April 1943 in Hora Svaté Kateřiny) is known as an East German cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970s. He won several medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including golds in the 50 km and the 4 × 10 km relay (both in 1974); silvers in the 30 km (1970), 4 × 10 km relay (1970), and 15 km (1974); and a bronze in the 50 km (1970). Grimmer also won the Holmenkollen ski festival at 50 km twice (1970–71). He competed at three Olympics (1968, 1972, and 1976) and his best Olympic finish was fifth at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck in the 50 km. In 1975, he was awarded the Holmenkollen medal (shared with Oddvar Brå and Ivar Formo Ivar Formo (24 June 1951 – 26 December 2006) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and orienteer who competed during the 1970s. Career He won four medals at the Winter Olympics. Formo also won two bronze medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Champi ...) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Lesser
Axel Lesser (born 18 April 1946, in Brotterode) is a former East German cross-country skier who competed in the 1960s and 1970s. He earned a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vysoké Tatry. Lesser finished 6th in the 15 km event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. He also was on the 4 x 10 km teams that finished 7th at the 1968 Winter Olympics and 6th in 1972. At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Lesser was the second skier on the East German team that was in second place when he collided with a spectator, injured his knee, and had to abandon the race. He is the grandfather of Erik Lesser, a biathlete who won a silver medal in the 20km individual event at the 2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerd Heßler
Gerd Heßler (born 13 September 1948 in Tannenbergsthal) is a former East German cross-country skier who competed in the 1970s. He earned two medals in the 4 x 10 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold (1974) and a silver (1970). Hessler was also part of the 4 x 10 km relay team that finished 6th at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. He was at some stage married to the cross country skier Monika Debertshäuser Monika Debertshãuser (later Heßler, born 18 September 1952) is a former East German cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. She was l .... References External linksWorld Championship results 1948 births Living people German male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for East Germany East German male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osmo Karjalainen
Osmo Karjalainen (2 February 1940 – 5 April 2013) was a Finnish cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 15 kilometre event at the 1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Europe .... Cross-country skiing results Olympic Games World Championships References External links * 1940 births 2013 deaths Finnish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland Cross-country skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics People from Ii Skiers from North Ostrobothnia {{Finland-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juhani Repo
Juhani Repo (born 9 January 1948) is a Finnish cross-country skier. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a .... Cross-country skiing results Olympic Games References External links * 1948 births Living people Finnish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland Cross-country skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics People from Iisalmi Skiers from North Savo 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juha Mieto
Juha Iisakki Mieto (born 20 November 1949) is a Finnish former cross-country skier, who was born in Kurikka. He competed in the 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics and won five medals, including a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay in 1976. He also placed fourth three times, losing the 15 km bronze medal in 1972 by 0.06 seconds. He finished second in this event in 1980 in the closest-ever margin of victory in Olympic cross-country skiing, 0.01 seconds, which led the International Ski Federation (FIS) to round all of their times to the nearest 1/10 second in future competitions. Mieto was selected as the Finnish flag bearer at the 1972 Winter Olympics. sports-reference.com Mieto won four medals at the |
Hannu Taipale
Hannu Taipale (born 22 June 1940 in Veteli) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble lat, Gratianopolis , commune status = Prefecture and commune , image = Panorama grenoble.png , image size = , caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- .... Taipale also won the silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. He finished fifth in the 50 km event at those same games. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games *1 medal – (1 bronze) World Championships * 1 medal – (1 silver) References External links * * 1940 births Living people Finnish male cross-country skiers Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven-Åke Lundbäck
Sven-Åke Lundbäck (born 26 January 1948) is a former Swedish cross-country skier. He competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics in the 15 km, 30 km and 4 × 10 km events and won a gold medal over 15 km in 1972. He was close to a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay in 1972, but fell near the finish; he had another fourth place in the relay in 1980. Lundbäck won the 50 km and 4 × 10 km events at the 1978 World Championships, the 50 km race at the 1976 Holmenkollen ski festival, and the 90 km Vasaloppet in 1981. After his 1981 win, one of the Vasaloppet hills was named after Lundbäck. Domestically he collected 10 Swedish individual titles, clean-sweeping the 15, 30 and 50 km gold medals in 1976 and 1978. He was known for having an exceptionally high oxygen consumption rate of 94.6 mL/kg/minute. Lundbäck took up competitive skiing in 1964, when his family moved from Töre to Luleå. After retiring from competitions he rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Larsson (cross-country Skier)
Ål Lars Gunnar "Hulån" Larsson (born 1 July 1944) is a retired Swedish cross-country skier. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics in the 15, 30, 50 and 4 × 10 km events and won two medals in 1968: a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay and a bronze over 15 km. In 1972 he finished fourth in the relay and 30 km events. Domestically, Larsson won Swedish titles in the 15 km in 1971 and in the 30 km in 1969. His son Mats also became an Olympic cross-country skier. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games * 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze) See also *List of Olympic medalist families List of Olympic medalists families is a list of people grouped by family who are olympic medalists. Summer Olympics : Winter Olympics : Summer and Winter Olympics See also * List of sport awards * List of multiple Olympic gold medalists ... References External links * {{DEFAU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
