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Medalists

Alpine skiing

;Men ;Men's slalom ;Women

Biathlon

;Men ¹One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

;Men ;Men's 4 × 10 km relay ;Women ;Women's 3 × 5 km relay

Figure skating

;Women ;Pairs

Ice hockey

First round

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

Consolation Round

*West Germany 5-0 Switzerland *West Germany 6-2 Yugoslavia *West Germany 5-1 Norway *Japan 7-6 West Germany *Team roster :* Anton Kehle :* Heiko Antons :* Georg Kink :*

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:* Josef Völk :* Werner Modes :* Paul Langner :* Rudolf Thanner :* Karl-Heinz Egger :*

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:* Bernd Kuhn :* Reinhold Bauer :* Johann Eimannsberger ;*

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:* Alois Schloder :* Anton Hofherr :* Hans Rothkirch :* Martin Wild *Head coach:

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Luge

;Men (Men's) Doubles ;Women

Nordic combined

Events: * normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.) * 15 km cross-country skiing

Ski jumping

Speed skating

;Men ;Women

References

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database

Olympic Winter Games 1972, full results by sports-reference.com
{{Nations at the 1972 Winter Olympics Germany, West

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