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The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympics to be held outside Western Europe and the USA, and only the 3rd Games (Summer or Winter) held outside of the above mentioned regions, after Tokyo and Mexico City. The city won the rights to those games in 1966. Venues- City venues
- Makomanai Park
- Makomanai Speed Skating Rink¹ - opening ceremonies, speed skating
- Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink¹ - ice hockey, figure skating, closing ceremonies
- Olympic village¹
- Press center¹
- Mikaho Indoor Skating Rink¹ - figure skating
- Tsukisamu Indoor Skating Rink¹ - ice hockey
- Makomanai Cross-Country Events Site¹ - cross-country skiing
- Makomanai Biathlon Site¹ - biathlon
- Mountain venues
- Mount Teine¹ - slalom ski events, bobsled, luge
- Okurayama Jump Hill² - 90m ski jumping
- Miyanomori Jump Hill¹ - 70m ski jumping
- Mount Eniwa¹ - downhill ski events
¹ New facilities constructed in preparation for the Olympic Games. ² Existing facilities modified or refurbished in preparation for the Olympic Games. Medal count
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Soviet Union | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | | 2 |  East Germany | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | | 3 |  Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | | 4 |  Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | | 5 |  United States | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | | 6 |  West Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | | 7 |  Norway | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | | 8 |  Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | | 9 |  Austria | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | | 10 |  Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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