Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre

The Women's 10 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1972 Winter Olympics, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the sixth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 6 February 1972, at the Cross Country Skiing Stadium.[1]

Women's 10km
at the X Olympic Winter Games
VenueCross Country Skiing Stadium
Date6 February
Competitors42 from 12 nations
Winning time34:17.82
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Galina Kulakova
 Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alevtina Olyunina
 Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marjatta Kajosmaa
 Finland
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Results

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Rank Name Country Time
1 Galina Kulakova   Soviet Union 34:17.82
2 Alevtina Olyunina   Soviet Union 34:54.11
3 Marjatta Kajosmaa   Finland 34:56.45
4 Lyubov Mukhachova   Soviet Union 34:58.56
5 Helena Takalo   Finland 35:06.34
6 Aslaug Dahl   Norway 35:18.84
7 Helena Šikolová   Czechoslovakia 35:29.33
8 Hilkka Riihivuori-Kuntola   Finland 35:36.71
9 Renate Fischer-Köhler   East Germany 35:46.96
10 Nina Shebalina   Soviet Union 35:54.59
11 Weronika Budny   Poland 35:57.59
12 Inger Aufles   Norway 36:07.08
13 Barbro Tano   Sweden 36:29.34
14 Berit Mørdre-Lammedal   Norway 36:29.43
15 Anna Gębala-Duraj   Poland 36:32.65
16 Martha Rockwell   United States 36:34.22
17 Michaela Endler   West Germany 36:38.05
18 Gabi Haupt   East Germany 36:38.41
19 Meeri Bodelid   Sweden 36:41.52
20 Anni Unger   East Germany 36:45.24
21 Józefa Chromik   Poland 36:45.39
22 Marjatta Muttilainen-Olkkonen   Finland 36:46.40
23 Eva Olsson   Sweden 36:46.50
24 Sharon Firth   Canada 36:52.49
25 Hiroko Takahashi   Japan 36:53.84
26 Milena Chlumová   Czechoslovakia 36:59.87
27 Alena Bartošová   Czechoslovakia 37:01.73
28 Birgitta Lindqvist   Sweden 37:24.76
29 Katharina Mo-Berge   Norway 37:33.16
30 Milena Cillerová   Czechoslovakia 37:40.70
31 Christine Phillip   East Germany 37:51.76
32 Ingrid Rothfuß   West Germany 38:03.69
33 Tokiko Ozeki   Japan 38:07.24
34 Władysława Majerczyk   Poland 38:19.66
35 Alison Owen-Spencer   United States 38:50.05
36 Margie Mahoney   United States 39:27.95
37 Harumi Imai   Japan 39:33.13
38 Hideko Saito   Japan 39:51.61
39 Frances Lütken   Great Britain 40:02.73
40 Hellen Sander   Canada 40:25.11
41 Trina Hosmer   United States 40:40.56
42 Monika Mrklas   West Germany DNF

References

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  1. ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games: Women's 10 kilometres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2018.