Luge at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Women's singles

The Women's singles luge competition at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo was held from 4 to 7 February, at Sapporo Teine.[1][2]

Women's singles
at the XI Olympic Winter Games
VenueSapporo Teine
Dates4–7 February
Competitors22 from 8 nations
Winning time2:59.18
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anna-Maria Müller  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ute Rührold  East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Margit Schumann  East Germany
← 1968
1976 →

Results

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Rank[1] Athlete Country Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
  Anna-Maria Müller   East Germany 45.00 45.00 44.86 44.32 2:59.18
  Ute Rührold   East Germany 44.95 45.23 44.76 44.55 2:59.49
  Margit Schumann   East Germany 44.95 45.38 44.65 44.56 2:59.54
4 Elisabeth Demleitner   West Germany 45.45 45.62 45.08 44.65 3:00.80
5 Yuko Otaka   Japan 45.21 45.65 45.39 44.73 3:00.98
6 Halina Kanasz   Poland 45.66 45.98 45.52 45.17 3:02.33
6 Wiesława Martyka   Poland 45.68 46.12 45.47 45.06 3:02.33
8 Sarah Felder   Italy 45.90 45.93 45.99 45.08 3:02.90
9 Barbara Piecha   Poland 45.96 46.24 45.89 44.98 3:03.07
10 Christa Schmuck   West Germany 45.98 46.01 45.99 45.21 3:03.19
11 Angelika Schafferer   Austria 46.00 46.41 45.94 45.71 3:04.06
12 Nina Shashkova   Soviet Union 46.18 46.38 46.36 45.46 3:04.38
13 Hiroko Shibuya   Japan 46.66 46.41 45.89 45.49 3:04.45
14 Antonia Mayr   Austria 46.15 46.36 45.97 46.12 3:04.60
15 Kathleen Ann Roberts-Homstad   United States 47.68 46.64 46.17 45.49 3:05.98
16 Margit Graf   Austria 46.89 46.92 46.25 46.23 3:06.29
17 Nina Ignatyeva   Soviet Union 46.82 46.84 46.70 46.09 3:06.45
18 Gisela Otto   West Germany 47.04 46.78 46.73 45.99 3:06.54
19 Miyako Kawase   Japan 47.93 47.31 46.72 46.14 3:08.10
20 Nataliya Omsheva   Soviet Union 47.18 47.39 46.85 46.85 3:08.27
- Erika Lechner   Italy 48.76 49.39 50.51 DNF -
- Peggy Frair   United States DNF - - - -

References

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  1. ^ a b "The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Luge at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games: Women's Singles". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.