Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom explained

Event:Men's giant slalom
Games:1972 Winter
Venue:Teine
Date:February 9–10, 1972
Competitors:73
Nations:27
Win Value:3:09.62
Gold:Gustav Thöni
Goldnoc:ITA
Silver:Edmund Bruggmann
Silvernoc:SUI
Bronze:Werner Mattle
Bronzenoc:SUI
Prev:1968
Next:1976
Men's Giant Slalom
Location:Teine
Vertical:402m (1,319feet)
Top Elevation:952m (3,123feet)  
Base Elevation:550m (1,800feet)

The Men's giant slalom competition of the Sapporo 1972 Olympics was held at Teine on Wednesday, February 9, and Thursday, February 10.[1] [2]

The defending world champion was Karl Schranz of Austria, who was barred from competing in the Olympics.[3] Italy's Gustav Thöni was the defending World Cup giant slalom co-champion (with France's Patrick Russel) and led the 1972 World Cup.[4] [5]

Results

Both of the runs started at 13:30 JST (UTC+9) under clear skies. The air temperature was for the first run on Wednesday and for the second on Thursday.

Rank Bib Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Total Difference
9 1:32.19 1:37.43 3:09.62 —
14 1:33.43 1:37.32 3:10.75 +1.13
11 1:33.44 1:37.55 3:10.99 +1.37
4 4 1:31.78 1:39.38 3:11.16 +1.54
5 10 1:33.61 1:38.23 3:11.84 +2.22
6 30 1:33.86 1:38.08 3:11.94 +2.32
7 7 1:32.34 1:39.98 3:12.32 +2.70
8 8 1:32.51 1:39.88 3:12.39 +2.77
9 19 1:33.36 1:39.06 3:12.42 +2.80
12 1:34.40 1:38.02
11 18 1:33.83 1:39.15 3:12.98 +3.36
12 29 1:36.26 1:38.39 3:14.65 +5.03
13 3 1:34.22 1:40.50 3:14.72 +5.10
14 22 1:35.86 1:38.89 3:14.75 +5.13
15 41 1:35.77 1:39.57 3:15.34 +5.72
16 28 1:35.72 1:39.63 3:15.35 +5.73
17 33 1:35.39 1:40.15 3:15.54 +5.92
18 2 1:34.18 1:41.78 3:15.96 +6.34
19 39 1:36.36 1:40.87 3:17.23 +7.61
20 17 1:35.22 1:42.02 3:17.24 +7.62
21 23 1:37.42 1:40.71 3:18.13 +8.51
22 31 1:35.71 1:42.94 3:18.65 +9.03
23 36 1:38.27 1:40.42 3:18.69 +9.07
24 40 1:38.13 1:41.57 3:19.70 +10.08
25 42 1:37.28 1:42.45 3:19.73 +10.11
26 53 1:37.93 1:41.95 3:19.88 +10.26
27 27 1:35.83 1:44.90 3:20.73 +11.11
28 21 1:37.88 1:43.77 3:21.65 +12.03
29 26 1:37.94 1:44.26 3:22.20 +12.58
30 20 1:39.23 1:45.09 3:24.32 +14.70
31 34 1:39.01 1:46.08 3:25.09 +15.47
32 49 1:42.00 1:45.56 3:27.33 +17.71
33 54 1:42.81 1:44.59 3:27.40 +17.78
34 51 1:43.59 1:45.79 3:29.38 +19.76
35 47 Ivan Penev 1:41.77 1:48.78 3:30.78 +21.16
36 32 1:44.75 1:49.50 3:34.25 +24.63
37 50 1:45.68 1:54.14 3:39.82 +30.20
38 63 1:48.72 1:54.96 3:43.68 +34.06
39 66 1:58.41 2:03.86 4:02.27 +52.65
40 58 1:55.72 2:08.42 4:04.14 +54.52
41 59 2:03.05 2:02.40 4:05.45 +55.83
42 69 1:54.59 2:11.61 4:06.20 +56.58
43 73 2:07.26 1:58.95 4:06.21 +56.59
44 67 2:08.05 1:58.83 4:06.88 +57.26
45 60 2:05.10 2:11.20 4:16.30 +66.68
46 68 2:10.38 2:08.31 4:18.69 +69.07
47 72 2:15.80 2:19.83 4:35.63 +86.01
48 70 2:11.29 2:29.58 4:40.87 +91.25
- 15 1:31.70 DNF - -
- 5 1:33.24 DNF - -
- 16 1:33.27 DQ - -
- 6 1:33.28 DQ - -
- 38 1:38.71 DQ - -
- 65 1:42.00 DNF - -
- 57 1:43.00 DNF - -
- 52 1:44.00 DNF - -
- 46 1:45.88 DNF - -
- 25 1:57.42 DQ - -
- 71 1:58.00 DNF - -
- 24 DQ - - -
- 45 DQ - - -
- 37 DQ - - -
- 35 DNF - - -
- 44 DNF - - -
- 1 DNF - - -
- 13 DNF - - -
- 43 DNF - - -
- 55 DNF - - -
- 48 DQ - - -
- 56 DQ - - -
- 61 DQ - - -
- 62 DQ - - -
- 64 DQ - - -

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972. LA84 Foundation. Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. 1972. January 3, 2014.
  2. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011802/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1972/ASK/mens-giant-slalom.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 16 March 2018 . Sports Reference.
  3. Web site: Djokovic's Australian Open expulsion evokes memories of Schranz saga at Sapporo 1972 Winter Olympics. 23 January 2022. Inside The Games. January 28, 2022.
  4. Web site: 1971 World Cup standings. FIS. January 3, 2014.
  5. Web site: 1970 World Championships results. FIS. January 3, 2014.
  6. News: Olympic results: Men's giant slalom . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . February 9, 1972 . 3D.
  7. News: Winter Olympics results: Men's giant slalom . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . February 10, 1972 . 3C.

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