Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held February near Sapporo, Japan. The downhills were held at Mount Eniwa, and the four technical events at Teine. Six nations won medals in alpine skiing; Switzerland led in medals with three gold, two silver, and a bronze. Switzerland's Marie-Theres Nadig led the individual medal table, with two gold medals. The top men's medalist was Gustav Thöni of Italy with a gold and a silver. The gold medal won in the slalom by Francisco Fernández Ochoa was Spain's first medal at the
Jamaica at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Jamaica at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Jamaica sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent twenty competitors, thirteen male and seven female. They sent twenty competitors, thirteen male and seven female. Leone Williams was the country's best performer at these Games, winning 5 total medals, 4 on the track and one in the pool. Going into the 2016 Games, Jamaica's performance in Heidelberg continued to be their best ever. They won eight gold, 3 silver medals and a bronze medal. Leone Williams won four medals in athletics at the 1972 Games, 3