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
Finland at the 1972 Summer Olympics Finland at the 1972 Summer Olympics Finland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 96 competitors, 89 men and 7 women, took part in 75 events in 16 sports. Finland finished in 14th position in the final medal rankings, with three gold medals and eight medals overall. In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Finland entered three men. They won a bronze medal. Men's Individual Competition: Men's 100 metres Men's 1500 metres Men's 5000 metres Men's 4 × 100 m Relay Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg) Six cyclists represented Finland in 1972. Men's 3m