Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of two biathlon events, held at Makomanai Biathlon Site. The events began on 9 February and ended on 11 February 1972. Five nations won medals in biathlon, the Soviet Union and Norway leading the medal table with one gold medal each, while East Germany were the only country to win more than one medal. Hansjörg Knauthe, who was part of both East German medals, was the only athlete to win more than one medal. Fourteen nations sent biathletes to compete in Sapporo. Below is a list of
China at the Olympics only 6 of the 15 Winter Olympics sports. Most of the golds and half of the medals come from short track speed skating. No medals Ye Qiaobo won China's first Winter Olympics medal in speed skating. Chen Lu won consecutive bronze medals in 1994 and 1998, becoming the first Chinese figure skater to medal at the Winter Olympic Games. Yang Yang (A) won first Winter Olympics gold medal in short track speed skating. Han Xiaopeng, first male athlete to win Winter Olympics gold medal in freestyle skiing. Wang Meng shined in short track speed skating with three golds. Shen Xue