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| Nations participating | 35 |
| Athletes participating | 1006 (801 men, 205 women) |
| Events | 35 in 6 sports |
| Opening ceremony | February 3, 1972 |
| Closing ceremony | February 13, 1972 |
| Officially opened by | Emperor Hirohito |
| Athlete's Oath | Keiichi Suzuki |
| Official's Oath | Fumio Asaki |
| Olympic Torch | Hideki Takada |
The XI Olympic Winter Games were held in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan.
Top medal-collecting nations:
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| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | East Germany | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | United States | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | West Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Norway | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Austria | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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