Date February 7, 1972 Winning time 1:51.43 | Competitors 55 from 20 nations | |
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Venue Mount Eniwa
Hokkaido, Japan | ||
The Men's Downhill competition of the Sapporo 1972 Olympics was held at Mount Eniwa.
The defending world champion was Bernhard Russi of Switzerland, who was also the defending World Cup downhill champion and Austria's Karl Schranz led the 1972 World Cup.
References
Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA