Soviet Union at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Infobox Olympics Soviet Union
games=1972 Winter
competitors=78 (58 men, 20 women) [cite journal |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1974/ore84/ore84k.pdf |title=The USSR and Olympism |journal=Olympic Review |publisher=International Olympic Committee |issue=84 |pages=530–557 |year=1974 |month=October |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-03-28]
flagbearer=Vyacheslav Vedenin
sports=6
gold=8
silver=5
bronze=3
total=16
rank=1

The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

Results and competitors by event

=Speed skating=

* Alla Butova
* Vladimir Komarov
* Vera Krasnova
* Valeri Lavrushkin
* Valeri Muratov
* Lyudmila Savrulina
* Kapitolina Seregina
* Nina Statkevich
* Lyudmila Titova

Bibliography

References

* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]