Luge at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Sapporo Teine. The competition took place between 4 and 7 February 1972.
Medal summary Medal table
East Germany led the medal table with eight medals, including three golds. The only non East-German medal came in the doubles, where Italy tied the Germans, with both teams receiving gold medals.
Events Men's singles 3:27.58 3:28.39 3:28.73 Women's singles 2:59.18 2:59.49 2:59.54 Doubles Horst Hörnlein Reinhard Bredow Paul Hildgartner Walter Plaikner 1:28.35 Klaus Bonsack Wolfram Fiedler 1:29.16
Participating NOCs Thirteen nations participated in Luge at the Sapporo Games. Japan and the Soviet Union made their Olympic luge debut.
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