The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
Alpine skiing
Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankIain FinlaysonDownhill2:06.5050Konrad Bartelski2:02.7143Alex Mapelli-Mozzi2:00.2837Royston Varley1:58.5333Alex Mapelli-MozziGiant SlalomDSQ–––DSQ–Konrad BartelskiDNF–––DNF–Iain Finlayson1:45.8846DNF–DNF–Royston Varley?41DNF–DNF–
Men's slalom
AthleteClassificationFinalTimeRankTime 1RankTime 2RankTotalRankIain FinlaysonDSQ –1:06.86401:03.69282:10.5528Konrad BartelskiDSQ–DNF–––DNF–Alex Mapelli-MozziDSQ–DNF–––DNF–Royston VarleyDNF–1:06.31381:01.54242:07.8526
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCarol BlackwoodDownhill1:44.6138Divina Galica1:41.5826Gina Hathorn1:41.4225Valentina Iliffe1:41.3623Carol BlackwoodGiant Slalom1:43.9635Valentina Iliffe1:36.6826Gina Hathorn1:33.5714Divina Galica1:32.727Carol BlackwoodSlalomDNF–––DNF–Valentina IliffeDNF–––DNF–Divina Galica51.132249.37131:40.5015Gina Hathorn48.721447.4681:36.1811
Biathlon
Men EventAthleteTimePenaltiesAdjusted time 1Rank20 kmMalcolm Hirst1'20:55.59141'34:55.5953Alan Notley1'21:48.7271'28:48.7243Jeffrey Stevens1'19:28.9541'23:28.9526Keith Oliver1'17:40.3131'20:40.3111
1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay AthletesRaceMisses 2TimeRankMalcolm HirstKeith OliverJeffrey StevensAlan Notley52'01:38.8411
2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Bobsleigh
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankGBR-1John EvelynPeter CliffordTwo-man1:18.60191:17.23151:15.80191:17.38195:09.0120GBR-2John HammondMichael SweetTwo-man1:18.09151:18.18191:15.71181:14.98105:06.9617
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankGBR-1John EvelynMike FreemanGomer LloydMichael SweetFour-man1:12.83161:13.65171:12.55151:12.00134:51.0316GBR-2John HammondJackie PriceAlan JonesPeter CliffordFour-man1:13.00171:12.49121:12.72161:12.25154:50.4615
Cross-country skiing
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank15 kmHarold Tobin56:05.0561Peter Strong54:41.9960Terence Palliser54:11.985930 kmTerence Palliser1'54:39.4155Keith Oliver1'54:10.6045
Women EventAthleteRaceTimeRank5 kmFrances Lütken19:40.174210 kmFrances Lütken40:02.7339
Figure skating
Men AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank John Curry8122512.28511 Haig Oundjian972538.8657
Women AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank Jean Scott9112436.810111
Pairs AthletesSPFSPointsPlacesRank Linda ConnollyColin Taylforth1414360.612614
Luge
Men AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRupert Deen59.214359.654458.104458.58433:55.5443Richard Liversedge57.384257.084355.714356.32423:46.4942Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson57.234155.593855.364255.43413:43.6140Jonnie Woodall55.112955.213354.783855.05383:40.1534
(Men's) Doubles AthletesRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankStephen MarshJonnie Woodall46.771847.05191:33.8219Michel de CarvalhoJeremy Palmer-Tomkinson47.092047.50201:34.5920
Speed skating
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank500 mDavid Hampton42.59241500 mJohn Blewitt2:18.9637David Hampton2:14.60295000 mJohn Blewitt8:16.7526David Hampton8:07.852210,000 mJohn Blewitt16:51.5023David Hampton16:39.0120
References Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Olympic Winter Games 1972, full results by sports-reference.com