Italy competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
Medalists MedalNameSportEvent Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom Luge Men's doubles Alpine skiing Men's slalom Bobsleigh Four-man Alpine skiing Men's slalom
Alpine skiing
Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankGustavo ThoeniDownhill1:54.3713Stefano Anzi1:54.1511Giuliano Besson1:54.1511Marcello Varallo1:53.8510Rolando ThoeniGiant Slalom1:35.83231:44.90303:20.7327Helmuth Schmalzl1:35.72211:39.63133:15.3516Eberardo Schmalzl1:34.22161:40.50183:14.7213Gustavo Thoeni1:32.1931:37.4323:09.62
Men's slalom
AthleteClassificationFinalTimeRankTime 1RankTime 2RankTotalRankErwin StrickerDSQ–DSQ–––DSQ–Gustavo Thoenibye56.69853.5911:50.28Rolando Thoenibye56.14554.1631:50.30Eberardo Schmalzlbye56.11454.7291:50.836
Biathlon
Men EventAthleteTimePenaltiesAdjusted time 1Rank20 kmLino Jordan1'16:26.09121'28:26.0940Pierantonio Clementi1'19:28.7461'25:28.7431Giovanni Astegiano1'16:45.9061'22:45.9022Willy Bertin1'16:03.0451'21:03.0416
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 2TimeRankWilly BertinGiovanni AstegianoCorrado VarescoLino Jordan61'59:47.6210
2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Bobsleigh
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankITA-1Gianfranco GaspariMario ArmanoTwo-man1:15.6231:16.5271:13.7121:14.6075:00.454ITA-2Enzo VicarioCorrado Dal FabbroTwo-man1:17.20121:16.7791:14.2351:15.46145:03.6610
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankITA-1Nevio De ZordoAdriano FrassinelliCorrado Dal FabbroGianni BonichonFour-man1:11.3951:11.3311:10.1921:10.9244:43.83ITA-2Gianfranco GaspariRoberto ZandonellaMario ArmanoLuciano De PaolisFour-man1:11.89101:12.49121:11.1181:11.2464:46.738
Cross-country skiing
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank15 kmFranco Nones49:35.4340Gianfranco Stella48:17.1428Tonio Biondini48:10.0927Carlo Favre47:59.072430 kmAttilio Lombard1'45:03.7236Renzo Chiocchetti1'44:35.0332Ulrico Kostner1'42:44.0624Elviro Blanc1'41:44.322050 kmUlrico KostnerDNF–Tonio Biondini2'54:28.3925Attilio Lombard2'51:39.6522Elviro Blanc2'51:25.1921
Men's 4 × 10 km relay AthletesRaceTimeRankCarlo FavreElviro BlancRenzo ChiocchettiUlrico Kostner2'12:07.119
Figure skating
Women AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank Rita Trapanese662574.8557
Luge
Men AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLeo Atzwanger54.412154.322353.382353.22203:35.3321Paul Hildgartner53.661252.76651.94552.1993:30.558Emilio Lechner53.591153.491352.20852.1383:31.4111Karl Brunner53.14953.261152.281052.1993:30.879
(Men's) Doubles AthletesRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPaul HildgartnerWalter Plaikner44.21144.1421:28.35Sigisfredo MairErnesto Mair45.22845.0481:30.268
Women AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankErika Lechner48.762149.392150.5121DNF–DNF–Sarah Felder45.90845.93645.991245.0883:02.908
Nordic combined
Events: normal hill ski jumping 15 km cross-country skiing
AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-countryTotalDistance 1Distance 2PointsRankTimePointsRankPointsRankFabio MorandiniIndividual58.567.0141.53650:43.7199.18011340.68030Ezio Damolin70.073.5175.22150:58.1197.02013372.22016
Ski jumping
AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRankEzio DamolinNormal hill68.087.062.575.7162.755
Speed skating
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank500 mBruno Toniolli42.67251500 mGiancarlo Gloder2:14.0727Bruno Toniolli2:10.24185000 mBruno Toniolli7:57.3017Giancarlo Gloder7:55.771510,000 mGiancarlo Gloder16:21.4217Bruno Toniolli16:14.5216
See also Italy at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1972
References Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Olympic Winter Games 1972, full results by sports-reference.com