The Women's 10 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1972 Winter Olympics, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the sixth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 6 February 1972, at the Cross Country Skiing Stadium.
Results Rank Name Country Time 1 Galina Kulakova 34:17.82 2 Alevtina Olyunina 34:54.11 3 Marjatta Kajosmaa 34:56.45 4 Lyubov Mukhachova 34:58.56 5 Helena Takalo 35:06.34 6 Aslaug Dahl 35:18.84 7 Helena Šikolová 35:29.33 8 Hilkka Riihivuori-Kuntola 35:36.71 9 Renate Fischer-Köhler 35:46.96 10 Nina Shebalina 35:54.59 11 Weronika Budny 35:57.59 12 Inger Aufles 36:07.08 13 Barbro Tano 36:29.34 14 Berit Mørdre-Lammedal 36:29.43 15 Anna Gębala-Duraj 36:32.65 16 Martha Rockwell 36:34.22 17 Michaela Endler 36:38.05 18 Gabi Haupt 36:38.41 19 Meeri Bodelid 36:41.52 20 Anni Unger 36:45.24 21 Józefa Chromik 36:45.39 22 Marjatta Muttilainen-Olkkonen 36:46.40 23 Eva Olsson 36:46.50 24 Sharon Firth 36:52.49 25 Hiroko Takahashi 36:53.84 26 Milena Chlumová 36:59.87 27 Alena Bartošová 37:01.73 28 Birgitta Lindqvist 37:24.76 29 Katharina Mo-Berge 37:33.16 30 Milena Cillerová 37:40.70 31 Christine Phillip 37:51.76 32 Ingrid Rothfuß 38:03.69 33 Tokiko Ozeki 38:07.24 34 Władysława Majerczyk 38:19.66 35 Alison Owen-Spencer 38:50.05 36 Margie Mahoney 39:27.95 37 Harumi Imai 39:33.13 38 Hideko Saito 39:51.61 39 Frances Lütken 40:02.73 40 Hellen Sander 40:25.11 41 Trina Hosmer 40:40.56 42 Monika Mrklas DNF
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