The Women's 3 × 5 kilometre relay cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1972 Winter Olympics, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 12 February 1972, at the Makomanai Cross Country Events Site.

Results Rank Name Country Time 1 Lyubov MukhachyovaAlevtina OlyuninaGalina Kulakova 48:16.15 2 Helena TakaloHiikka KuntolaMarjatta Kajosmaa 49:19.37 3 Inger AuflesAslaug DahlBerit Mørdre 49:51.49 4 Monika MrklasIngrid RothfußMichaela Endler 50:25.61 5 Gabi HauptRenate Fischer-KöhlerAnni Unger 50:28.45 6 Alena BartošováHelena ŠikolováMilena Cillerová 51:16.16 7 Anna Gębala-DurajJózefa ChromikWeronika Budny 51:49.13 8 Meeri BodelidEva OlssonBirgitta Lindqvist 51:51.84 9 Tokiko OzekiHiroko TakahashiHideko Saito 53:20.75 10 Shirley FirthSharon FirthRoseanne Allen 53:37.82 11 Barbara BritchAlison Owen-SpencerMartha Rockwell 53:38.60

References