Italy at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1972

Italy competed at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1972 in Sapporo, Japan, from 2 to 18 February 1972.

From 1948 through 1980, the alpine skiing events at the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships, held every two years. With the addition of the giant slalom, the combined event was dropped for 1950 and 1952, but returned as a World Championship event in 1954 as a "paper race" which used the results from the three events. During the Olympics from 1956 through 1980, World Championship medals were awarded by the FIS for the combined event. The combined returned as a separate event at the World Championships in 1982 and at the Olympics in 1988.

Medalists

AthleteGendreEventMedalGustav Thöni Men Giant slalom GOLDGustav Thöni Men CombinedGOLDGustav Thöni Men Slalom SILVERRoland Thöni Men Slalom BRONZE

Results Men SkierSlalomGiant slalomDownhillCombinedGustav Thöni21131 Roland Thöni327 Eberhard Schmalzl 613 Erwin Stricker DSQ1 Helmuth Schmalzl 16 Marcello Varallo 10 Giuliano Besson 11 Stefano Anzi 11

Women No Italian female skier participates in the 1972 Winter Olympics (Alpine Ski World Championships) in this edition.

See also Italy at the 1972 Winter Olympics Italy at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Italy national alpine ski team

References

External links Italian Winter Sports Federation