Winter Olympics - 1972 Sapporo Quiz

Answer: Bernhard Russi

Bernhard Russi was born in 1948 in Andermatt, Uri, Switzerland. He was 23 years old when he won this medal. He also won a silver medal in the downhill at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Roland Collombin of Switzerland won the silver medal while Heinrich Messner of Austria took the bronze.

Answer: Francisco Fernández Ochoa

Francisco Fernández Ochoa (1950-2006) was born in Madrid, Spain. He was 21 years old when he won this medal. He also won a bronze medal in the slalom at the 1974 World Championships. Gustav Thöni of Italy won the silver medal while his cousin Roland Thöni also of Italy took the bronze.

Answer: Marie-Theres Nadig

Marie-Theres Nadig was born in 1954 in Flums, Switzerland. She was 17 years old when she won this medal. She also won gold in the giant slalom. Annemarie Moser-Pröll of Austria won the silver medal while Susan Corrock of the United States took the bronze.

Answer: Barbara Cochran

Barbara Cochran was born in 1951 in Claremont, New Hampshire, US. She was 21 years old when she won this medal. She also won a silver medal at the 1970 World Championships. Danièle Debernard of France won the silver medal while Florence Steurer also of France took the bronze.

Answer: Magnar Solberg

Magnar Solberg was born in 1937 in Soknedal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. He was 35 years old when he won this medal. He also won gold at the 1968 Winter Olympics. Hansjörg Knauthe of Germany won the silver medal while Lars-Göran Arwidson of Sweden took the bronze.

Answer: Sven-Åke Lundbäck

Sven-Åke Lundbäck was born in 1948 in Töre, Sweden. He was 24 years old when he won this medal. He also won gold in the 50km event at the 1978 World Championships. Fyodor Simachov of the Soviet Union won the silver medal while Ivar Formo of Norway took the bronze.

Answer: Galina Kulakova

Galina Kulakova was born in 1942 in Logachi, Udmurtia, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. She was 29 years old when she won this medal. She also won gold in the 10km and the 3 × 5 km relay. Marjatta Kajosmaa of Finland won the silver medal while Helena Sikolová of Czechoslovakia took the bronze.

Answer: Ondrej Nepela

Ondrej Nepela (1951 -1989) was born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. He was 21 years old when he won this medal. He also won gold at the 1971, 1972 & 1973 World Championships. Sergei Chetverukhin of the Soviet Union won the silver medal while Patrick Péra of France took the bronze.

Answer: Beatrix Schuba

Beatrix Schuba was born in 1951 in Vienna, Austria. She was 20 years old when she won this medal. She also won gold at the 1971 and 1972 World Championships. Karen Magnussen of Canada won the silver medal while Janet Lynn of the United States took the bronze.

Answer: Wolfgang Scheidel

Wolfgang Scheidel was born in 1943 in Erfurt, Germany. He was 28 years old when he won this medal for East Germany. He also won gold at the 1965 World Championships. Harald Ehrig of East Germany won the silver medal while Wolfram Fiedler also of East Germany took the bronze.

Answer: Anna-Maria Müller

Anna-Maria Müller (1949-2009) was born in Friedrichroda, Thuringia, Soviet Occupation Zone. She was 22 years old when she won this medal. She also won the silver medal at the 1969 World Championships. Ute Rührold of East Germany won the silver medal while Margit Schumann also of East Germany took the bronze.

Answer: Yukio Kasaya

Yukio Kasaya was born in 1943 in Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan. He was 28 years old when he won this medal. He also won a silver medal at the 1970 World Championships. Akitsugu Konno of Japan won the silver medal while Seiji Aochi also of Japan took the bronze.

Answer: Wojciech Fortuna

Wojciech Fortuna was born in 1952 in Zakopane, Poland. He was 19 years old when he won this medal. The gold medal was Poland's first in Winter Olympics history. Walter Steiner of Switzerland won the silver medal while Rainer Schmidt of East Germany took the bronze.

Answer: Erhard Keller

Erhard Keller was born in 1944 in Günzburg, Bavaria, Germany. He was 27 years old when he won this medal. He also won gold at the 1968 Winter Olympics. Hasse Börjes of Sweden won the silver medal while Valery Muratov of the Soviet Union took the bronze.

Answer: Anne Henning

Anne Henning was born in 1955 in Raleigh, North Carolina, US. She was 16 years old when she won this medal. She also won a bronze medal in the 1000m. Vera Krasnova of the Soviet Union won the silver medal while Lyudmila Titova also of the Soviet Union took the bronze.