title: Nordic combined at the 1972 Winter Olympics
text: # Nordic combined at the 1972 Winter Olympics
  
  Nordic combined at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of one event, held from 4 February to 5 February. The ski jumping portion took place at Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium, while the cross-country portion took place at Makomanai Park.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 2 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Totals (2 entries) | Totals (2 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  
  ### Events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Individual details | Ulrich Wehling East Germany | 413.340 | Rauno Miettinen Finland | 405.505 | Karl-Heinz Luck East Germany | 398.800 |
  
  ## Individual
  
  Athletes did three normal hill ski jumps, with the lowest score dropped. They then raced a 15 kilometre cross-country course, with the time converted to points. The athlete with the highest combined points score was awarded the gold medal.
  
  | Rank | Name | Country | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Name | Country | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 3 | Total | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Total |
  | | Ulrich Wehling | East Germany | 101.6 | 99.3 | 96.2 | 200.9 | 4 | 49:15.3 | 212.440 | 3 | 413.340 |
  | | Rauno Miettinen | Finland | 94.4 | 103.9 | 106.1 | 210.0 | 2 | 51:08.2 | 195.505 | 15 | 405.505 |
  | | Karl-Heinz Luck | East Germany | 85.0 | 93.8 | 65.4 | 178.8 | 17 | 48:24.9 | 220.000 | 1 | 398.800 |
  | 4 | Erkki Kilpinen | Finland | 78.8 | 91.5 | 93.5 | 185.0 | 9 | 49:52.6 | 206.845 | 4 | 391.845 |
  | 5 | Yuji Katsuro | Japan | 90.4 | 92.1 | 103.0 | 195.1 | 6 | 51:10.9 | 195.100 | 18 | 390.200 |
  | 6 | Tomáš Kučera | Czechoslovakia | 95.1 | 96.7 | 86.6 | 191.8 | 7 | 51:04.0 | 196.135 | 14 | 387.935 |
  | 7 | Aleksandr Nosov | Soviet Union | 80.8 | 100.4 | 100.9 | 201.3 | 3 | 52:08.7 | 186.430 | 27 | 387.730 |
  | 8 | Kåre Olav Berg | Norway | 74.0 | 90.9 | 89.5 | 180.4 | 16 | 50:08.9 | 204.400 | 7 | 384.800 |
  | 9 | Günter Deckert | East Germany | 104.9 | 77.0 | 78.5 | 183.4 | 12 | 50:41.1 | 199.570 | 10 | 382.970 |
  | 10 | Ralph Pöhland | West Germany | 81.4 | 90.7 | 84.1 | 174.8 | 22 | 49:55.6 | 206.395 | 5 | 381.195 |
  | 11 | Mikhail Artyukhov | Soviet Union | 91.4 | 88.2 | 91.6 | 183.0 | 14 | 50:57.0 | 197.185 | 12 | 380.185 |
  | 12 | Kazimierz Długopolski | Poland | 93.1 | 89.7 | 91.8 | 184.9 | 10 | 51:38.5 | 190.960 | 24 | 375.860 |
  | 13 | Hideki Nakano | Japan | 109.5 | 111.0 | 108.8 | 220.5 | 1 | 55:41.2 | 154.555 | 39 | 375.055 |
  | 14 | Kjell Åsvestad | Norway | 87.9 | 90.5 | 92.6 | 183.1 | 13 | 51:36.2 | 191.305 | 23 | 374.405 |
  | 15 | Kazuo Araya | Japan | 88.5 | 100.3 | 99.4 | 199.7 | 5 | 53:29.3 | 174.340 | 34 | 374.040 |
  | 16 | Ezio Damolin | Italy | 80.1 | 84.9 | 90.3 | 175.2 | 21 | 50:58.1 | 197.020 | 13 | 372.220 |
  | 17 | Stefan Hula | Poland | 77.2 | 92.9 | 85.3 | 178.2 | 18 | 51:29.4 | 192.325 | 21 | 370.525 |
  | 18 | Hans Hartleb | East Germany | 91.2 | 92.7 | 71.8 | 183.9 | 11 | 52:14.2 | 185.605 | 28 | 369.505 |
  | 19 | Henning Weid | Norway | 85.6 | 90.0 | 91.3 | 181.3 | 15 | 51:58.1 | 188.020 | 25 | 369.320 |
  | 20 | Urban Hettich | West Germany | 78.3 | 73.8 | 73.5 | 152.1 | 32 | 49:00.4 | 214.675 | 2 | 366.775 |
  | 21 | Mike Devecka | United States | 63.3 | 77.6 | 79.5 | 157.1 | 27 | 50:00.0 | 205.735 | 6 | 362.835 |
  | 22 | Anatoly Zaytsev | Soviet Union | 69.6 | 78.3 | 80.0 | 158.3 | 26 | 50:10.4 | 204.175 | 8 | 362.475 |
  | 23 | Gjert Andersen | Norway | 81.5 | 91.8 | 72.7 | 173.3 | 23 | 52:04.8 | 187.015 | 26 | 360.315 |
  | 24 | Nobutaka Sasaki | Japan | 90.8 | 99.5 | 84.5 | 190.3 | 8 | 54:00.6 | 169.645 | 37 | 359.945 |
  | 25 | Alfred Winkler | West Germany | 84.2 | 91.4 | 82.5 | 175.6 | 20 | 52:41.5 | 181.510 | 32 | 357.110 |
  | 26 | Ladislav Rygl | Czechoslovakia | 76.1 | 59.6 | 84.3 | 160.4 | 24 | 51:09.2 | 195.355 | 16 | 355.755 |
  | 27 | Jukka Kuvaja | Finland | 76.4 | 75.9 | 83.8 | 160.2 | 25 | 51:17.0 | 194.185 | 19 | 354.385 |
  | 28 | Jaroslav Svoboda | Czechoslovakia | 84.9 | 89.8 | 86.1 | 175.9 | 19 | 53:20.2 | 175.705 | 33 | 351.605 |
  | 29 | Vyacheslav Dryagin | Soviet Union | 40.8 | 72.5 | 73.7 | 146.2 | 35 | 50:29.4 | 201.325 | 9 | 347.525 |
  | 30 | Fabio Morandini | Italy | 61.9 | 79.6 | 39.2 | 141.5 | 36 | 50:43.7 | 199.180 | 11 | 340.680 |
  | 31 | Józef Gąsienica | Poland | 62.9 | 82.4 | 64.4 | 146.8 | 34 | 51:29.4 | 192.325 | 21 | 339.125 |
  | 32 | Janez Gorjanc | Yugoslavia | 66.7 | 78.3 | 77.5 | 155.8 | 28 | 52:40.1 | 181.720 | 31 | 337.520 |
  | 33 | Franz Keller | West Germany | 72.4 | 73.7 | 80.3 | 154.0 | 31 | 52:32.5 | 182.860 | 30 | 336.860 |
  | 34 | Jim Miller | United States | 50.8 | 80.8 | 58.9 | 139.7 | 37 | 51:09.9 | 195.250 | 17 | 334.950 |
  | 35 | Jacques Gaillard | France | 76.3 | 79.1 | 73.4 | 155.4 | 29 | 53:59.5 | 169.810 | 35 | 325.210 |
  | 36 | Sven-Olof Israelsson | Sweden | 70.7 | 59.6 | 55.6 | 130.3 | 39 | 51:24.9 | 193.000 | 20 | 323.300 |
  | 37 | Ulli Öhlböck | Austria | 62.2 | 72.7 | 78.2 | 150.9 | 33 | 53:59.5 | 169.810 | 35 | 320.710 |
  | 38 | Teyck Weed | United States | 55.6 | 66.5 | 63.3 | 129.8 | 40 | 52:26.2 | 183.805 | 29 | 313.605 |
  | 39 | Bob Kendall | United States | 58.0 | 67.9 | 71.1 | 139.0 | 38 | 54:34.0 | 164.635 | 38 | 303.635 |
  | - | Libor Foltman | Czechoslovakia | 80.1 | 74.9 | 42.0 | 155.0 | 30 | DNF | - | - | - |
  
  ## Participating NOCs
  
  Fourteen nations participated in nordic combined at the Sapporo Games.
  
  * Austria (1)
  * Finland (3)
  * France (1)
  * West Germany (4)
  * East Germany (4)
  * Italy (2)
  * Japan (4)
  * Norway (4)
  * Poland (3)
  * Sweden (1)
  * Czechoslovakia (4)
  * Soviet Union (4)
  * United States (4)
  * Yugoslavia (1)
  