Bids for the 1972 Winter Olympics
The selection process for the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of three bids, and saw Sapporo, Japan, be selected ahead of Banff, Alberta, Canada; Lahti, Finland; and Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The selection was made at the 64th IOC Session in Rome on 25 April 1966.[1]
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| XI Olympic Winter Games | |
| Winner: Sapporo Runner-up: Banff, Alberta Shortlist: Lahti · Salt Lake City | |
| Details | |
| Committee | IOC |
| Election venue | Rome 64th IOC Session |
| Map | |
 Missing location of the bidding cities. Location of the bidding cities | |
| Important dates | |
| Decision | 25 April 1966 |
| Decision | |
| Winner | Sapporo (32 votes) |
| Runner-up | Banff, Alberta (16 votes) |
Results
| City | Country | Round 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Sapporo |  Japan | 32 |
| Banff | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 16 |
| Lahti |  Finland | 7 |
| Salt Lake City |  United States | 7 |
References
- "Past Olympic host city election results". GamesBids. Archived from the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
Further reading
- King, Frank W. (1991). It's how you play the game : the inside story of the Calgary Olympics. Calgary: Script, the Writers' Group. ISBN 0-9694287-5-8.
- Williams, Cheryl (Fall 2011). The Banff Winter Olympics: Sport, tourism, and Banff National Park (Thesis). Edmonton: University of Alberta. doi:10.7939/R3B593.
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| Winter Olympics | |
| Summer Youth Olympics | |
| Winter Youth Olympics | |
1 – Games handed without bids submitted; 2 – Only one bid submitted; 3 – Bids submitted but no Games celebration; 4 – No bids submitted and no Games celebration
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