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]

Bids for the
1972 (1972) Winter Olympics
Overview
XI Olympic Winter Games
Winner: Sapporo
Runner-up: Banff, Alberta
Shortlist: Lahti · Salt Lake City
Details
CommitteeIOC
Election venueRome
64th IOC Session
Map
Missing location of the bidding cities.

Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
Decision25 April 1966
Decision
WinnerSapporo (32 votes)
Runner-upBanff, Alberta (16 votes)

Results

IOC voting[1]
CityCountryRound 1
SapporoJapan32
BanffCanada16
LahtiFinland7
Salt Lake CityUnited States7
gollark: Finally at home.
gollark: This place doesn't even have a chair.
gollark: I have been stuck in the public transport system for three hours and have English homework which will take ages, how wonderful.
gollark: We must reduce to 0.9 recurring channels.
gollark: Hahahahano.

References

  1. "Past Olympic host city election results". GamesBids. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
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