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THE XIth OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES

Dates: February 3 - 13, 1972 N.O.C. participants: 35 Number of sports: 6 Number of contests: 35 Number of athletes: 1006 Men: 801 Women: 205 Volonteers: 0 Media: 0 Opening: L'Emperor Hiro-Hito Oath: Keiichi Suzuki Number of torch bearer: 0 Last torch bearer: Hideki Takada Bids towns: Banff (CAN), Lahti/Are (SWE), Salt Lake City (USA)