Luge at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Women's singles

The Women's singles luge competition at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo was held from 4 to 7 February, at Sapporo Teine.

Women's singles at the XI Olympic Winter Games
Venue	Sapporo Teine
Dates	4–7 February
Competitors	22 from 8 nations
Winning time	2:59.18
Medalists
Anna-Maria Müller  East Germany Ute Rührold  East Germany Margit Schumann  East Germany

Results

Rank	Athlete	Country	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Total
	Anna-Maria Müller	East Germany	45.00	45.00	44.86	44.32	2:59.18
	Ute Rührold	East Germany	44.95	45.23	44.76	44.55	2:59.49
	Margit Schumann	East Germany	44.95	45.38	44.65	44.56	2:59.54
4	Elisabeth Demleitner	West Germany	45.45	45.62	45.08	44.65	3:00.80
5	Yuko Otaka	Japan	45.21	45.65	45.39	44.73	3:00.98
6	Halina Kanasz	Poland	45.66	45.98	45.52	45.17	3:02.33
6	Wiesława Martyka	Poland	45.68	46.12	45.47	45.06	3:02.33
8	Sarah Felder	Italy	45.90	45.93	45.99	45.08	3:02.90
9	Barbara Piecha	Poland	45.96	46.24	45.89	44.98	3:03.07
10	Christa Schmuck	West Germany	45.98	46.01	45.99	45.21	3:03.19
11	Angelika Schafferer	Austria	46.00	46.41	45.94	45.71	3:04.06
12	Nina Shashkova	Soviet Union	46.18	46.38	46.36	45.46	3:04.38
13	Hiroko Shibuya	Japan	46.66	46.41	45.89	45.49	3:04.45
14	Antonia Mayr	Austria	46.15	46.36	45.97	46.12	3:04.60
15	Kathleen Ann Roberts-Homstad	United States	47.68	46.64	46.17	45.49	3:05.98
16	Margit Graf	Austria	46.89	46.92	46.25	46.23	3:06.29
17	Nina Ignatyeva	Soviet Union	46.82	46.84	46.70	46.09	3:06.45
18	Gisela Otto	West Germany	47.04	46.78	46.73	45.99	3:06.54
19	Miyako Kawase	Japan	47.93	47.31	46.72	46.14	3:08.10
20	Nataliya Omsheva	Soviet Union	47.18	47.39	46.85	46.85	3:08.27
-	Erika Lechner	Italy	48.76	49.39	50.51	DNF	-
-	Peggy Frair	United States	DNF	-	-	-	-