Spain at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Spain competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

Spain at the 1972 Winter Olympics
IOC code	ESP
NOC	Spanish Olympic Committee
Website	www.coe.es (in Spanish)
in Sapporo
Competitors	3 (2 men, 1 woman) in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Medals Ranked 13th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Medalists

Francisco Fernández Ochoa won the first ever Winter Games medal for Spain.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Francisco Fernández Ochoa	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Francisco Fernández Ochoa	Giant Slalom	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Aurelio García		1:37.28	27	1:42.45	25	3:19.73	25

Men's slalom

Athlete	Classification		Final
	Time	Rank	Time 1	Rank	Time 2	Rank	Total	Rank
Aurelio García	1:43.39	1	57.61	14	55.51	14	1:53.12	12
Francisco Fernández Ochoa	bye		55.36	1	53.91	2	1:49.27

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Conchita Puig	Downhill					1:42.37	29
Conchita Puig	Giant Slalom					DSQ	–
Conchita Puig	Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• Olympic Winter Games 1972, full results by sports-reference.com