Bids for the 1972 Winter Olympics

Bids for the
1972 (1972) Winter Olympics
Overview
XI Olympic Winter Games
Sapporo
Banff, Alberta · Lahti · Salt Lake City
Details
Committee IOC
Election venue Rome
64th IOC Session
Map
Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
Decision 25 April 1966
Decision
Winner Sapporo (32 votes)
Runner-up Banff, Alberta (16 votes)

The selection process for the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of three bids, and saw Sapporo, Japan, be selected ahead of Banff, Canada; Lahti, Finland; and Salt Lake City, United States. The selection was made at the 64th IOC Session in Rome on 25 April 1966.[1]

Results

IOC voting[1]
CityCountryRound 1
SapporoJapan32
BanffCanada16
LahtiFinland7
Salt Lake CityUnited States7

References

  1. 1 2 "Past Olympic host city election results". GamesBids. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
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