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.[1][2]

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[1]	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	-	-	-	-

References

1. "The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
2. "Luge at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games: Women's Singles". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.