Soviet Union at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Soviet Union at the
1972 Winter Olympics
Soviet Union at the; 1972 Winter Olympics
	Flag of the Soviet Union
IOC code	URS
NOC	Soviet Olympic Committee
in Sapporo
Competitors	78 (58 men, 20 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Vyacheslav Vedenin (cross-country skiing)
Medals; Ranked 1st	Gold 8 Silver 5 Bronze 3 Total 16
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
	1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988;
Other related appearances
	Latvia (1924–1936, 1992–); Estonia (1928–1936, 1992–); Lithuania (1928, 1992–); Unified Team (1992); Armenia (1994–); Belarus (1994–); Georgia (1994–); Kazakhstan (1994–); Kyrgyzstan (1994–); Moldova (1994–); Russia (1994–2014); Ukraine (1994–); Uzbekistan (1994–); Azerbaijan (1998–); Tajikistan (2002–); Olympic Athletes from Russia (2018); ROC (2022)