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The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 3 to February 13, 1972 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympics to be held outside Europe and North America, and only the 3rd game (summer or winter) held outside those regions over all, after Melbourne (1956 Summer Olympics) and Tokyo (1964 Summer Olympics). Sapporo was the largest city to have held any Winter Games at the time.

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Preceded by Mexico City 1968	Olympics 1972	Succeeded by Munich 1972
Preceded by Grenoble 1968	Winter Olympics 1972	Succeeded by Innsbruck 1976

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-The '''1972 Winter Olympics''', officially known as the '''XI Olympic Winter Games''', were a winter [[multi-sport event]] which was celebrated from February 3 to February 13, 1972 in [[Sapporo]], [[Hokkaidō]], [[Japan]]. It was the first Winter Olympics to be held outside Europe and North America, and only the 3rd game (summer or winter) held outside those regions over all, after Melbourne ([[1956 Summer Olympics]]) and Tokyo ([[1964 Summer Olympics]]). Sapporo was the largest city to have held any Winter Games at the time.
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+The '''1972 Winter Olympics''', officially known as the '''XI Olympic Winter Games''', were a winter [[multi-sport event]] which was celebrated from February 3 to February 13, 1972 in [[Sapporo]], Hokkaidō, [[Japan]]. It was the first Winter Olympics to be held outside Europe and North America, and only the 3rd game (summer or winter) held outside those regions over all, after Melbourne ([[Melbourne 1956|1956 Summer Olympics]]) and Tokyo ([[Tokyo 1964|1964 Summer Olympics]]). Sapporo was the largest city to have held any Winter Games at the time.
 ==See Also==
-*[[/Logos|Logos]] - A collection of logos featuring this event.
+*[[Sapporo 1972/Logos|Logos]] - A collection of logos featuring this event.
-*[[/Mascots|Mascots]] - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
+*[[Sapporo 1972/Mascots|Mascots]] - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
-*[[/Torch|Torch]] - Information about this Olympics' torch.
+*[[Sapporo 1972/Torch|Torch]] - Information about this Olympics' torch.
+==Links==
+{{S-start}}
+{{Succession box| title=Olympics| before= [[Mexico City 1968]]| years=1972| after=[[Munich 1972]]}}
+{{Succession box| title=Winter Olympics| before= [[Grenoble 1968]]| years=1972| after=[[Innsbruck 1976]]}}
+{{S-end}}
 [[Category:Winter Olympic Games]]
 [[Category:Olympic Games]]