Winter Olympic Games, Czechoslovakia Stamp Information
- Czechoslovakia
- 1972
- Multicolor
- Commemorative
- 50h
1972 Winter Olympic Games, Czechoslovakia Information
The 1972 Winter Olympics, also known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were held in Sapporo, Japan, from February 3 to February 13, 1972.
The 1972 Winter Olympics, is notable for being the first Winter Olympics to be hosted in an Asian country. The Games also featured a record number of thirty-six nations participating in forty-seven events across six different sports. An impressive total of 1,006 athletes competed at the Olympic Village and venues around the city. A highlight of the event was ski jumping champion Yukio Kasaya’s gold medal victory in the 70 m hill event.
There were 41 competitors and the flag bearer was Jiří Raška – who is considered to be the most famous ski jumper of the 20th century. Jiří Raška is a Czech former cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the 4×10 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck and also competed in the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics
This stamp was illustrated by Miloš Ondráček. Click the link to learn more about this brilliant stamp illustrator at the great stamp engravers website.
