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  Name XVI Olympic Winter Games
  Logo 1992_wolympics_logopng
  Size 150
  Optional Caption The emblem is the Olympic flame<br> in the colors of the Savoie region <br> Below it are the Olympic rings
  Host City Albertville , France
  Nations Participating 64
  Athletes Participating 1801 (1313 men, 488 women)
  Events 57 in 7 Sport s
  Opening Ceremony February 8 , 1992
  Closing Ceremony February 23 , 1992
  Officially Opened By François Mitterrand <br/> French President
  Athlete's Oath Surya Bonaly
  Judge's Oath Pierre Bornat
  Olympic Torch Michel Platini and<br/> François-Cyrille Grange
  Stadium Théâtre Des Cérémonies


The 1992 Winter Olympics , officially known as the '''XVI Olympic Winter Games,''' were celebrated in 1992 in Albertville , France . Other candidate cities were Anchorage , USA ; Berchtesgaden , Germany ; Cortina D'Ampezzo , Italy ; Lillehammer , Norway ; Falun , Sweden ; and Sofia , Bulgaria .

These were the last Winter Games to be staged in the same year as the Summer Games. They were also the first Games where the Winter Paralympics and the Winter Olympics were held at the same site.


HIGHLIGHTS

  • Freestyle skiing event of moguls and short-track speedskating made their debuts as medal disciplines, as did women's biathlon.

  • Norwegian skiers won every male cross-country skiing race. Bjørn Dæhlie and Vegard Ulvang each won three gold medals.

  • Speedskater Bonnie Blair won both the 500 and 1,000 m events; Gunda Niemann took both of the longest races.

  • Ski jumper Toni Nieminen , 16, became the youngest male gold medalist of a Winter Olympic event.

  • Mark Kirchner became the first biathlete to win medals in all three biathlon events.

  • Alpine skier Petra Kronberger won both the combined event and the slalom.

  • Kim Kihoon earned gold medals in both men's short-track events.

  • Curling was the demo sport; Freestyle Skiing and Speed Skiing , demo disciplines

  • Annelise Coberger of New Zealand wins the southern hemisphere's first Winter Olympic medal—a silver in the women's slalom.

  • The German team won most medals in the games, with a total of 10 gold medals, 10 silver and 6 bronze.

  • Kristi Yamaguchi of the United States became the first Asian to medal in figure skating.



MEDALS AWARDED

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:


Demonstration sports



PARTICIPATING NATIONS

A total of 64 nations sent athletes to compete in these Games. With the Collapse Of The Soviet Union , six states formed a Unified Team , while the Baltic States of Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania had their own teams. Croatia and Slovenia , who were making their first appearance at the Winter Olympics, competed as independent nations after leaving Yugoslavia . The UN sanctions against Yugoslavia that saw them miss the 1992 Summer Olympics had yet to come into effect. Germany also entered a combined team for the first time since the 1936 Winter Olympics following the 1990 Reunification

Also making their debuts were Algeria , Bermuda , Brazil , Honduras , Ireland and Swaziland . It would also be the only appearance for both Honduras and Swaziland.


VENUES

The 1992 Games were as of today the last ones where the speed skating venue was outdoors.


MEDAL COUNT

(''Host nation is highlighted, greatest number of medals in each category is in bold.'')

(¹ combined team with athletes from 6 nations of the Commonwealth Of Independent States ; team only appeared in these Winter Olympics)


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