1992 Winter Olympics medal table

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1992 Winter Olympics medals
Location Albertville, Flag of France.svg  France
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Most gold medalsFlag of Germany.svg  Germany  (10)
Most total medalsFlag of Germany.svg  Germany  (26)
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The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held in Albertville, France, from February 8 to 23. A total of 1,801 athletes representing 64 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) (+7 from 1988 Olympics) participated in 57 events (+11 from 1988) from 12 different sports and disciplines (+2 from 1988). [1] In a break from tradition, the medals were primarily made of crystal rather than metal: gold, silver, or bronze was used only on the border. [2]

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Athletes from 20 NOCs won at least one medal, and athletes from 14 secured at least one gold medal. Making their first Olympic appearance since German reunification in 1990, Germany led in both gold and overall medals, with 10 and 26 respectively. The Unified Team, consisting of athletes from six former Soviet republics, was second in both categories, with 9 gold and 23 overall medals. [3] Four nations won their first Winter Olympic medal in Albertville. South Korea won the country's first Winter Olympic medal—a gold—when Kim Ki-hoon came first in the newly introduced Olympic sport of short track speed skating. [4] [5] Silver medal-winning slalom skier Annelise Coberger—in addition to winning New Zealand's first Winter Olympic medal—became the first athlete from the Southern Hemisphere to win a medal at the Winter Olympics. [6] Speed skater Ye Qiaobo of the People's Republic of China and alpine skier Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg also won their countries first ever Winter Olympic medals in Albertville. [7] [8] Croatia and Slovenia participated at their first Olympic Games as independent nations, though neither won a medal. [1]

Two athletes, both cross-country skiers for the Unified Team, tied for the most medals for an individual athlete with five each. Lyubov Yegorova won three gold and two silver medals, while Yelena Välbe won one gold and four bronze medals. [9] Ski jumper Toni Nieminen of Finland became the youngest male to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics at the age of 16. [1]

Medal table

Yelena Valbe won five medals in Albertville Elena Vaelbe by Ivan Isaev from Russian Ski Magazine crop.jpg
Yelena Välbe won five medals in Albertville
Kristi Yamaguchi won the gold medal in ladies' figure skating in Albertville Kristi Yamaguchi Heart Truth 2009 (redcarpet) crop.jpg
Kristi Yamaguchi won the gold medal in ladies' figure skating in Albertville

The medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won, where nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee (NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. Medals won in team competitions—such as ice hockey—are counted only once, no matter how many athletes won medals as part of the team. [12]

In the women's giant slalom alpine skiing event, two silver medals were awarded for a second place tie, so no bronze medal was awarded for that event. [13] [14]

  *   Host nation (France)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1010626
2Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team 96823
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 96520
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 67821
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 54211
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 46414
7Flag of France.svg  France*3519
8Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3137
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2327
10Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 2114
11Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1247
12Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1124
13Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1034
14Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1023
15Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0303
16Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0202
17Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0101
18Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 0033
19Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 0011
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0011
Totals (20 entries)575856171

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