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The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known by the International Olympic Committee as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a multi-sport event held in Albertville, France, from February 8 through February 23, 1992. A total of 1,801 athletes representing 64 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated at the Games in 57 events across 12 disciplines. [1] [2]
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- Alpine skiing
- Biathlon
- Bobsleigh
- Cross-country skiing
- Figure skating
- Freestyle skiing
- Ice hockey
- Luge
- Nordic combined
- Short track speed skating
- Ski jumping
- Speed skating
- Multiple medalists
- Notes
- See also
- References
- External links
Two disciplines were contested for medals for the first time after being demonstration sports four years prior in Calgary: freestyle skiing and short track speed skating. [3] [4] [5] In addition, the first women's events were held in biathlon [6] and a pursuit event was added in cross-country skiing for both men and women. [7]
Following the late-1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union, six of the newly independent countries participated together as the Unified Team, the only Winter Olympics at which they would do so. [8] [9] The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania chose to compete independently from the Unified Team. [8] The republics of Croatia and Slovenia made their Olympic debuts, being newly independent from Yugoslavia. [8] Following German reunification, the combined Federal Republic of Germany was represented by one combined team. [10]
Germany was the most successful team at these Olympics, winning 10 gold medals out of 26 total; both were the most of any nation. [11] The Unified Team came in second in both tallies, with 9 golds and 23 total medals – Norway tied the Unified Team with 9 golds, but had only 20 total medals. [11] New Zealand's Annelise Coberger won the country's first Winter Olympics medal, the first by someone representing a Southern Hemisphere nation. [12] Lyubov Yegorova was the most successful athlete, with five medals: three golds and two silvers. Her teammate on the Unified Team and fellow cross-country skier Yelena Välbe also won five medals; she had one gold and four bronze medals. [11] Thirty-eight athletes won more than one medal in Albertville, and twenty NOCs won at least one medal. [11]
