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Winter Olympic Games

The first Winter Olympic games were held in 1924. Today they are held every four years, alternating with the Summer Olympics.

753 Questions

What are the 3 cities that have hosted the winter Olympics twice?

1) St. Moritz, Switzerland in 1928 and 1948.

2) Lake Placid, United States in 1932 and 1980.

3) Innsbruck, Austria in 1964 and 1976.

Which countries have hosted each of the Winter Olympics?

The following cities have hosted the Winter Olympic Games:

Chamonix, France - 1924

St. Moritz, Switzerland - 1928

Lake Placid, USA - 1932

Garmisch- Partenkirchen, Germany - 1936

St. Moritz, Switzerland - 1948

Oslo, Norway - 1952

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - 1956

Squaw Valley, USA - 1960

Innsbruck, Austria - 1964

Grenoble, France - 1968

Sapporo, Japan - 1972

Innsbruck, Austria - 1976

Lake Placid, USA - 1980

Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, - 1984

Calgary, Canada - 1988

Albertville, France - 1992

Lillehammer, Norway - 1994

Nagano, Japan - 1998

Salt Lake City, USA - 2002

Turin, Italy - 2006

Vancouver, Canada - 2010

Sochi, Russia - 2014

What country did the us defeat to win the gold medal for hockey in 1980?

The men's ice hockey team beat Canada in 1960 and Russia in 1980. The women's ice hockey team beat Canada in 1998. Neither field hockey team has ever won a gold medal.

Where did the us host the winter Olympics?

ANI Answer

In the 1980 Moscow Olympics A U.S.-led boycott reduced the number of participating nations to 80, the lowest number since 1956. Aleksandr Dityatin earned medals in every men's gymnastics event to become the only athlete ever to win eight medals in one Olympics. Super-heavyweight Teófilo Stevenson became the first boxer to win the same division three times. Gerd Wessig became the first male high jumper to break the world record at the Olympics and swimmer Vladimir Salnikov broke the 15-minute barrier for the 1,500m. In adramatic confrontation, runners Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe split the 800 and 1,500m.

The U.S. doesn't have the power to completely boycott an Olympic Event, however they do have enough influence and followers to ruin it for any city they feel like.

80 NOCs (Nations)

5,179 athletes (1,115 women, 4,064 men)

203 events

5,615 media (2,685 written press, 2,930 broadcasters)

Why were there no winter Olympics in 1970?

At that time, both the Winter Olympics and the Summer Olympics were being held in the same year. Both Olympics were held in 1976 and then in 1980. It wasn't until 1994 that the Winter Olympics was separated from the Summer Olympics by 2 years.

Which cities hosted the two Olympic Games that were only two years apart?

1992 featured both Summer and Winter games, in Barcelona, Spain and Albertville, France. Then the IOC decided to hold the winter games staggered from the Summer games, so in 1994 the winter games were held in Lillehammer, Norway. Now the winter games are held every four years, but there is some form of Olympic competition every two years.

What is more popular winter or summer Olympics?

The summer Olympics are more popular than the Winter ones only because more countries participate, especially the ones that do not have winter like the ones in Africa

How many medal did Canada win in 2006 winter Olympics?

China won 11 medals (2 gold, 4 silver, 5 bronze) at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin. They won 5 medals in short track speed skating and 2 medals each in figure skating, freestyle skiing, and speed skating.

How many Olympic medals has Apolo Anton Ohno won?

Because Apolo Anton Ohno is such an amazing skater, he has a huge list of medals. Please follow the attached link to see them all down the right side of the page.

How many gold medals have Indonesia got in the 1992 Olympics?

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Indonesia did not win any medals at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles. They won their first ever Olympic medal at the 1988 Games in Seoul when Lilies Handayani, Kusuma Wardhani, and Nurfitriyana Saiman-Lantang won silver in women's team archery.

Which events did Canada win in the winter Olympics in the 1980's?

Canada won two gold medals at the Winter Olympics in the 1980s, both at the 1984 Games in Sarajevo and both won by Gaétan Boucher in men's 1000 meter speed skating and 1500 meter speed skating.

In the Olympics who has won the most medals?

Even before the 2012 Olympics Michael Phelps with 14 had won the most. After the 2012 Olympics his total is 18 and 22 Medals total

Raymond Ewry of the United States is credited with having won the most gold medals in the Olympics at 10. His events were the standing long jump, standing high jump, and standing triple jump at the Olympics in the early 1900s.

Second most gold medals won is 9 and was done by swimmer Mark Spitz and track and field athlete Carl Lewis.

Which country has won the most Olympic beach volleyball gold medals?

As of the 2008 Bejing Olympics the following countries have won a gold medal in volleyball at the olympics:

United States 3 mens 3 mens beach 2 womens beach

Soviet Union 3 mens 4 womens

Brazil 2 mens 1 womens 1 mens beach 1 womens beach

Japan 1 mens 2 womens

Cuba 3 womens

China 2 womens

Netherlands 1 mens

Poland 1 mens

Australia 1 womens beach

Yugoslavia 1 mens

Who was the first athlete to win 5 gold medals in one winter Olympics?

That would be fencer Aladár Gerevich of Hungary who won gold in 6 consecutive Olympic Games between 1932-1960.

1) 1932 - gold in team Sabre

2) 1936 - gold in team Sabre

3) 1948 - gold in team Sabre and individual Sabre

4) 1952 - gold in team Sabre

5) 1956 - gold in team Sabre

6) 1960 - gold in team Sabre

Of course, there were no Games in 1940 and 1944 due to World War II. The first athlete to win gold in five consecutive Olympics were there was no interruption due to war was rower Steve Redgrave of Great Britain:

1984 - gold in coxed fours

1988 - gold in coxless pairs

1992 - gold in coxless pairs

1996 - gold in coxless pairs

2000 - gold in coxless fours

Kayaker Birgit Fischer of Germany also won gold in 5 consecutive Olympics (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004).

How often do the winter Olympics happen?

The Summer Olympics occur every 4 years, in years that are divisible by 4. The next Summer Games are in 2012 in London, England.

How many gold medals have been won by India in all Olympics?

Nine. Eight in field hockey (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980). In the 2008 Games in Beijing, Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win gold in an individual event when he won the men's 10 meter air rifle competition. This was India's 9th gold medal in Olympic competition.

When was the 5th winter olympic games?

2008 olympic games in Beijing.
The most recent Olympics were in August of 2008, in Beijing, China.

In the 1980 winter Olympics who won 5 gold medals?

Speed skaters Clas Thunberg of Finland and Roald Larsen of Norway each won 5 medals at the 1924 Winter Games in Chamonix, the first ever Winter Olympics. Each man won a medal in all 5 speed skating events ... Thunberg won gold in 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters, and all-around, silver in 10,000 meters, and bronze in 500 meters. Larsen won silver in 1,500 meters and all-around and bronze in 500 meters, 5,000 meters, and 10,000 meters.

Which US women have won alpine skiing olympic silver and gold medals?

1) Picabo Street - gold in Super G at the 1998 Winter Games and silver in downhill at the 1994 Games.

2) Diane Roffe - gold in Super G at the 1994 Winter Games and silver in giant slalom at the 1992 Winter Games.

3) Julia Mancuso - gold in giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Games and silver in downhill and combined at the 2010 Winter Games.

4) Gretchen Fraser - gold in slalom at the 1948 Winter Games and silver in combined at the 1948 Winter Games.

* - Andrea Mead-Lawrence won gold in slalom and giant slalom at the 1952 Winter Games.

Which city and country hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics?

The 2002 Winter Olympics were held in the United States in Salt Lake City, Utah.