Winter Olympic Games

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Winter Olympic Games

Games

Year

Venue

Competitors

Sports

Events

Leading nation

1 Soviet Union won 10 gold medals to East Germany's 9, but only 22 in total

2 East Germany won 9 gold medals to the USSR's 6, but only 24 in total

3 Russia won 11 gold medals to Norway's 10, but only 23 in total

I

1924

Chamonix, France

258

5

14

Norway (17)

II

1928

St Moritz, Switzerland

464

6

14

Norway (15)

III

1932

Lake Placid, USA

252

5

14

USA (12)

IV

1936

Garmisch, Germany

668

6

17

Norway (15)

V

1948

St Moritz, Switzerland

669

7

22

Norway/Sweden (10)

VI

1952

Oslo, Norway

694

6

22

Norway (16)

VII

1956

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

820

6

24

Soviet Union (14)

VIII

1960

Squaw Valley, USA

665

6

27

Soviet Union (21)

IX

1964

Innsbruck, Austria

1091

8

34

Soviet Union (25)

X

1968

Grenoble, France

1158

8

35

Norway (14)

XI

1972

Sapporo, Japan

1006

8

35

Soviet Union (16)

XII

1976

Innsbruck, Austria

1123

8

37

Soviet Union (27)

XIII

1980

Lake Placid, USA

1072

8

38

East Germany (23)1

XIV

1984

Sarajevo, Yugoslavia

1274

8

39

Soviet Union (25)2

XV

1988

Calgary, Canada

1423

8

46

Soviet Union (29)

XVI

1992

Albertville, France

1801

10

57

Germany (26)

XVII

1994

Lillehammer, Norway

1737

10

61

Norway (26)3

XVIII

1998

Nagano, Japan

2302

13

68

Germany (29)

XIX

2002

Salt Lake City, USA

2400

15

78

Germany (35)


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