1992 Winter Olympics

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The 1992 Winter Olympics were an international multi-sport winter event held in Albertville, France, featuring competitions in sports such as skiing, skating, and ice hockey.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Winter Olympic Games
multi-sport event
awardedInCity Lausanne
awardedInCountry Switzerland
awardedOnDate 1986-10-17
cauldronLighter François-Cyrille Grange
Michel Platini
closingDate 1992-02-23
continent Europe
featuredSport Nordic combined
alpine skiing
biathlon
bobsleigh
cross-country skiing
figure skating
freestyle skiing
ice hockey
luge
short track speed skating
ski jumping
speed skating
followedBy 1994 Winter Olympics
hostCity Albertville
hostCountry France
hostCountryNOC FRA
hostRegion Savoie
IOCSessionThatAwardedGames 91st IOC Session
mainStadium Stade Olympique d’Albertville
mascot Magique
mascotType star-shaped imp
motto Savour the Games
notableFact first Winter Olympics to feature short track speed skating as a full medal sport
last Winter Olympics to be held in the same year as the Summer Olympics
numberOfAthletes 1801
numberOfDisciplines 12
numberOfEvents 57
numberOfFemaleAthletes 488
numberOfMaleAthletes 1313
numberOfParticipatingNations 64
numberOfSports 7
officialName XVI Olympic Winter Games
OlympicOathByAthlete Surya Bonaly
OlympicOathByOfficial Michel Vion
OlympicTorchDesigner Philippe Starck
openingDate 1992-02-08
openingDeclaredBy François Mitterrand
organizedBy International Olympic Committee
partOf Olympic Games
precededBy 1988 Winter Olympics
year 1992


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