The Winter Olympics were first held in 1924. Like the Summer Olympics they are held every four years and a new city is chosen to host the games each time. The Winter Olympics were held in the same year as the Summer Olympics until 1992 when this was changed.
1924 Chamonix, France
January 25th – February 4th 1924
258 athletes from 16 countries took part in 16 events in 9 sports –
bobsleigh, cross country skiing, curling, figure skating, ice hockey, military patrol, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, speed skating
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
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Norway | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finland | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1928 St Moritz, Switzerland
February 11th – February 19th 1928
438 men and 26 women from 25 countries took part in 14 events in 8 sports –
bobsleigh, cross country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, speed skating, tobogganing
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Norway | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
USA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Sweden | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Finland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Austria | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1932 Lake Placid, USA
February 4th – February 15th 1932
231 men and 21 women from 17 countries took part in 14 events in 7 sports –
bobsleigh, cross country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, speed skating
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
USA | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
Canada | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
Norway | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
Sweden | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
February 6th – February 16th 1936
566 men and 80 women from 28 countries took part in 17 events in 9 sports –
alpine skiing, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, speed skating
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Norway | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Sweden | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Finland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Austria | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
USA | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
France & Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1940 Cancelled – World War Two
1944 Cancelled – World War Two
1948 St Moritz, Switzerland
January 30th – February 18th 1948
Germany and Japan were not invited to this Olympics due to their defeat in World War Two
592 men and 77 women from 28 countries took part in 22 events in 9 sports –
alpine skiing, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic skiing, skeleton, ski jumping, speed skating
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Norway | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Sweden | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Switzerland | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
USA | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
France | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Canada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Austria | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Finland | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1952 Oslo, Norway
February 14th – February 25th 1952
585 men and 109 women from 30 countries took part in 22 events in 9 sports –
alpine skiing, bandy, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, speed skating
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Norway | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
USA | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
Finland | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
Germany | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Austria | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Sweden | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
1956 Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
January 26th – February 5th 1956
687 men and 134 women from 32 countries took part in 24 events in 8 sports –
alpine skiing, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, speed skating
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Soviet Union | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
Austria | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
Finland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Sweden | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
USA | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Italy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1960 Squaw Valley, United States
February 18th – February 28th 1960
521 men and 144 women from 30 countries took part in 27 events in 8 sports –
alpine skiing, biathlon, cross country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, speed skating
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Soviet Union | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
USA | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Sweden | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Finland | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Austria | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
France | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
1964 Innsbruck, Austria
January 29th – February 9th 1964
892 men and 199 women from 36 countries took part in 34 events in 10 sports –
alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Luge, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, speed skating
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Soviet Union | 11 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
Austria | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
Norway | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
Finland | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
France | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
Germany | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Sweden | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
USA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Canada | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
1968 Grenoble, France
February 6th – February 18th 1968
An Olympic ban on branded equipment was revoked after many competitors protested that without donated equipment from sponsors they would not be able to compete at all
947 men and 211 women from 37 countries took part in 35 events in 10 sports –
alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Luge, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, speed skating
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Norway | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
France | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Italy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Austria | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Sweden | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
West Germany | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
USA | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
East Germany
Finland |
1
1 |
2
2 |
2
2 |
5
5 |
1972 Sapporo, Japan
February 3rd – February 13th 1972
801 men and 205 women from 35 countries took part in 35 events in 10 sports –
alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Luge, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, speed skating
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Soviet Union | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
East Germany | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
USA | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
West Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Norway | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Austria | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1976 Innsbruck, Austria
February 4th – February 15th 1976
892 men and 231 women from 37 countries took part in 37 events in 10 sports –
alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Luge, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, speed skating
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Soviet Union | 13 | 6 | 8 | 27 |
East Germany | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
USA | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Norway | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
West Germany | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
Finland | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
Austria | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Switzerland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Italy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
1980 Lake Placid, USA
February 14th – February 23rd 1980
840 men and 232 women from 37 countries took part in 38 events in 10 sports –
alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, luge, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, speed skating
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Soviet Union | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
East Germany | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
USA | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
Austria | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Liechtenstein | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Finland | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
Norway | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
February 8th – February 19th 1984
Torvill and Dean, GB skaters scored perfect 6’s for their Bolero routine
998 men and 274 women from 49 countries took part in 39 events in 10 sports –
alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, luge, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, speed skating
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
East Germany | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
Soviet Union | 6 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
USA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
Finland | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
Sweden | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Norway | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
West Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1988 Calgary, Canada
February 13th – February 28th 1988
1122 men and 301 women from 57 countries took part in 46 events in 10 sports –
alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, luge, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, speed skating
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Soviet Union | 11 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
East Germany | 9 | 10 | 6 | 25 |
Switzerland | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Finland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Sweden | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Austria | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
West Germany | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
USA | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Italy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
1992 Albertville, France
February 8th – February 23rd 1992
1313 men and 488 women from 64 countries took part in 57 events in 12 sports –
alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, figure skating, free style skiing, ice hockey, luge, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, short track speed skating, speed skating
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Germany | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
Unified Team (CIS*) | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
Norway | 9 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
Austria | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
USA | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
Italy | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
France | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
Finland | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Canada | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
*Commonwealth of Independent states – formed following the break up of the Soviet Union
1994 Lillehammer, Norway
February 12th – February 27th 1994
1215 men and 522 women from 67 countries took part in 61 events in 12 sports –
alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, figure skating, free style skiing, ice hockey, luge, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, short track speed skating, speed skating
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Russia | 11 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
Norway | 10 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
Germany | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
Italy | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
USA | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
South Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Canada | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
Switzerland | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
Austria | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
1998 Nagano, Japan
February 7th – February 22nd 1998
1389 men and 787 women from 72 countries took part in 72 events in 14 sports –
alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, curling, figure skating, free style skiing, ice hockey, luge, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, short track speed skating, snowboarding, speed skating
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Germany | 12 | 9 | 8 | 29 |
Norway | 10 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
Russia | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
Canada | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
USA | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
Japan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Austria | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Italy | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
2002 Salt Lake City, United States
February 8th – February 24th 2002
1513 men and 886 women from 77 countries took part in 78 events in 15 sports –
alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, curling, figure skating, free style skiing, ice hockey, luge, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, skeleton, short track speed skating, snowboarding, speed skating
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Norway | 13 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
Germany | 12 | 16 | 8 | 36 |
USA | 10 | 13 | 11 | 34 |
Canada | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Russia | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
France | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
Italy | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
Finland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Netherlands | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
Austria | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
2006 Turin, Italy
February 10th – February 26th 2006
1548 men and 960 women from 80 countries took part in 84 events in 15 sports –
alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, curling, figure skating, free style skiing, ice hockey, luge, Nordic skiing, skeleton, ski jumping, short track speed skating, snowboarding, speed skating
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Germany | 11 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
USA | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
Austria | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
Russia | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
Canada | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
Sweden | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
South Korea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
Switzerland | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
Italy | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
France | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
2010 Vancouver, Canada
February 12th – February 28th 2010
2566 athletes from 82 countries took part in 86 events in 15 sports –
alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, curling, figure skating, free style skiing, ice hockey, luge, Nordic skiing, skeleton, ski jumping, short track speed skating, snowboarding, speed skating
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
Canada | 14 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
Germany | 10 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
USA | 9 | 15 | 13 | 37 |
Norway | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
South Korea | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
Switzerland | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
China | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
Sweden | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
Austria | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
2014 Sochi, Russia
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