The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Winter Olympics, were a winter multi-sport event held in Lillehammer, Norway, from 12 to 27 February 1994. A total of 1,737 athletes representing 67 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in 61 events, from 12 sports and disciplines.[1] These were the only Winter Olympics held two years after the prior Games, as opposed to the four year separation before and after.[1] Continuing the break from tradition of 1992, the medals were primarily made of granite rather than metal; gold, silver, or bronze was used only on the border, the Olympic rings, and a pictogram of the sport for which the medal was awarded.[2]
| 1994 Winter Olympics medals | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lillehammer,  Norway |
| Highlights | |
| Most gold medals |  Russia (11) |
| Most total medals | Norway (26) |
Athletes from 22 countries won at least one medal, and athletes from 14 secured at least one gold medal. The host Norwegians led the overall medal count with 26, and were second in gold medals with 10. Russia, in its first Winter Olympics after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, led in gold medals with 11, and was third in overall medals with 23. The German team were second in overall medals with 24. Six nations won their first Winter Olympic medals: Australia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Slovenia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Three of these, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, won their first Winter Olympic gold medals. The three first-time gold medalist nations and Belarus were all competing in their first Olympic Games as independent National Olympic Committees following the breakup of the Soviet Union.
Italian cross-country skier Manuela Di Centa led all athletes with five medals, two gold, two silver, and one bronze.[3]
Medal table
editThe medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won, where nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee (NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. Medals won in team competitions—such as ice hockey—are counted only once, no matter how many athletes won medals as part of the team.[4]
* Host nation (Norway)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 11 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 2 | Norway* | 10 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| 3 |  Germany | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 |  Italy | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 |  United States | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 |  South Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 |  Canada | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 |  Switzerland | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 |  Austria | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 |  Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 |  Japan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 |  Kazakhstan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 |  Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 |  Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Belarus | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |  Finland | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 17 |  France | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 |  Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 |  China | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 |  Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 |  Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (22 entries) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 183 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Lillehammer 1994". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Medallists to get Stones". New Straits Times. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: New Straits Times Press. 6 January 1993. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "1994 Lillehammer Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ Shipley, Amy (25 August 2008). "China's Show of Power". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ "Lillehammer 1994 Olympic Medal Table – Gold, Silver & Bronze". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
External links
edit- "Lillehammer 1994". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
- "1994 Winter Olympics". Olympedia.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- "Olympic Analytics/1994_2". olympanalyt.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2020.