1992 Winter Olympics — 16th edition of Winter Olympics, in Albertville, France
The 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics were the last Winter Games held in the same year as the Summer Olympics, marking a shift to a staggered two-year Olympic cycle.
Key Facts
- Dates
- 8–23 February 1992
- Athletes
- 1,801
- National Olympic Committees
- 64
- Events
- 57 events across 6 sports
- New events added
- 11
- Edition
- XVI (16th) Winter Olympic Games
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Albertville won the right to host the Winter Olympics in 1986, defeating six other candidate cities including Sofia, Lillehammer, and Falun. France sought to build on its prior Winter Olympic hosting legacy from Chamonix 1924 and Grenoble 1968, staging events across the Savoie region's mountain resorts.
The XVI Olympic Winter Games were held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and around Albertville, France, with 1,801 athletes from 64 nations competing in 57 events across 6 sports. The Games featured the Unified Team of former Soviet republics, a reunified Germany, and the debut of eight nations, alongside 11 newly introduced events including freestyle skiing and short track speed skating.
The 1992 Games were the last Winter Olympics held in the same year as the Summer Games. A schedule change moved the next Winter Olympics to 1994 in Lillehammer, establishing an alternating two-year cycle between Summer and Winter editions. These were also the last Winter Olympics to include demonstration sports and the last with all speed skating held in an open-air venue.
Result
at Albertville and surrounding Savoie resorts, France