The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Nagano, Japan, from 7 to 22 February 1998.[1] Twenty-four nations earned medals at these Games, and fifteen won at least one gold medal; forty-eight countries left the Olympics without winning a medal. Competitors from Germany earned the highest number of gold medals (12) and the most overall medals (29). With 10 gold medals and 25 overall medals, Norway finished second in both categories.[2]Denmark won its first – and as of 2018 only – Winter Olympics medal,[3] while Bulgaria and the Czech Republic won their first Winter Games gold medals.[4][5]Azerbaijan, Kenya, Macedonia, Uruguay, and Venezuela competed for the first time, but none of them won a medal.[6]
Varying statistics are reported for the number of participants at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The Sports-Reference website states that 2,180 athletes from 72 nations participated in 68 events from 14 sports and disciplines.[2] Olympic historian Bill Mallon, in his Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement, agrees with the figure of 2,180 participants.[7] In contrast, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) website reports that 2,176 athletes competed at the Games.[6] The sport of curling returned after a single appearance in the 1924 Olympics, snowboarding was added as a new sport, and women's ice hockey made its first appearance in the Olympics.[6]
The leading medal winner at the Games was Russian skier Larisa Lazutina, who won five medals, including three golds.[2] The only other athlete to win three gold medals was Norwegian skier Bjørn Dæhlie, who won four medals overall, making him the first Winter Olympian to win twelve career medals, eight of which were gold.[2][8] Nine other athletes won three medals, including three Germans.[2]Americanfigure skaterTara Lipinski became the youngest competitor in Winter Olympics history to earn a gold medal in an individual event.[6]
The medal table is based on information provided by the 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; a nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee. 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.
In the two-man bobsleigh competition, a tie meant that two gold medals were awarded, so no silver medal was awarded for that event.[11] A tie for second in the men's Super G skiing competition meant that a pair of silver medals were given out, so no bronze medal was awarded for that event.[12] In the four-man bobsleigh, a tie for third resulted in the awarding of two bronze medals.[13] Due to these ties, the number of gold medals awarded was one more than the number of silver or bronze medals. In snowboarding, CanadianRoss Rebagliati won the gold medal in the men's Giant Slalom, but it was briefly stripped by the IOC after he tested positive for marijuana. After the Canadian Olympic Association filed an appeal, however, the IOC's decision was overturned.[14]
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The 1998 Winter Olympics officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games was a winter multi sport event held in Nagano Japan from 7 to 22 February 1998 1 Twenty four nations earned medals at these Games and fifteen won at least one gold medal forty eight countries left the Olympics without winning a medal Competitors from Germany earned the highest number of gold medals 12 and the most overall medals 29 With 10 gold medals and 25 overall medals Norway finished second in both categories 2 Denmark won its first and as of 2018 only Winter Olympics medal 3 while Bulgaria and the Czech Republic won their first Winter Games gold medals 4 5 Azerbaijan Kenya Macedonia Uruguay and Venezuela competed for the first time but none of them won a medal 6 1998 Winter Olympics medalsLocationNagano JapanHighlightsMost gold medals Germany 12 Most total medals Germany 29 1994 Olympics medal tables 2002 The silver gold and bronze medals Varying statistics are reported for the number of participants at the 1998 Winter Olympics The Sports Reference website states that 2 180 athletes from 72 nations participated in 68 events from 14 sports and disciplines 2 Olympic historian Bill Mallon in his Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement agrees with the figure of 2 180 participants 7 In contrast the International Olympic Committee IOC website reports that 2 176 athletes competed at the Games 6 The sport of curling returned after a single appearance in the 1924 Olympics snowboarding was added as a new sport and women s ice hockey made its first appearance in the Olympics 6 The leading medal winner at the Games was Russian skier Larisa Lazutina who won five medals including three golds 2 The only other athlete to win three gold medals was Norwegian skier Bjorn Daehlie who won four medals overall making him the first Winter Olympian to win twelve career medals eight of which were gold 2 8 Nine other athletes won three medals including three Germans 2 American figure skater Tara Lipinski became the youngest competitor in Winter Olympics history to earn a gold medal in an individual event 6 Medal table EditSee also Olympic medal table Austrian skier Hermann Maier won gold medals in the Super G and Giant Slalom 9 The men s ice hockey gold medal game between Russia and the Czech Republic German speed skater Claudia Pechstein won a gold medal in the women s 5 000 meters and a silver in the 3 000 meters 10 The medal table is based on information provided by the 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 a nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee 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 In the two man bobsleigh competition a tie meant that two gold medals were awarded so no silver medal was awarded for that event 11 A tie for second in the men s Super G skiing competition meant that a pair of silver medals were given out so no bronze medal was awarded for that event 12 In the four man bobsleigh a tie for third resulted in the awarding of two bronze medals 13 Due to these ties the number of gold medals awarded was one more than the number of silver or bronze medals In snowboarding Canadian Ross Rebagliati won the gold medal in the men s Giant Slalom but it was briefly stripped by the IOC after he tested positive for marijuana After the Canadian Olympic Association filed an appeal however the IOC s decision was overturned 14 Host nation Japan 1998 Winter Olympics medal tableRankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 Germany1298292 Norway10105253 Russia963184 Canada654155 United States634136 Netherlands542117 Japan 514108 Austria359179 South Korea312610 Italy2621011 Finland2461212 Switzerland223713 France215814 Czech Republic111315 Bulgaria100116 China062817 Sweden021318 Denmark0101 Ukraine010120 Belarus0022 Kazakhstan002222 Australia0011 Belgium0011 Great Britain0011Totals 24 entries 696868205References EditGeneral 1998 Medal Count CNN Sports Illustrated Archived from the original on 29 June 2011 Retrieved 14 March 2009 Olympic Games Nagano 1998 Medal Table International Olympic Committee Archived from the original on 4 December 2008 Retrieved 19 May 2020 Kubatko Justin 1998 Nagano Winter Games Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 25 April 2009 Retrieved 14 March 2009 Mallon Bill Heijmans Jeroen 2011 Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement Scarecrow Press ISBN 978 0 8108 7522 7 Specific The Organizing Committee for the XVIII Olympic Winter Games Nagano 1998 1998 The XVIII Olympic Winter Games Official Report Volume I PDF Nagano Japan LA84 Foundation Retrieved 2 May 2010 a b c d e Kubatko Justin 1998 Nagano Winter Games Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 25 April 2009 Retrieved 19 May 2020 Chase Chris 2 February 2018 The USA hasn t won the Winter Olympic medal count in 86 years and 21 other crazy Olympic facts USA Today Archived from the original on 12 February 2018 Retrieved 14 April 2018 The big chill Heavy snow shuffles schedule luger wins third gold CNN Sports Illustrated 9 February 1998 Archived from the original on 29 June 2011 Retrieved 16 March 2009 Druzin Randi 23 February 1998 The XVIII Winter Games Ice Hockey In Prague 70 000 Fans Gather to Savor Moment The New York Times Retrieved 29 December 2010 a b c d Nagano 1998 International Olympic Committee Retrieved 12 March 2014 Mallon and Heijmans p 407 Dahlie claims 12th medal Czechs take hockey gold Amarillo Globe News Associated Press 23 February 1998 Archived from the original on 4 June 2011 Retrieved 9 July 2019 Clarey Christopher 20 February 1998 Two Gold One Stunning Crash Now Maier Is Fast and Familiar The New York Times Retrieved 17 March 2009 Newberry Paul 20 February 1998 Teammate Grabs Gold From Niemann Stirnemann The Washington Post Associated Press Archived from the original on 8 November 2012 Retrieved 17 March 2009 Highs and lows Japanese jumpers soar Canadian curlers fumble gold CNN Sports Illustrated 23 February 1998 Archived from the original on 29 June 2011 Retrieved 14 March 2009 Clarey Christopher 16 February 1998 The XVIII Winter Games Alpine Skiing Three Days After Spectacular Crash Maier Wins Gold The New York Times Retrieved 15 March 2009 Olson Lisa 22 February 1998 Tough Sledding As Medal Slips U S Hits Skids New York Daily News Archived from the original on 13 May 2009 Retrieved 9 July 2019 Gross George 21 February 2006 Ross Rebagliati 1998 Nagano Japan Sun Media Corporation Canadian Online Explorer Archived from the original on 23 May 2012 Retrieved 22 March 2009 External links Edit Nagano 1998 Olympics com International Olympic Committee 1998 Winter Olympics Olympedia com Retrieved 24 February 2021 Olympic Analytics 1998 2 olympanalyt 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