1924 Winter Olympics - wikipedia 1924 Winter Olympics This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( January 2012 ) I Olympic Winter Games Poster for the 1924 Winter Olympic Games Host city Chamonix, France Nations participating 16 Athletes participating 258 Events 16 in 6 sports ( 9 disciplines ) Opening ceremony January 25 Closing ceremony February 5 Officially opened by Gaston Vidal Athlete 's Oath Camille Mandrillon Stadium Stade Olympique Winter St Moritz 1928 > Summer < Antwerp 1920 Paris 1924 > The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games ( French : Les Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver ), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Originally called Semaine Internationale des Sports d'Hiver ( `` International Winter Sports Week '' ) and held in association with the 1924 Summer Olympics, the sports competitions were held at the foot of Mont Blanc in Chamonix, and Haute - Savoie, France between January 25 and February 5, 1924. The Games were organized by the French Olympic Committee, and were in retrospect designated by the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) as the I Olympic Winter Games. The tradition of holding the Winter Olympics in the same year as the Summer Olympics would continue until 1992, after which the current practice of holding a Winter Olympics in the second year after each Summer Olympics began. Although Figure Skating had been an Olympic event in both London and Antwerp, and Ice Hockey had been an event in Antwerp, the winter sports had always been limited by the season. In 1921, at the convention of the IOC in Lausanne, there was a call for equality for winter sports, and after much discussion it was decided to organize an `` international week of winter sport '' in 1924 in Chamonix. Contents 1 Highlights 1.1 Day 2 1.2 Day 4 1.3 Day 6 1.4 Day 8 1.5 Day 10 1.6 Epilogue 2 Events 3 Venues 4 Participating nations 4.1 Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees 5 Medal count 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External links Highlights Day 2 The first gold medal awarded in the Olympic Winter Games was won by Charles Jewtraw of the United States in the 500 - meter speed skate. Day 4 Sonja Henie, at just eleven years old, skates in the ladies ' figure skating competition. Although she finishes last, she becomes popular with fans. Henie went on to take gold at the next three Winter Olympics. Day 6 The figure skater Gillis Grafström was the first one to successfully defend his Summer Olympics title at the Winter Olympics. Day 8 The Canadian ice hockey team ( Toronto Granites ) finished their qualifying round with three wins, scoring a total of 85 goals against Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, and Sweden without surrendering even a single goal against. Day 10 Finding themselves in the same situation as Gillis Grafström, the Canadian ice - hockey team is the last ever to successfully defend its Summer Olympics title at the Winter Olympics. Canada would dominate ice hockey in early Olympic competition, winning six of the first seven gold medals awarded. Epilogue At the closing of the games a prize was awarded for a sport that did not lend itself very well for tournaments : Pierre de Coubertin presented a prize for ' alpinisme ' ( mountaineering ) to Charles Granville Bruce, the leader of the expedition that tried to climb Mount Everest in 1922. For the first time in the history of the modern Olympics, the host country, in this case, France, failed to win any gold medals, finishing with three bronze medals. This feat would later occur at the next Winter Olympics in St. Moritz where Switzerland won only a single bronze medal, the lowest ever output by a host nation at an Olympics. Later host nations to finish without gold medals included Canada at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and Yugoslavia at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. In 1925, the IOC decided to organize Olympic Winter Games every four years, independent of the Olympic Games proper, and recognized the International Winter Sports Week as the first Olympic Winter games in retrospect. In 1974 the final individual medal of Chamonix 1924 was presented. Anders Haugen, who until then had been recorded as finishing fourth in the ski jumping event, received a bronze medal. After fifty years an error had been discovered in the score of Thorleif Haug. In 2006, the IOC confirmed that the awarded medals to 1924 curling teams were official. The IOC verified that curling was officially part of the program, after the Glasgow Herald newspaper filed a claim on behalf of the families of the team. Events Medals were awarded in 16 events contested in 5 sports ( 9 disciplines ). Many sources do not list curling and the military patrol, or list them as demonstration events. However, no such designation was made in 1924. In February 2006 the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) ruled that curling was a full part of the Olympic program, and have included the medals awarded in the official count. Bobsleigh ( 1 ) ( details ) Curling ( 1 ) ( details ) Ice hockey ( 1 ) ( details ) Skating Figure skating ( 3 ) ( details ) Speed skating ( 5 ) ( details ) Nordic skiing ( details ) Military patrol ( 1 ) ( details ) Cross-country skiing ( 2 ) ( details ) Nordic combined ( 1 ) ( details ) Ski jumping ( 1 ) ( details ) Venues Main article : Venues of the 1924 Winter Olympics La Piste de Bobsleigh des Pellerins -- Bobsleigh Le Tremplin Olympique du Mont -- Ski jumping, Nordic combined ( ski jumping ) Stade Olympique de Chamonix -- Cross-country skiing, Curling, Figure skating, Ice hockey, Military patrol, Nordic combined ( cross-country skiing ), and Speed skating Participating nations Athletes from 16 nations competed in the first Winter Olympic Games. Germany was banned from competing in the games, and instead hosted a series of games called Deutsche Kampfspiele. Participating National Olympic Committees Austria ( 4 ) Belgium ( 18 ) Canada ( 12 ) Czechoslovakia ( 27 ) Finland ( 17 ) France ( 43 ) ( host ) Great Britain ( 44 ) Hungary ( 4 ) Italy ( 23 ) Latvia ( 2 ) Norway ( 14 ) Poland ( 7 ) Sweden ( 31 ) Switzerland ( 30 ) United States ( 24 ) Yugoslavia ( 4 ) Estonia speed skater Christfried Burmeister was also in the list of participants but the message about his withdrawal was n't sent to the organizers. Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees IOC Country Athletes GBR Great Britain 44 FRA France 43 SWE Sweden 31 SUI Switzerland 30 TCH Czechoslovakia 27 USA United States 24 ITA Italy 23 BEL Belgium 18 FIN Finland 17 NOR Norway 14 CAN Canada 12 POL Poland 7 AUT Austria HUN Hungary YUG Yugoslavia LAT Latvia Total 258 Medal count Main article : 1924 Winter Olympics medal table Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total Norway 7 6 17 Finland 11 Austria 0 Switzerland 0 5 United States 6 Great Britain 7 Sweden 0 8 Canada 0 0 9 France ( host nation ) 0 0 10 Belgium 0 0 Total 16 16 17 49 See also Olympics portal 1900 Summer Olympics -- Paris 1924 Summer Olympics -- Paris List of IOC country codes Other Olympic Games celebrated in France Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games 1968 Winter Olympics -- Grenoble 1992 Winter Olympics -- Albertville Notes Jump up ^ The official website of the Olympic Movement now treats Men 's Military Patrol at the 1924 games as an event within the sport of Biathlon. However the 1924 Official Report treats it as an event and discipline within what was then called Skiing and is now called Nordic Skiing. References Jump up ^ `` 1924 Winter Olympics -- Medals, Posters and Bobsleighs ''. My Art Deco Style. Retrieved 25 February 2014. Jump up ^ Thompson, Anna ( 9 February 2006 ). `` GB curlers awarded belated gold ''. news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2010. Jump up ^ `` Biathlon Results - Chamonix 1924 ''. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 February 2014. Jump up ^ `` Olympic Games Medals, Chamonix 1924 ''. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 February 2014. Jump up ^ Official Report ( 1924 ), p 646 : Le Programme... II. -- Epreuves par équipes - 12. Ski : Course militaire ( 20 à 30 kilomètres, avec tir ). ( The Programme... II. -- Team events - 12. Skiing : Military Race ( 20 to 30 kilometres, with shooting ) ). Jump up ^ Official Report ( 1924 ), p 664 : CONCOURS DE SKI - Jurys - COURSE MILITAIRE. ( Skiing Competitions - Juries - Military Race ) Jump up ^ `` I taliolümpiamängud Chamonix 1924 ( 25. jaanuar -- 5. veebruar ) '' ( in Estonian ). Postimees. 2006 - 01 - 18. Archived from the original on 2012 - 09 - 12. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1924 Winter Olympics. `` Chamonix 1924 ''. Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. `` Results and Medalists ''. Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Official Report ( 1924 ) of both Summer and Winter games : ( ed. ) M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français. Les Jeux de la VIII Olympiade Paris 1924 -- Rapport Officiel ( PDF ) ( in French ). Paris : Librairie de France. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011. CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list ( link ) 1924 Olympic Curling Medals Count : CBC News February 8, 2006 Olympic Games in Chamonix 1.924 The program of the 1924 Chamonix Winter Olympics New sporting event Winter Olympics I Olympic Winter Games ( 1924 ) Succeeded by St. Moritz Olympic Games Ceremonies Charter Participating nations Summer Olympics Winter Olympics Host cities Bids Venues IOC NOCs Country codes Medal Medal tables Medalists Ties Diploma Scandals and controversies Colonialism Doping Sports Symbols Torch relays Pierre de Coubertin medal Women Deaths WWI Olympic video games Summer Games 1896 Athens 1900 Paris 1904 St. Louis 1908 London 1912 Stockholm 1916 Berlin 1920 Antwerp 1924 Paris 1928 Amsterdam 1932 Los Angeles 1936 Berlin 1940 Tokyo 1944 London 1948 London 1952 Helsinki 1956 Melbourne 1960 Rome 1964 Tokyo 1968 Mexico City 1972 Munich 1976 Montreal 1980 Moscow 1984 Los Angeles 1988 Seoul 1992 Barcelona 1996 Atlanta 2000 Sydney 2004 Athens 2008 Beijing 2012 London 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo 2024 Paris 2028 Los Angeles 2032 TBD Winter Games 1924 Chamonix 1928 St. Moritz 1932 Lake Placid 1936 Garmisch - Partenkirchen 1940 Sapporo 1944 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1948 St. Moritz 1952 Oslo 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1960 Squaw Valley 1964 Innsbruck 1968 Grenoble 1972 Sapporo 1976 Innsbruck 1980 Lake Placid 1984 Sarajevo 1988 Calgary 1992 Albertville 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing 2026 TBD 2030 TBD Ancient Olympic Games Intercalated Games 1906 Paralympic Games Youth Olympic Games Events at the 1924 Winter Olympics ( Chamonix ) Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing Curling Figure skating Ice hockey Military patrol Nordic combined Ski jumping Speed skating Nations at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France Austria Belgium Canada Czechoslovakia Finland France Great Britain Hungary Italy Latvia Norway Poland Switzerland Sweden United States Yugoslavia Venues of the 1924 Winter Olympics La Piste de Bobsleigh des Pellerins Le Tremplin Olympique du Mont Stade Olympique de Chamonix VIAF : 266661525 GND : 4333034 - 4 Olympics portal France portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1924_Winter_Olympics&oldid=833548574 '' Categories : 1924 Winter Olympics Olympic Games in France Winter Olympics by year 1924 in multi-sport events 1924 in French sport First events January 1924 sports events February 1924 sports events Winter sports competitions in France Hidden categories : CS1 Estonian - language sources ( et ) Articles lacking in - text citations from January 2012 All articles lacking in - text citations Articles containing French - language text Pages using div col with deprecated parameters CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Afrikaans Аҧсшәа Aragonés Azərbaycanca বাংলা Bân - lâm - gú Беларуская Беларуская ( тарашкевіца ) ‎ Български Bosanski Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español Esperanto Euskara فارسی Français Frysk Galego 한국어 Հայերեն हिन्दी Hrvatski Ido Bahasa Indonesia Íslenska Italiano עברית Қазақша Кыргызча Latina Latviešu Lëtzebuergesch Lietuvių Magyar Македонски मराठी Bahasa Melayu Монгол Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Norsk nynorsk Occitan Олык марий Polski Português Română Русский Саха тыла Scots Shqip Sicilianu සිංහල Simple English Slovenčina Slovenščina Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Татарча / tatarça ไทย Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 粵語 中文 64 more Edit links This page was last edited on 1 April 2018, at 07 : 43. 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Question: when did the winter olympic games begin and where
Answer: 1924