Albertville 1992 Olympic Games
The Albertville 1992 Olympic Games, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were an international multi-sport event held between February 8 and 23, 1992. in Albertville, France. 1,801 athletes (1,313 men and 488 women) from 64 countries participated.
Background
Choice
Other candidate cities included Anchorage in the United States, Berchtesgaden in Germany, Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy, Lillehammer in Norway, Falun in Sweden and Sofia in Bulgaria.
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| City | Country | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | 4th Round | 5th Round | 6th Round |
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| 19 | 26 | 29 | 42 | - | 51 |
| Sofia |  Bulgaria
| 25 | 25 | 28 | 24 | - | 25 |
| Falun |  Sweden
| 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 9 |
| Lillehammer |  Norway
| 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 40 | - |
| Cortina d'Ampezzo |  Italy
| 7 | 6 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Anchorage |  United States
| 7 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Berchtesgaden |  Germany
| 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
Olympic Torch
From December 13, 1991 to February 8, 1992, 5,500 relays carried the Olympic torch on a 5,500-kilometre journey that began in Olympia, Greece, and passed through Athens before leaving for France aboard the supersonic aircraft Concorde. On French soil, the route was like this:
Paris - Nantes - Le Havre - Lille - Strasbourg - Limoges - Bordeaux - Toulouse - Ajaccio - Nice - Marseille - Lyon - Grenoble - Albertville
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Stars
- Bjorn Daehlie (Norway), 3 gold medals in Nordic skiing.
- Bonnie Blair (United States), 2 gold medals on speed skating.
Medals
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| Position | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |  Germany (GER) | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 2 |  Unified equipment (UNE)1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 |  Norway (NOR) | 9 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 |  Austria (UT) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 |  United States (USA) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 |  Finland (FIN) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 |  Canada (CAN) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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