Back دورة الألعاب الأولمبية الشتوية 1998 - جدول الميداليات Arabic Медальны залік на зімовых Алімпійскіх гульнях 1998 Byelorussian Класиране по медали от Зимните олимпийски игри 1998 Bulgarian Medaller dels Jocs Olímpics d'hivern de 1998 Catalan پێرستی مەدالیاکانی ئۆڵۆمپیادی زستانەی ١٩٩٨ CKB Medailové pořadí na Zimních olympijských hrách 1998 Czech Medaillenspiegel der Olympischen Winterspiele 1998 German Πίνακας μεταλλίων Χειμερινών Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων 1998 Greek Medaltabelo de la Vintra Olimpiko 1998 Esperanto Anexo:Medallero de los Juegos Olímpicos de Nagano 1998 Spanish
| 1998 Winter Olympics medals | |
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| Location | Nagano,  Japan |
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| Most gold medals |  Germany (12) |
| Most total medals | Germany (29) |
| Medalling NOCs | 24 |
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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]
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] American figure skater Tara Lipinski became the youngest competitor in Winter Olympics history to earn a gold medal in an individual event.[6]
- ^ 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 May 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "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. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ 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.