Liechtenstein at the Olympics

Participation of athletes from Liechtenstein in the Olympic Games

Liechtenstein at the Olympics is a history which began in 1948.

Liechtenstein at the
Olympics
IOC codeLIE
NOCLiechtenstein Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.li (in German and English)
Medals
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
6
Total
10
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Liechtenstein was LIC.[1] It is now LIE.[2]

History change

Liechtenstein was first at the Olympic Games in 1936. They have been in most Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then.

Athletes from Liechtenstein have won a total of nine medals, all in alpine skiing. It is the only nation to have won all of its medals at the Winter Olympics.

The National Olympic Committee for Liechtenstein was formed in 1935.

Xaver Frick, a founding member of the country's NOC, is the only Liechtenstein athlete to have been in both the summer and winter Olympic games.[3]

Medalists change

Medal Name Games Sport Event
3  Bronze Willi Frommelt 1976 Innsbruck Alpine skiing Men's slalom
3  Bronze Hanni Wenzel 1976 Innsbruck Alpine skiing Women's slalom
1  Gold Hanni Wenzel 1980 Lake Placid Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom
1  Gold Hanni Wenzel 1980 Lake Placid Alpine skiing Women's slalom
2  Silver Hanni Wenzel 1980 Lake Placid Alpine skiing Women's downhill
2  Silver Andreas Wenzel 1980 Lake Placid Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom
3  Bronze Andreas Wenzel 1984 Sarajevo Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom
3  Bronze Ursula Konzett 1984 Sarajevo Alpine skiing Women's slalom
3  Bronze Paul Frommelt 1988 Calgary Alpine skiing Men's slalom

Medals by Winter Games change

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 0 0 0 0
1948 St. Moritz 0 0 0 0
1952 Oslo did not participate
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 0 0 0 0
1960 Squaw Valley 0 0 0 0
1964 Innsbruck 0 0 0 0
1968 Grenoble 0 0 0 0
1972 Sapporo 0 0 0 0
1976 Innsbruck 0 0 2 2
1980 Lake Placid 2 2 0 4
1984 Sarajevo 0 0 2 2
1988 Calgary 0 0 1 1
1992 Albertville 0 0 0 0
1994 Lillehammer 0 0 0 0
1998 Nagano 0 0 0 0
2002 Salt Lake City 0 0 0 0
2006 Turin 0 0 0 0
2010 Vancouver 0 0 0 0
Total 2 2 5 9

Related pages change

References change

  1. "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-10-12.
  2. "Abbreviations, National Olympic Committees," 2009 Annual Report, p. 91 [PDF p. 92 of 94]; retrieved 2012-10-12.
  3. "Xaver Frick". Principality of Liechtenstein. Archived from the original on 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2009-07-11.

Other websites change