1st Olympic Winter Games
Host City - Chamonix, France
Stadium - Stade Olympique
It is worth mentioning...
- Charles Jewtraw an American was the first Winter Games champion to win the first event, 500m speed skating.
- Anders Haugen had to wait 50 years to receive his bronze medal in the ski jumping event because the IOC saw a "marking error" was a mistake. He was 83 years old.
- Anders Haugen had to wait 50 years to receive his bronze medal in the ski jumping event because the IOC saw a "marking error" was a mistake. He was 83 years old.
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Ajman
Bobsleigh
Issued: 1971
Issued: 1971
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France
Ski
Issued: 1937
Issued: 1937
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France
Ski
Issued: 1962
Issued: 1962
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Dominica
Charles Jewtraw - USA
Issued: 1997
Gold - 500m Speed Skating
Issued: 1997
Gold - 500m Speed Skating
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