7th Olympic Winter Games
Host City - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Stadium - Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio
Host City - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Stadium - Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio
It is worth mentioning...
- Pavel Kolchin from USSR was the first non-Scandinavian Olympian to win a medal in cross-country skiing.
- Madeleine Berthod from Switzerland won the gold medal in the downhill skiing event by 4.7 seconds on the day of her birthday.
- American Tenley Albright American skater and surgeon won a gold medal in ladies figure skating singles event. In 2015, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
- Hayes Alan Jenkins also an American skater led the Americans in the figure skating event.
- Toni Sailer became Austria's first Alpine skier to win three Olympic gold medals.
- Pavel Kolchin from USSR was the first non-Scandinavian Olympian to win a medal in cross-country skiing.
- Madeleine Berthod from Switzerland won the gold medal in the downhill skiing event by 4.7 seconds on the day of her birthday.
- American Tenley Albright American skater and surgeon won a gold medal in ladies figure skating singles event. In 2015, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
- Hayes Alan Jenkins also an American skater led the Americans in the figure skating event.
- Toni Sailer became Austria's first Alpine skier to win three Olympic gold medals.
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Fujaihra
Olympic Rings
Issued: 1972
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San Marino
Skating, Skiing, Bobsled, Downhill Skiing, Hockey, Figure Skating, Skiing
Issued: 1955
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