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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

1924 Winter Olympics

The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1924 in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France between 25 January and 5 February 1924. The Games were originally called Semaine Internationale des Sports d'Hiver ("International Winter Sports Week") and were held as part of the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was later decided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that the Games would be called the I Olympic Winter Games.

Participating nations

Athletes from 16 nations competed in the first Winter Olympic Games.
 Austria
 Belgium
 Canada
 Czechoslovakia
 Finland
 France
 Great Britain
 Hungary
 Italy
 Latvia
 Norway
 Poland
 Switzerland
 Sweden
 USA
 Yugoslavia

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