The 1925 Workers' Winter Olympiad was the first edition of

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. The games were held from January 31 to February 2 at the

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town of Schreiberhau which today is a part of

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and it is called

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. Four nations participated the 1925 Workers' Winter Olympiad. The only sport was

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. Competitors did not represent their country but instead they were competing under the common red flag of the

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Events and best placed competitors

Men's 15 km cross-country skiing

Men's 30 km cross-country skiing

Men's 4 km steeplechase skiing

Women's 6 km cross-country skiing

Men's Nordic combined

Men's ski jumping

Country ranking

Participating nations are ranked by positions, since no

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s were awarded at the Workers' Olympiads.

Sources

*Voitto Raatikainen: "Talviurheilun sankarit – talviurheilun kuvahistoria", Karisto Publishing 1977. {{International Workers' Olympiads International Workers' Olympiads 1925 in multi-sport events International sports competitions hosted by Germany Winter multi-sport events in Germany 1925 in German sport January 1925 sports events February 1925 sports events