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was the host nation for the

1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron ...

in Albertville. It was the third time that France had hosted the

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(after the 1924 Games in Chamonix and the 1968 Games in Grenoble), and the fifth time overall (after the

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and

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, both in

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Medalists

Competitors

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Alpine skiing

;Men Men's combined ;Women Women's combined

Biathlon

;Men ;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay ;Women ;Women's 3 x 7.5 km relay : ¹ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. : ² One minute added per missed target.

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

;Men : ¹ Starting delay based on 10 km results. : C = Classical style, F = Freestyle ;Men's 4 × 10 km relay ;Women : ² Starting delay based on 5 km results. : C = Classical style, F = Freestyle ;Women's 4 × 5 km relay

Curling

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was a

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at the

Figure skating

;Men ;Women ;Pairs ;Ice Dancing

Freestyle skiing

;Men ;Women

Ice hockey

Group B

Twelve participating teams were placed in two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Medal Round while the last two teams competed in the consolation round for the 9th to 12th places.

Final round

Quarter-finals Consolation round 5th-8th places 7th-place match Contestants :* Jean-Marc Djian :*

Fabrice Lhenry Fabrice Lhenry (born June 29, 1972) is a French former professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently the head coach of Dragons de Rouen of the Ligue Magnus. Lhenry played the majority of his career in France with a visit to the Germany (19 ...

:* Petri Ylönen :*

Stéphane Botteri Stéphane Botteri (born 27 January 1962) is a French ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1988 Winter Olympics, the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as ...

:* Gérald Guennelon :*

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:* Jean-Philippe Lemoine :*

Denis Perez Denis Perez (born 25 April 1965 in Caen, France), is a French ice hockey player and coach. He competed at five consecutive Olympics from 1988 to 2002, thus becoming the fifth hockey player to do so after Udo Kießling (Germany), Petter Thoresen ...

:* Serge Poudrier :* Bruno Saunier :*

Peter Almásy Peter Almásy (born 11 February 1961) is a French ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events ...

:* Mickaël Babin :* Stéphane Barin :*

Philippe Bozon Philippe Bozon (born November 30, 1966) is a former French professional ice hockey player who played for the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League (NHL) between the 1991–92 and 1994-95 seasons. He is the first of only seven French-bor ...

:* Arnaud Briand :*

Yves Crettenand Yves Crettenand (born 29 April 1963) is a French former ice hockey left winger. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 spor ...

:* Patrick Dunn :*

Benoît Laporte Benoit Laporte (born June 14, 1960) is a Canadian-French professional ice hockey coach and a former professional ice hockey player. He last served as head coach of the 3L de Rivière-du-Loup. Playing career Born in Montreal, Quebec, Laporte pl ...

Pascal Margerit Pascal Margerit (born 12 February 1971) is a French ice hockey player. He competed in the Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics, men's tournament at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Career statistics References

1971 births Living people Ch ...

Christian Pouget Christian Pouget (born January 11, 1966 in Gap, France) is a retired French professional ice hockey player. Achievements Olympic career Pouget competed in three Olympics representing France - 1988, 1992, and 1998 1998 was designated a ...

Pierre Pousse Pierre Pousse (born February 27, 1966) is a French former professional ice hockey player. He was a coach with the France national ice hockey team since 2004. International Pousse competed for France in the 1988, 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. ...

:* Antoine Richer :*

Christophe Ville Christophe Ville (born 15 June 1963) is a French former professional ice hockey centre. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1988 Winter Olympics, the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, offi ...

*Head coach:

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Luge

;Men (Men's) Doubles

Nordic combined

Men's individual Events: * normal hill ski jumping * 15 km cross-country skiing Men's Team Three participants per team. Events: * normal hill ski jumping * 10 km cross-country skiing

Short track speed skating

;Men ;Women

Ski jumping

;Men's team large hill : ¹ Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.

Speed skating

;Men

References

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database

Olympic Winter Games 1992, full results by sports-reference.com
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