Nordic combined at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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Nordic Combined
at the XVI Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for nordic combined
VenueCourchevel (ski jumping)
Les Saisies (cross-country skiing)
DatesFebruary 11–17, 1992
No. of events2
Competitors46 from 12 nations
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The Nordic combined event at the 1992 Winter Olympics consisted of two athletic disciplines (ski jumping and cross-country skiing), held from 11 February to 17 February. The ski jumping portion and the 15 km cross-country portion of the Nordic Combined event were both held at Courchevel-le Praz. A temporary cross-country stadium was constructed in a field directly adjacent (east) to the Tremplin du Praz ski jump outrun. All other cross-country and Biathlon competitions were held at Les Saisies.

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France1102
2 Japan1001
3 Norway0101
4 Austria0022
Totals (4 entries)2226

France and Japan, two nations that had never won a medal in Olympic Nordic combined, topped the medal table, each winning one gold, with the French adding a silver as well.

Events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Fabrice Guy
 France
44:28.1 Sylvain Guillaume
 France
45:16.5 Klaus Sulzenbacher
 Austria
45:34.4
Team
 Japan
Reiichi Mikata
Takanori Kono
Kenji Ogiwara
1:23:36.5  Norway
Knut Tore Apeland
Fred Børre Lundberg
Trond Einar Elden
1:25:02.9  Austria
Klaus Ofner
Stefan Kreiner
Klaus Sulzenbacher
1:25:16.6

Participating NOCs

Twelve nations participated in Nordic combined at the Albertville Games. Estonia made their Olympic Nordic combined debut, and the Unified Team made their only appearance.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Albertville 1992 Official Report (pages 94 to 95)" (PDF). Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville. LA84 Foundation. 1992. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "Nordic Combined at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.