The first Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France. 192 1 year, the IOC decided to hold "1924 International Winter Sports Week" in Chamonix, France. Two years after the competition, the International Olympic Committee officially confirmed this competition as the first Winter Olympic Games.
The first event decided at the Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France was the men's 500-meter speed skating. American athlete Charles Jewtraw won the gold medal in this event, which is also the first gold medal in the history of the Winter Olympics. In this Olympic Games, Klass Thunberg, a speed skater from Finland, won three gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal, becoming the athlete who won the most medals.
Basic information of the Winter Olympics:
The Winter Olympics is referred to as the Winter Olympics and the Winter Olympics for short. Mainly held around the world, it is the largest comprehensive winter sports meeting in the world. It is held every four years, alternating with the Summer Olympic Games from 65438 to 0994.
The participating countries are mainly distributed all over the world, including Europe, Africa, America, Asia and Oceania. Sponsored by the International Olympic Committee. Calculate the number of sessions according to the actual number of sessions. The 24th Winter Olympic Games was held in China, Beijing and Zhangjiakou from February 4 to February 20, 2022.
On June 65438+1October 65438+April, 2022, the United Nations Postal Administration announced that in order to celebrate the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the United Nations would issue stamps with the theme of "Sport for Peace". This is the first time that the United Nations has issued stamps for the Winter Olympics. By June 2022, 23 countries and 4 1 city had hosted the Summer Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games.