Liechtenstein at the Olympics
Liechtenstein first participated in the Olympic Games in 1936, and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then. The Liechtenstein Olympic Committee was created in 1935.
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IOC code | LIE |
NOC | Liechtenstein Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
Medals |
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Winter appearances | |
Liechtenstein is the smallest country in the world by both area and population to have won Olympic medals. Athletes from Liechtenstein have won a total of ten medals, all in alpine skiing. It is the only country to have won medals at the Winter, but not Summer, Olympic Games. Liechtenstein has the most medals per capita of any country, with nearly one medal for every 3,600 inhabitants.[1] Seven of its ten medals have been won by members of the same family: siblings Hanni and Andreas Wenzel, and Hanni's daughter Tina Weirather.[2] Further, the brothers Willi and Paul Frommelt have won two of the other three; only Ursula Konzett has medaled for her country without being related to Wenzels or Frommelts.
Xaver Frick, a founding member of the country's national olympic committee, is the only Liechtenstein athlete to have competed in both the summer and winter Olympic games.[3]
Medal tables
Medals by winter sport
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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![]() | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
Totals (1 sports) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
List of medalists
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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![]() | Willi Frommelt | ![]() | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom |
![]() | Hanni Wenzel | ![]() | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom |
![]() | Hanni Wenzel | ![]() | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom |
![]() | Hanni Wenzel | ![]() | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom |
![]() | Hanni Wenzel | ![]() | Alpine skiing | Women's downhill |
![]() | Andreas Wenzel | ![]() | Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom |
![]() | Andreas Wenzel | ![]() | Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom |
![]() | Ursula Konzett | ![]() | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom |
![]() | Paul Frommelt | ![]() | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom |
![]() | Tina Weirather | ![]() | Alpine skiing | Women's super-G |
See also
- List of flag bearers for Liechtenstein at the Olympics
- Category:Olympic competitors for Liechtenstein
- Liechtenstein at the Paralympics
References
- Manning, Nevill (16 February 2018). "Medals per Capita". medalspercapita.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- Dunbar, Graham (23 December 2013). "Liechtenstein skier Tina Weirather follows in her family's rich Olympic tradition". Courier Islander. Campbell River, British Columbia. Associated Press. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- "Xaver Frick". Principality of Liechtenstein. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
External links
- "Liechtenstein". International Olympic Committee.
- "Liechtenstein". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/LIE". olympanalyt.com.