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The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (French: II es Jeux olympiques d'hiver; German: II. Olympische Winterspiele; Italian: II Giochi olimpici invernali; Romansh: II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1928 (French: Saint-Moritz 1928; Romansh: San Murezzan 1928), were an international winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...
For the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, a total of five sports venues were used. The main stadium hosted the figure skating, ice hockey, and speed skating events. Skeleton was first held at the Cresta Run.
By 2034, eleven cities will have hosted the Olympic Games more than once: Athens (1896 and 2004 Summer Olympics), Paris (1900, 1924 and 2024 Summer Olympics), London (1908, 1948 and 2012 Summer Olympics), St. Moritz (1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics), Lake Placid (1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics), Los Angeles (1932, 1984 and 2028 Summer Olympics ...
1928 Winter Olympics. The 1928 Winter Olympics takes place at St Moritz in Switzerland (February 11 - February 19) Norway wins the most medals (15) and the most gold medals (6) 1928 Summer Olympics. The 1928 Summer Olympics takes place at Amsterdam (July 28 - August 12) United States wins the most medals (56) and the most gold medals (22)
Sonja Henie of Norway won the gold medal in the women's individual figure skating competition, the first of three consecutive Winter Olympics where she would do so. She was only 15 years old when she competed at the 1928 Games, setting the record for the youngest person to win an Olympic medal, a record she held for 74 years.
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • (1940) ... Pages in category "Venues of the 1928 Winter Olympics" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The venue hosted the bobsleigh events for both the 1928 and the 1948 Winter Olympics. Cesana Pariol hosted the bobsleigh events for the 2006 Winter Olympics in neighboring Turin. For the Winter Olympics, there are 19 venues that have or will host bobsleigh. Initially the only sliding sport for the Winter Games, it was first combined with luge ...
1928 Olympics may refer to: The 1928 Winter Olympics, which were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland; The 1928 Summer Olympics, which were held in Amsterdam, Netherlands