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These were the final Winter Olympic Games under the IOC Presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch. The hosting of the games improved transportation networks with the construction of the high-speed Shinkansen, the Nagano Shinkansen, now the Hokuriku Shinkansen, between Tokyo and Nagano Station, via Ōmiya and Takasaki.
The following is a list of host cities of the Olympic Games, both summer and winter, since the modern Olympics began in 1896. Since then, summer and winter games have usually celebrated a four-year period known as an Olympiad.
6 lut 1998 · Discover the lasting legacy that this edition of the Olympic Games created for its hosts. Memorable Champions Björn Dählie of Norway won three gold medals in Nordic skiing to become the first athlete to earn eight career Winter Olympic gold medals and 12 medals in all.
Learn about the second Japanese Winter Olympics, held in Nagano in 1998, with 72 nations and 2176 participants. See the medal table, the new events, the athlete trivia and the videos from the Games.
3 dni temu · While Germany took home more medals (29) than any other nation, the host country, Japan, enjoyed its best showing in the Winter Olympics, earning 10 medals. Ski jumper Kazuyoshi Funaki soared to the gold medal on the 120-metre hill and a silver on the 90-metre hill and led a dramatic victory in the team ski jumping event.
16 cze 2021 · The Olympic Winter Games Nagano 1998 provided the Japanese prefecture of Nagano with an opportunity to upgrade its ski resorts and transport infrastructure and promote itself as a leading winter sports destination.
10 paź 2024 · While Germany took home more medals (29) than any other nation, the host country, Japan, enjoyed its best showing in the Winter Olympics, earning 10 medals. Ski jumper Kazuyoshi Funaki soared to the gold medal on the 120-meter hill and a silver on the 90-meter hill and led a dramatic victory in the team ski jumping event.
