Nordic combined at the 1992 Winter Olympics
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| Venue | Courchevel (ski jumping) Les Saisies (cross-country skiing) |
| Dates | February 11–17, 1992 |
| No. of events | 2 |
| Competitors | 46 from 12 nations |
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| Individual | men |
| Team | men |
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.[1] All other cross-country and Biathlon competitions were held at Les Saisies.[2]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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.[1] Estonia made their Olympic Nordic combined debut, and the Unified Team made their only appearance.
Austria (4)
Estonia (4)
Unified Team (4)
Finland (4)
France (4)
Germany (4)
Japan (4)
Norway (4)
Poland (2)
Switzerland (4)
Czechoslovakia (4)
United States (4)
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nordic Combined at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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