Original author: Pierre de Coubertin (1863-1937) · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

1998 Winter Olympics

18th edition of Winter Olympics, in Nagano, Japan

Details

Instance of: Winter Olympic Games edition, international sporting event
Date: February 1998
Start time: 7 February 1998
End time: 22 February 1998
Has parts: biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics, snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics, luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics, short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics, freestyle skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics, Nordic combined at the 1998 Winter Olympics, cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics, Nordic skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics, ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics, alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics, bobsleigh at the 1998 Winter Olympics, ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Part of the series: Winter Olympic Games
Follows: 1994 Winter Olympics
Followed by: 2002 Winter Olympics
Location: Nagano Olympic Stadium
Country: Japan
Participants: Irena Česneková
dedicated heritage entity: Nagano Olympic Museum
has part(s) of the class: Olympic sporting event
mascot: Sukki, Nokki, Lekki, and Tsukki
number of participants: 72, 2176
oath made by: Kenji Ogiwara, Junko Hiramatsu
official name: XXVIII. Olympesch Wanterspiller
officially opened by: Akihito
organizer: Nagano Olympic Organizing Committee
sport: winter sport
sports season of league or competition: Winter Olympic Games
theme music: Wa ni Natte Odorō
topic's main category: Category:1998 Winter Olympics
torch lit by: Midori Ito