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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.
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.


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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.medalspercapita.com/#medals-per-capita:all |title=Medals per Capita |last1=Manning |first1=Nevill |date=16 February 2018 |website=medalspercapita.com |publisher= |accessdate=17 February 2018 }}</ref> Seven of its ten medals have been won by members of the same family: siblings [[Hanni Wenzel|Hanni]] and [[Andreas Wenzel]], and Hanni's daughter [[Tina Weirather]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.courierislander.com/sports/liechtenstein-skier-tina-weirather-follows-in-her-family-s-rich-olympic-tradition-1.768885 |newspaper=Courier Islander |location=[[Campbell River, British Columbia]] |agency=Associated Press |last=Dunbar |first=Graham |title=Liechtenstein skier Tina Weirather follows in her family's rich Olympic tradition |date=23 December 2013 |accessdate=24 January 2014}}</ref> (Further, the brothers [[Willi Frommelt|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.)
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.medalspercapita.com/#medals-per-capita:all |title=Medals per Capita |last1=Manning |first1=Nevill |date=16 February 2018 |website=medalspercapita.com |publisher= |accessdate=17 February 2018 }}</ref> Seven of its ten medals have been won by members of the same family: siblings [[Hanni Wenzel|Hanni]] and [[Andreas Wenzel]], and Hanni's daughter [[Tina Weirather]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.courierislander.com/sports/liechtenstein-skier-tina-weirather-follows-in-her-family-s-rich-olympic-tradition-1.768885 |newspaper=Courier Islander |location=[[Campbell River, British Columbia]] |agency=Associated Press |last=Dunbar |first=Graham |title=Liechtenstein skier Tina Weirather follows in her family's rich Olympic tradition |date=23 December 2013 |accessdate=24 January 2014}}</ref> (Further, the brothers [[Willi Frommelt|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.<ref name=pl> {{cite news |first=|last=|title=Xaver Frick |url=http://www.liechtenstein.li/en/eliechtenstein_main_sites/portal_fuerstentum_liechtenstein/fl-sport-sport/fl-sport-goldeneslorbeerblatt/fl-sport-goldeneslorbeerblatt-frick.htm |work=[[Principality of Liechtenstein]]|publisher=|date=|accessdate=2009-07-11}}</ref>
[[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.<ref name=pl> {{cite news |first=|last=|title=Xaver Frick |url=http://www.liechtenstein.li/en/eliechtenstein_main_sites/portal_fuerstentum_liechtenstein/fl-sport-sport/fl-sport-goldeneslorbeerblatt/fl-sport-goldeneslorbeerblatt-frick.htm |work=[[Principality of Liechtenstein]]|publisher=|date=|accessdate=2009-07-11}}</ref>

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Liechtenstein at the
Olympics
IOC codeLIE
NOCLiechtenstein Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.li Template:De icon Template:En icon
Medals
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
6
Total
10
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

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.

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

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Medals by winter sport

Rank
 Alpine skiing 2 2 6 10 12
Total 2 2 6 10 30

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Bronze Willi Frommelt 1976 Innsbruck Alpine skiing Men's slalom
 Bronze Hanni Wenzel 1976 Innsbruck Alpine skiing Women's slalom
 Gold Hanni Wenzel 1980 Lake Placid Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom
 Gold Hanni Wenzel 1980 Lake Placid Alpine skiing Women's slalom
 Silver Hanni Wenzel 1980 Lake Placid Alpine skiing Women's downhill
 Silver Andreas Wenzel 1980 Lake Placid Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom
 Bronze Andreas Wenzel 1984 Sarajevo Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom
 Bronze Ursula Konzett 1984 Sarajevo Alpine skiing Women's slalom
 Bronze Paul Frommelt 1988 Calgary Alpine skiing Men's slalom
 Bronze Tina Weirather 2018 Pyeongchang Alpine skiing Women's super-G

See also

References

  1. ^ Manning, Nevill (16 February 2018). "Medals per Capita". medalspercapita.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Xaver Frick". Principality of Liechtenstein. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
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