Liechtenstein at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Liechtenstein at the Olympics
IOC code	LIE
NOC	Liechtenstein Olympic Committee
Website
Medals Ranked 95th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 2 2 6 10
Summer appearances
1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

Liechtenstein, a small country in Europe, first joined the Olympic Games in 1936. Since then, athletes from Liechtenstein have taken part in most Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games. The Liechtenstein Olympic Committee was started in 1935 to help their athletes.

Liechtenstein is a very special country in the Olympics! It's the smallest country by population to have ever won a gold medal. It's also the only country that has won medals only at the Winter Olympics, not the Summer Games.

Athletes from Liechtenstein have won a total of ten medals. All of these medals were won in alpine skiing. This small country has more Olympic medals per person than any other country in the world!

A cool fact is that seven out of their ten medals were won by members of the same family! These include siblings Hanni Wenzel and Andreas Wenzel, and Hanni's daughter Tina Weirather. Also, brothers Willi Frommelt and Paul Frommelt won two more medals. Only Ursula Konzett won a medal for Liechtenstein without being related to the Wenzel or Frommelt families.

Xaver Frick, who helped start Liechtenstein's national olympic committee, is the only athlete from Liechtenstein to have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

Olympic Medals for Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein has a unique history at the Olympics. Let's look at how they've done over the years.

Medals at the Summer Olympics

Liechtenstein has sent athletes to many Summer Olympic Games. However, they have not yet won any medals in the Summer Games.

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1936 Berlin	6	0	0	0	0	–
1948 London	2	0	0	0	0	–
1952 Helsinki	2	0	0	0	0	–
1956 Melbourne	did not participate
1960 Rome	5	0	0	0	0	–
1964 Tokyo	2	0	0	0	0	–
1968 Mexico City	2	0	0	0	0	–
1972 Munich	6	0	0	0	0	–
1976 Montreal	6	0	0	0	0	–
1980 Moscow	did not participate
1984 Los Angeles	7	0	0	0	0	–
1988 Seoul	12	0	0	0	0	–
1992 Barcelona	7	0	0	0	0	–
1996 Atlanta	2	0	0	0	0	–
2000 Sydney	2	0	0	0	0	–
2004 Athens	1	0	0	0	0	–
2008 Beijing	2	0	0	0	0	–
2012 London	3	0	0	0	0	–
2016 Rio de Janeiro	3	0	0	0	0	–
2020 Tokyo	5	0	0	0	0	–
2024 Paris	1	0	0	0	0	–
2028 Los Angeles	future event
Total		0	0	0	0	–

Medals at the Winter Olympics

Liechtenstein has been very successful at the Winter Olympics, especially in alpine skiing. They have won all their ten medals at these games.

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	4	0	0	0	0	–
1948 St. Moritz	10	0	0	0	0	–
1952 Oslo	did not participate
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	8	0	0	0	0	–
1960 Squaw Valley	3	0	0	0	0	–
1964 Innsbruck	6	0	0	0	0	–
1968 Grenoble	9	0	0	0	0	–
1972 Sapporo	4	0	0	0	0	–
1976 Innsbruck	9	0	0	2	2	14
1980 Lake Placid	7	2	2	0	4	6
1984 Sarajevo	10	0	0	2	2	16
1988 Calgary	13	0	0	1	1	16
1992 Albertville	7	0	0	0	0	–
1994 Lillehammer	10	0	0	0	0	–
1998 Nagano	8	0	0	0	0	–
2002 Salt Lake City	8	0	0	0	0	–
2006 Turin	5	0	0	0	0	–
2010 Vancouver	7	0	0	0	0	–
2014 Sochi	4	0	0	0	0	–
2018 Pyeongchang	3	0	0	1	1	28
2022 Beijing	2	0	0	0	0	-
2026 Milan/Cortina	future event
Total		2	2	6	10	34

Medals by Winter Sport

All of Liechtenstein's Olympic medals have been won in one sport: alpine skiing. This shows how strong their skiers are!

Famous Olympic Medalists

Here are the amazing athletes who have won Olympic medals for Liechtenstein:

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Frommelt, WilliWilli Frommelt	1976 Innsbruck	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom
3 Bronze	Wenzel, HanniHanni Wenzel	1976 Innsbruck	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom
1 Gold	Wenzel, HanniHanni Wenzel	1980 Lake Placid	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom
1 Gold	Wenzel, HanniHanni Wenzel	1980 Lake Placid	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom
2 Silver	Wenzel, HanniHanni Wenzel	1980 Lake Placid	Alpine skiing	Women's downhill
2 Silver	Wenzel, AndreasAndreas Wenzel	1980 Lake Placid	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom
3 Bronze	Wenzel, AndreasAndreas Wenzel	1984 Sarajevo	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom
3 Bronze	Konzett, UrsulaUrsula Konzett	1984 Sarajevo	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom
3 Bronze	Frommelt, PaulPaul Frommelt	1988 Calgary	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom
3 Bronze	Weirather, TinaTina Weirather	2018 Pyeongchang	Alpine skiing	Women's super-G

See Also

In Spanish: Liechtenstein en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Liechtenstein at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Liechtenstein
• Liechtenstein at the Paralympics