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258 athletes competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.
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258 athletes from 16 nations competed in the first Winter Olympics (1924), held in Chamonix, France.
1924 (the first one)
Australia has competed at every Summer Olympics and all Winter Olympics except 1924, 1928, 1932, and 1948.
Sports that were competed at the first Winter Olympics (1924) that are still being competed today (2010) are bobsleigh, figure skating, ice hockey, ski jumping, speed skating, nordic combined, and cross country skiing. Curling was also competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics but did not return until the 1998 Winter Olympics.
258 athletes from 16 nations competed of which 247 were men and 11 were women Link to answer: http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/All-Past-Olympic-Games/Winter/Chamonix-1924/Chamonix-1924-Collection/?Tab=1
247 Men and 11 Women
Ice hockey and figure skating.Ice hockey was first competed in 1920 and figure skating in 1908. The first Winter Olympics were in 1924.
Figure skating made its debut at the 1908 Games in London. It was not competed at the 1912 Games and then competed again in 1920. Starting in 1924 figure skating has been competed in the Winter Olympics.
1924 Winter Games in Chamonix ... 13 women competed, all in figure skating.
Ireland has competed in the Olympics as an independent nation since 1924. Prior to that they sent athletes to compete as part of the Great Britain team. Irish athletes, since 1924, have won 20 medals (8 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze).