Italy first competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
The 1924 Winter Games in Chamonix. Switzerland has participated in every Winter Olympics that has been held.
Women first competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Hi, Paul Narracott became the first Australian to compete at both the Summer and Winter Olympics: he had competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in athletics, and participated in bobsleigh in 1992. Hope it helps!
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China sent 24 athletes to the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid to compete in figure skating, speed skating, alpine skiing, cross country skiing, and biathlon. They did not win any medals. The 1980 Winter Olympics were the first Winter Olympics that China competed in.
At the first Olympics in 1896.
Yes, the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver are the first that Canadian figure skater Cynthia Phaneuf will compete in.
Muhammad Abbas. Muhammad finished 79th in men's giant slalom alpine skiing. He was the first athlete representing Pakistan to ever compete in the Winter Olympics.
Ice hockey was competed at the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924. But, ice hockey first debuted at the 1920 Games in Antwerp.
Viktor Balck (not Black) was a member of the International Olympic Committee at the time the Olympic Winter Games were first held in 1924, but he did not compete as an athlete.
Bode Miller did not compete in the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville. His first Olympics were the 1998 Games in Nagano where he competed in giant slalom and slalom and did not finish either event.