Women competed in the first Winter Olympics, the 1924 Games in Chamonix. There were 13 women competitors, all in figure skating.
Herma Planck-Szabo of Austria was the first woman to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics when she won the ladies singles figure skating competition. Two days later, Helene Engelmann of Austria won gold in mixed pairs figure skating with her partner Alfred Berger.
Helene Engelmann and Herma Planck-Szabo were cousins.
No, women were not allowed to enter the olympics.
women's 2 person bobsled was admitted to the 2002 Winter Olympics
no women were not aloud to compete in the Olympics.
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Yes, both men and women will compete in the skeleton in the 2014 winter olympics
At London 2012, 3 countries allowed women to compete at the Olympics for the first time. These were Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei.
1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Women first competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.
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Women are allowed at both the winter and summer Olympics
Women were not only not allowed to compete but also were not allowed to watch the games as the competotors were nude.
Women were not allowed to compete personally. Married women were not allowed to attend the games because of a penalty of death, although maidens were allowed to attend.