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Liechtenstein at the Olympics

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Liechtenstein first joined the Olympic Games in 1936 and has sent athletes to most Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then. The Liechtenstein Olympic Committee was created in 1935 to support their Olympic efforts.

Liechtenstein holds a special place in Olympic history as the smallest country in the world by population to have won an Olympic gold medal. All ten medals won by Liechtenstein athletes have come from alpine skiing, making it the only country to earn medals only at the Winter Olympics and not the Summer Games. With nearly one medal for every 3,600 people, Liechtenstein has the most medals per person of any country.

Many of Liechtenstein's medals were won by members of the same family. Siblings Hanni and Andreas Wenzel, along with Hanni's daughter Tina Weirather, won seven of the ten medals. The brothers Willi and Paul Frommelt added two more, leaving just one medal won by Ursula Konzett, who is not related to the other medalists.

Xaver Frick, a founding member of the country's national olympic committee, is unique for being the only athlete from Liechtenstein to have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Medals by winter sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Alpine skiing22610
Totals (1 entries)22610

List of medalists

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