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THE XVIth OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES

Dates: February 8 - 23, 1992 N.O.C. participants: 64 Number of sports: 7 Number of contests: 57 Number of athletes: 1801 Men: 1313 Women: 588 Volonteers: 8647 Media: 5894 Opening: François Mitterrand, Republic President Oath: Surya Bonaly Oath juges: Pierre Bornat Number of torch bearer: 0 Last torch bearer: Michel Platini, François-Cyrille Grange Bids towns: Anchorage (USA), Berchtesgaden (GER), Cortina d'Ampezzo (ITA), Lillehammer (NOR), Falun (SWE), Sofia (BUL)