Liechtenstein and the Olympics



My interest in Liechtenstein stems from my assignment as the Atlanta Committee for the Olympics Games' Associate Envoy to Liechtenstein. Recently I visited Liechtenstein and some members of its Olympic team. Below is a bit of what I learned about Liechtenstein's long history of participation in the Games.






Liechtenstein shooting club, Vaduz, 1905

Shooting was one of the earliest organized sports in Liechtenstein...





Olympic Trials, 1936

Oskar Ospelt and Xaver Frick took part in the first Olympic Trial held...




Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, 1948

The royal family and the Olympic team are pictured here in the first...




Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 1952

Here Princess Gina and Baron von Falz-Fein are shown with the team...




Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1956

The Prince and Baron von Falz-Fein accompanied the team in a year...



Summer Olympics in Rome, 1960

Cyclist Adolf Heeb at a reception for the 1960 Olympic team. Heeb was...







Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, 1960

Adolf Fehr is pictured here with Hermann and Silvan Kunde. Liechtenstein...





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