Editing 1994 Winter Olympics (section)

==Participating National Olympic Committees==
[[File:Vikingskipet-Hamar.jpg|thumb|[[Vikingskipet]] in [[Hamar]] was the venue for [[speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics|speed skating]].]]
A record 67 nations participated in the 1994 Winter Olympics. These Games were the first to implement stricter qualifying standards that prevented low-performing athletes from competing without meeting minimum requirements. As a consequence, eleven "warm-weather countries" that signed up to take part in the Games were mostly absent because very few of their athletes succeeded in qualifying; the number of African athletes fell from nineteen in 1992 to three in 1994. These rules were, however, not applied to bobsled events, enabling the [[Virgin Islands at the 1994 Winter Olympics|U.S. Virgin Islands]], [[Trinidad and Tobago at the 1994 Winter Olympics|Trinidad and Tobago]] and [[Jamaica at the 1994 Winter Olympics|Jamaica]] to compete in that sport.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/07/sports/winter-olympics-the-tourist-athlete-gets-snowed-out-of-these-games.html |title=The Tourist Athlete Gets Snowed Out of These Games |work=The New York Times |date=7 February 1994 |first=Christopher |last=Clarey |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107225811/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/07/sports/winter-olympics-the-tourist-athlete-gets-snowed-out-of-these-games.html |archive-date=7 November 2012 |access-date=11 December 2010 |url-status=live  }}</ref> On 25&nbsp;October 1993, the [[United Nations General Assembly]] urged its members to observe the [[Olympic truce]], lasting from seven days before the start of the Games until seven days after the close, making the Lillehammer Olympics the first to observe the truce.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/events/olympictruce/index.shtml |title=The United Nations and the Olympic Truce |publisher=UN |access-date=11 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811050654/http://www.un.org/events/olympictruce/index.shtml |archive-date=11 August 2010 |url-status=live  }}</ref> The IOC appealed for a truce in the ongoing [[Bosnian War]] and the [[Siege of Sarajevo]], the city that had hosted the [[1984 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news
 |url         = https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/08/sports/winter-olympics-lillehammer-has-the-war-in-sarajevo-on-its-mind.html
 |title       = Lillehammer Has the War in Sarajevo on Its Mind
 |work        = The New York Times
 |date        = 8 February 1994
 |agency      = [[Reuters]]
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20130602131740/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/08/sports/winter-olympics-lillehammer-has-the-war-in-sarajevo-on-its-mind.html
 |archive-date = 2 June 2013
 |access-date  = 11 December 2010
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>

The former Soviet republics of [[Armenia at the 1994 Winter Olympics|Armenia]], [[Belarus at the 1994 Winter Olympics|Belarus]], [[Georgia at the 1994 Winter Olympics|Georgia]], [[Kazakhstan at the 1994 Winter Olympics|Kazakhstan]], [[Kyrgyzstan at the 1994 Winter Olympics|Kyrgyzstan]], [[Moldova at the 1994 Winter Olympics|Moldova]], [[Ukraine at the 1994 Winter Olympics|Ukraine]] and [[Uzbekistan at the 1994 Winter Olympics|Uzbekistan]] participated as independent nations. This was the first time since the [[1912 Summer Olympics]] that [[Russia at the 1994 Winter Olympics|Russia]] competed independently at the Olympic Games. Athletes of these countries previously competed in the Winter Olympics as part of the [[Soviet Union]] team until 1991. The [[Czech Republic at the 1994 Winter Olympics|Czech Republic]] and [[Slovakia at the 1994 Winter Olympics|Slovakia]] participated for the first time, after the break-up of [[Czechoslovakia at the Olympics|Czechoslovakia]] in 1993. [[Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 1994 Winter Olympics|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] made their Olympic debut, following their independence from [[Yugoslavia at the Olympics|Yugoslavia]] in 1992; the composition of their four-man bob team was one Croat, two Bosniaks and a Serb, mirroring the ethnic diversity of the country. This was also [[Israel at the 1994 Winter Olympics|Israel]]'s first appearance at the Winter Olympics and a member of the [[European Olympic Committees]]. [[American Samoa at the 1994 Winter Olympics|American Samoa]] participated for the first time, as did Trinidad and Tobago.

[[File:1994 Winter Olympics participants.png|400px|thumb|center|Participating NOCs]]

{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Participating [[:Category:Nations at the 1994 Winter Olympics|National Olympic Committees]]
|-
|
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagIOC|ASA|1994 Winter|2}}
*{{flagIOC|AND|1994 Winter|6}}
*{{flagIOC|ARG|1994 Winter|10}}
*{{flagIOC|ARM|1994 Winter|2}}
*{{flagIOC|AUS|1994 Winter|25}}
*{{flagIOC|AUT|1994 Winter|80}}
*{{flagIOC|BLR|1994 Winter|33}}
*{{flagIOC|BEL|1994 Winter|5}}
*{{flagIOC|BER|1994 Winter|1}}
*{{flagIOC|BIH|1994 Winter|10}}
*{{flagIOC|BRA|1994 Winter|1}}
*{{flagIOC|BUL|1994 Winter|17}}
*{{flagIOC|CAN|1994 Winter|95}}
*{{flagIOC|CHI|1994 Winter|3}}
*{{flagIOC|CHN|1994 Winter|24}}
*{{flagIOC|CRO|1994 Winter|3}}
*{{flagIOC|CYP|1994 Winter|1}}
*{{flagIOC|CZE|1994 Winter|63}}
*{{flagIOC|DEN|1994 Winter|4}}
*{{flagIOC|EST|1994 Winter|26}}
*{{flagIOC|FIJ|1994 Winter|1}}
*{{flagIOC|FIN|1994 Winter|61}}
*{{flagIOC|FRA|1994 Winter|98}}
*{{flagIOC|GEO|1994 Winter|5}}
*{{flagIOC|GER|1994 Winter|112}}
*{{flagIOC|GBR|1994 Winter|32}}
*{{flagIOC|GRE|1994 Winter|9}}
*{{flagIOC|HUN|1994 Winter|16}}
*{{flagIOC|ISL|1994 Winter|5}}
*{{flagIOC|ISR|1994 Winter|1}}
*{{flagIOC|ITA|1994 Winter|104}}
*{{flagIOC|JAM|1994 Winter|4}}
*{{flagIOC|JPN|1994 Winter|57}}
*{{flagIOC|KAZ|1994 Winter|29}}
*{{flagIOC|KOR|1994 Winter|21}}
*{{flagIOC|KGZ|1994 Winter|1}}
*{{flagIOC|LAT|1994 Winter|27}}
*{{flagIOC|LIE|1994 Winter|10}}
*{{flagIOC|LTU|1994 Winter|6}}
*{{flagIOC|LUX|1994 Winter|1}}
*{{flagIOC|MEX|1994 Winter|1}}
*{{flagIOC|MDA|1994 Winter|2}}
*{{flagIOC|MON|1994 Winter|5}}
*{{flagIOC|MGL|1994 Winter|1}}
*{{flagIOC|NED|1994 Winter|21}}
*{{flagIOC|NZL|1994 Winter|7}}
*{{flagIOC|NOR|1994 Winter|88}} '''(host)'''
*{{flagIOC|POL|1994 Winter|28}}
*{{flagIOC|POR|1994 Winter|1}}
*{{flagIOC|PUR|1994 Winter|5}}
*{{flagIOC|ROU|1994 Winter|23}}
*{{flagIOC|RUS|1994 Winter|113}}
*{{flagIOC|SMR|1994 Winter|3}}
*{{flagIOC|SEN|1994 Winter|1}}
*{{flagIOC|SVK|1994 Winter|42}}
*{{flagIOC|SLO|1994 Winter|22}}
*{{flagIOC|RSA|1994 Winter|2}}
*{{flagIOC|ESP|1994 Winter|13}}
*{{flagIOC|SWE|1994 Winter|84}}
*{{flagIOC|SUI|1994 Winter|59}}
*{{flagIOC|TPE|1994 Winter|2}}
*{{flagIOC|TRI|1994 Winter|2}}
*{{flagIOC|TUR|1994 Winter|1}}
*{{flagIOC|UKR|1994 Winter|37}}
*{{flagIOC|USA|1994 Winter|147}}
*{{flagIOC|UZB|1994 Winter|7}}
*{{flagIOC|ISV|1994 Winter|8}}
{{div col end}}
|}

=== Number of athletes by National Olympic Committee ===
1,737 [[athlete]]s from 67 [[National Olympic Committee|NOCs]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- 
! [[List of IOC country codes|IOC Letter Code]]
! Country
! Athletes
|-
| ASA || {{flagIOC|ASA|1994 Winter}} || 2
|-
| AND || {{flagIOC|AND|1994 Winter}} || 6
|-
| ARG || {{flagIOC|ARG|1994 Winter}} || 10
|-
| ARM || {{flagIOC|ARM|1994 Winter}} || 2
|-
| AUS || {{flagIOC|AUS|1994 Winter}} || 25
|-
| AUT || {{flagIOC|AUT|1994 Winter}} || 80
|-
| BLR || {{flagIOC|BLR|1994 Winter}} || 33
|-
| BEL || {{flagIOC|BEL|1994 Winter}} || 5
|-
| BER || {{flagIOC|BER|1994 Winter}} || 1
|-
| BIH || {{flagIOC|BIH|1994 Winter}} || 10
|-
| BRA || {{flagIOC|BRA|1994 Winter}} || 1
|-
| BUL || {{flagIOC|BUL|1994 Winter}} || 17
|-
| CAN || {{flagIOC|CAN|1994 Winter}} || 95
|-
| CHI || {{flagIOC|CHI|1994 Winter}} || 3
|-
| CHN || {{flagIOC|CHN|1994 Winter}} || 24
|-
| CRO || {{flagIOC|CRO|1994 Winter}} || 3
|-
| CYP || {{flagIOC|CYP|1994 Winter}} || 1
|-
| CZE || {{flagIOC|CZE|1994 Winter}} || 63
|-
| DEN || {{flagIOC|DEN|1994 Winter}} || 4
|-
| EST || {{flagIOC|EST|1994 Winter}} || 26
|-
| FIJ || {{flagIOC|FIJ|1994 Winter}} || 1
|-
| FIN || {{flagIOC|FIN|1994 Winter}} || 61
|-
| FRA || {{flagIOC|FRA|1994 Winter}} || 98
|-
| GEO || {{flagIOC|GEO|1994 Winter}} || 5
|-
| GER || {{flagIOC|GER|1994 Winter}} || 112
|-
| GBR || {{flagIOC|GBR|1994 Winter}} || 32
|-
| GRE || {{flagIOC|GRE|1994 Winter}} || 9
|-
| HUN || {{flagIOC|HUN|1994 Winter}} || 16
|-
| ISL || {{flagIOC|ISL|1994 Winter}} || 5
|-
| ISR || {{flagIOC|ISR|1994 Winter}} || 1
|-
| ITA || {{flagIOC|ITA|1994 Winter}} || 104
|-
| JAM || {{flagIOC|JAM|1994 Winter}} || 4
|-
| JPN || {{flagIOC|JPN|1994 Winter}} || 57
|-
| KAZ || {{flagIOC|KAZ|1994 Winter}} || 29
|-
| KOR || {{flagIOC|KOR|1994 Winter}} || 21
|-
| KGZ || {{flagIOC|KGZ|1994 Winter}} || 1
|-
| LAT || {{flagIOC|LAT|1994 Winter}} || 27
|-
| LIE || {{flagIOC|LIE|1994 Winter}} || 10
|-
| LTU || {{flagIOC|LTU|1994 Winter}} || 6
|-
| LUX || {{flagIOC|LUX|1994 Winter}} || 1
|-
| MEX || {{flagIOC|MEX|1994 Winter}} || 1
|-
| MDA || {{flagIOC|MDA|1994 Winter}} || 2
|-
| MON || {{flagIOC|MON|1994 Winter}} || 5
|-
| MGL || {{flagIOC|MGL|1994 Winter}} || 1
|-
| NED || {{flagIOC|NED|1994 Winter}} || 21
|-
| NZL || {{flagIOC|NZL|1994 Winter}} || 7
|-
| NOR || {{flagIOC|NOR|1994 Winter}} || 88
|-
| POL || {{flagIOC|POL|1994 Winter}} || 28
|-
| POR || {{flagIOC|POR|1994 Winter}} || 1
|-
| PUR || {{flagIOC|PUR|1994 Winter}} || 5
|-
| ROU || {{flagIOC|ROU|1994 Winter}} || 23
|-
| RUS || {{flagIOC|RUS|1994 Winter}} || 113
|-
| SMR || {{flagIOC|SMR|1994 Winter}} || 3
|-
| SEN || {{flagIOC|SEN|1994 Winter}} || 1
|-
| SVK || {{flagIOC|SVK|1994 Winter}} || 42
|-
| SLO || {{flagIOC|SLO|1994 Winter}} || 22
|-
| RSA || {{flagIOC|RSA|1994 Winter}} || 2
|-
| ESP || {{flagIOC|ESP|1994 Winter}} || 13
|-
| SWE || {{flagIOC|SWE|1994 Winter}} || 84
|-
| SUI || {{flagIOC|SUI|1994 Winter}} || 59
|-
| TPE || {{flagIOC|TPE|1994 Winter}} || 2
|-
| TRI || {{flagIOC|TRI|1994 Winter}} || 2
|-
| TUR || {{flagIOC|TUR|1994 Winter}} || 1
|-
| UKR || {{flagIOC|UKR|1994 Winter}} || 37
|-
| USA || {{flagIOC|USA|1994 Winter}} || 147
|-
| UZB || {{flagIOC|UZB|1994 Winter}} || 7
|-
| ISV || {{flagIOC|ISV|1994 Winter}} || 8
|}