1998 Winter Olympics

18th edition of Winter Olympics, in Nagano, Japan
Event winter_olympic_games_edition Q9664
1998 Winter Olympics
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1998 Winter Olympics

Summary

1998 Winter Olympics is a Winter Olympic Games edition[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 1998 Winter Olympics is in the country of Japan[3].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics's instance of is recorded as Winter Olympic Games edition[4].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics's instance of is recorded as international sporting event[5].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics followed 1994 Winter Olympics[6].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics was followed by 2002 Winter Olympics[7].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics's part of the series is recorded as Winter Olympic Games[8].
  • The location of 1998 Winter Olympics was Nagano Olympic Stadium[9].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics's Commons category is recorded as 1998 Winter Olympics[10].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics comprises biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics[11].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics comprises snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics[12].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics comprises luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics[13].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics comprises short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics[14].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics comprises freestyle skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics[15].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics comprises Nordic combined at the 1998 Winter Olympics[16].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics comprises cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics[17].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics comprises Nordic skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics[18].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics comprises ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics[19].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics comprises alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics[20].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics comprises bobsleigh at the 1998 Winter Olympics[21].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics comprises ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics[22].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics comprises speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics[23].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics comprises curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics[24].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics comprises figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics[25].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics's officially opened by is recorded as Akihito[26].
  • 1998 Winter Olympics's oath made by is recorded as Kenji Ogiwara[27].

Body

When and Where

1998 Winter Olympics took place on February 1998[28]. It began on February 7, 1998[29]. It ended on February 22, 1998[30]. It took place at Nagano Olympic Stadium[9]. It is in the country of Japan[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include Winter Olympic Games edition[4] and international sporting event[5]. 1998 Winter Olympics followed 1994 Winter Olympics[6]. It was followed by 2002 Winter Olympics[7].

Participants

Among those involved in 1998 Winter Olympics was Irena Česneková[31]. Recorded number of participants include {'amount': '+72'}[32] and {'amount': '+2176'}[33].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for 1998 Winter Olympics include Nagano Olympic Stadium[34], an Olympic stadium[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1998[37].

Why It Matters

1998 Winter Olympics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for it include Nagano Olympic Stadium[34], an Olympic stadium[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1998[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . olympic.org. Retrieved . olympic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . olympic.org. Retrieved . olympic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Sabelöga · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikisimpsons article id 53913
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10291]]: 53913, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296165796|1998 Nagano Winter Olympics (#296165796)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8109|Wikis"
  2. 11d ago · Oscgramcam · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id Vinter-OL_i_1998
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4342]]: Vinter-OL_i_1998"
  3. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:1998 Winter Olympics
    Start time +1998-02-07T00:00:00Z
    Instance of
    Has part(s) biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics, snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics, luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics +12
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0412358-Zimni-olympijske-hry, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259499|batch #259499]]"
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