Chamonix Hockey Postcard. The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Originally called Semaine Internationale des Sports D'Hiver ("International Winter Sports Week") and held in association with the 1924 Summer Olympics, the sports competitions held at the foot of Mont Blanc in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France between 25 January and 5 February 1924, organized by the French Olympic Committee, were in retrospect designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the I Olympic Winter Games. Beginning with the 1924 Games, the Winter Olympics would continue to be held in the same year as the Summer Games until 1992. Canada won the gold, the USA silver and Great Britain the Bronze. Size: 4 x 6 inches.
