Hans Rinn won his first gold medal during the Winter Olympics held in which city?
1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (French: "XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver" , German: "Olympische Winterspiele 1976" ), were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria. It was the second time the Tyrolean city hosted the Games, which were awarded to Innsbruck after Denver, the original host city, withdrew in 1972.
Schneemann Schneeman is the official mascot of the 1976 Winter Olympics, which were held in Innsbruck, Austria in February 1976. It is also the first official Winter Olympic mascot. The mascot is a Tyrolean snowman called "Schneeman" (which means "snowman" in German), created by Walter Pötsch, and represents the "Games of Simplicity". The mascot wears a Tyrolean hat which is a typical hat worn in the region of Inssbruck. The public's opinion of this was somewhat divided, but its financial success was indisputable. Schneemann was also considered a lucky charm. At the 1964 Games in Innsbruck, the lack of snow remained ingrained in the memory, and the organisers feared a similar scenario for 1976. But the 1976 Winter Games had plenty of snow.