Omega Olympic History

Omega has been the official timekeeper at 22 Olympic games. A partnership forged on the shared desire to record for future generations the valiant attempts of the young men and women of the world to go faster, higher and stronger.

22 Olympics games means Omega has served as the timekeeper for Olympics for almost 88 years already.

It all dated back in 1932 when the Chronograph was introduced for the first time ever, events were officially measured to within 1/10th of a second using the Omega Chronograph. To celebrate the 2006 Olympics Winter Games, 300 Chronographs were assembled using the original mechanical parts since 1932.

Back in 1936 - Partenkirchen: As a tribute to Diana Gordon-Lennox. the story goes when Diana Gordon-Lennox, despite her finishing last in the final event of the alpine combined, Diana received a standing ovation. She had just completed the last two runs of the competition wit a broken arm and only one pole.

Then in 1948, at St.Moritz: the most complelling story of this 1948 Olympics was about Birger Ruud. He was unable to compete for five years due to WWII, Birger Ruud returned as assistant coach of the Norwegian ski jump team. Bad weather forced Ruud to take the place of a nervous and inexperienced young jumper. Sixteen years after winning an Olympic Gold Medal, he took silver.

The stories on Omega and Olympics 'most rememberd' athelets will remain in Omega history and walls of fame. Each olympics has its very own 'heroes' wether he wins a medal or not. The spirit of the game and competing in Olympics, for each athlete, has an untold story of struggle and sweats behind it.

If there is to be written a book on these 'strunggle of unsung heroes' I'm sure it will be a great and true inspirations to others in interpreting the hardship they face in life and looking at their usual life from a different, and more positive perspective.