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1st Choir Olympics
Genre	Choral Music
Date(s)	7–16 July 2000
Location(s)	Linz, Austria
Previous event	n/a
Next event	2nd Choir Olympics, 19–27 October 2002 Busan, South Korea
Organised by	Interkultur Foundation
Website	www.interkultur.com/events/world-choir-games/linz-2000/

The 1st Choir Olympics was the first instance of the international choir competition, organised by the Interkultur Foundation, that would later become known as the World Choir Games. ^[1] The competition took place in Linz, Austria, and featured participating choirs from 60 countries.

Contest

The 1st Choir Olympics took place from 7 to 16 July 2000. ^[2] More than 15,000 choral singers from 60 countries gathered in Linz, Austria for the premiere of the Choir Olympics. The competition was held over a total of 403 performances in 28 categories. At the conclusion of the event the international jury - consisting of 51 jurors - presented 69 gold, 124 silver, and 34 bronze medals to the participating choirs. ^[3]

Results

According to the final results of the 1st Choir Olympics, the five top medal-scoring countries were:

Position	Country	Medals
1	Hungary	10
2	China	8
3	Germany	7
4	Indonesia	6
5	Russia	5

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