| Bermuda at the 1992 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | BER |
| NOC | Bermuda Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Albertville | |
| Competitors | 1 (man) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | John Hoskins [1] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Bermuda competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, represented by a single athlete. Simon Payne became the first person to represent Bermuda at the Winter Olympics, and later founded the Bermuda Luge Federation. [2]
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [3]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luge | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Simon Payne | 47.741 | 31 | 47.517 | 31 | 47.942 | 29 | 47.973 | 29 | 3:11.173 | 29 |
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