| Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 1998 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BIH |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Website | www |
| in Nagano | |
| Competitors | 8 (7 men, 1 woman) in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Mario Franjić (bobsleigh) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Yugoslavia (1924–1992) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobsleigh | 5 | – | 5 |
| Luge | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Enis Bećirbegović | Downhill | 1:53.47 | 21 | ||
| Super-G | 1:37.58 | 22 | |||
| Giant Slalom | 1:26.15 | DNF | DNF | – | |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Arijana Boras | Super-G | 1:24.48 | 39 | ||
| Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| BIH-1 | Zoran Sokolović Ognjen Sokolović | Two-man | 57.36 | 38 | 56.62 | 31 | 56.32 | 29 | 56.31 | 30 | 3:46.61 | 31 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| BIH-1 | Zoran Sokolović Nihad Mameledžija Edin Krupalija Mario Franjić | Four-man | 55.26 | 26 | 55.11 | 25 | 55.30 | 25 | 2:45.67 | 25 |
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Ismar Biogradlić | 51.252 | 25 | 51.170 | 25 | 51.384 | 24 | 51.363 | 24 | 3:25.169 | 23 |
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