Eritrea at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Eritrea at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Eritrea.svg
IOC code ERI
NOC Eritrean National Olympic Committee
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors1 (1 man and 0 women) in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening) Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda
Flag bearer (closing) Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Eritrea competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. The 2022 Winter Olympics were held from 4 to 20 February 2022. [1] [2]

Contents

Eritrea's team consisted of one male alpine skier. [3] [4] Alpine skier Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda as the only athlete from the country, carried the country's flag during the opening and closing ceremonies. [5] [6] [7]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors at the Games per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 101
Total101

Alpine skiing

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Eritrea qualified male alpine skier, Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda. [8] Abeda competed in one event, the men's giant slalom, where he had a combined two run total for a time of 2:40.45, placing him 39th overall out of 87 skiers. [9] This improved his result by 22 spots from 2018. [10]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda Men's giant slalom 1:17.95461:22.50412:40.4539

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