Iceland at the 1988 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | ISL |
NOC | National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland |
Website | www |
in Calgary | |
Competitors | 3 (2 men, 1 woman) in 2 sports |
Flag bearer | Einar Ólafsson [1] |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Iceland competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Daníel Hilmarsson | Men's super-G | — | DNF | ||||
Men's giant slalom | 1:13.15 | 50 | 1:09.59 | 41 | 2:22.74 | 42 | |
Men's slalom | 58.98 | 36 | 56.31 | 26 | 1:55.29 | 24 | |
Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir | Women's giant slalom | DNF |
Athlete | Event | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
Einar Ólafsson | Men's 30 km classical | 1'39:56.3 | 65 |
Men's 50 km freestyle | 2'18:21.9 | 44 |
Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics consisted of ten alpine skiing events, held February 15–27 at Nakiska on Mount Allan, a new ski area west of Calgary.
1988 Winter Olympic Games cross-country skiing results was contested at the Canmore Nordic Centre in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.
At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, 14 February, to Wednesday, 20 February. The downhill and giant slalom events were held at Norefjell in Krødsherad, Buskerud, and the slalom events at Rødkleiva in Oslo.
Iceland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Iceland competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. They did not win any medals.
Iceland competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Iceland competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
Iceland competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Out of 5 participants, no medals were won.
Iceland competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
Iceland competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Iceland competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
Iceland competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Iceland competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Iceland competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Iceland competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
Iceland competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Iceland competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
Athletes from Iceland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908.
Iceland made its Paralympic Games début at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, where it fielded thirteen athletes, who won two medals. Since then, the country has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics.
Einar Ólafsson is a retired Icelandic cross-country skier. He competed at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics in 15–50 km events and placed 44–65. He was the flag bearer for Iceland at the 1988 games at Calgary. He won multiple national championships during his career.