Macedonia at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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Macedonia at the
1998 Winter Olympics
Flag of Macedonia.svg
IOC code MKD
NOC Olympic Committee of North Macedonia
Website www.mok.org.mk  (in Macedonian)
in Nagano
Competitors3 (2 men, 1 woman) in 2 sports
Flag bearer Gjoko Dineski (cross-country skiing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia (1920–1988)
Olympic flag.svg  Independent Olympic Participants (1992)

The Republic of Macedonia (officially under the provisional appellation "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", short "FYR Macedonia") competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

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Alpine skiing

Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeTimeTimeRank
Aleksandar Stojanovski Giant Slalom1:31.831:29.343:01.1736
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeTimeTimeRank
Jana Nikolovska Giant Slalom1:38.141:51.833:29.9733

Cross-country skiing

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
10 km
C
Gjoko Dineski 39:39.391

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

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