Philippines at the 1988 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | PHI |
NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Calgary | |
Competitors | 1 (man) in 1 sport |
Flag bearer | Raymond Ocampo |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Philippines competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. The nation returned after a 16-year absence since they last competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Luge | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Michael Teruel qualified but did not compete. [2]
Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
Raymond Ocampo | 54.703 | 38 | 51.617 | 36 | 51.926 | 34 | 49.415 | 32 | 3:27.661 | 35 |
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Spain competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Turkey competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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