San Marino participated at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, held between 13 and 28 February 1988. The country's participation in the Games marked its third appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in the 1976 Games.
The San Marino team consisted of five athletes who competed across two events. SkierNicola Ercolani served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. San Marino had not won a Winter Olympics medal as of the Games, and did not win any medal in the current Games.
The 1988 Winter Olympics was held in Calgary, Canada, between 13 and 28 February 1988.[3][4] The San Marino team consisted of five athletes who competed across two events.[5][6]SkierNicola Ercolani served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony.[7] San Marino had not won a Winter Olympics medal as of the Games, and did not win any medal in the current Games.[1]
Competitors
San Marino sent five athletes who competed in two sports at the Games.[5][6]
Alpine skiing competitions were held at Nakiska in Alberta.[8] The San Marino team consisted of four athletes–Fabio Guardigli, Francesco Cardelli, flag bearer Nicola Ercolani, and Riccardo Stacchini, who competed in three men's events.[5][6] This was the second Winter Games appearance for Cardelli after his debut in the previous Games.[9] Ercolani made his debut in the Games and would go on to represent the nation in two further Winter Games.[10] This was the first and only Winter Games appearance for Guardigli and Stacchini.[11][12]
In the men's super-G event at the Games, Ercolani recorded the best finish after crossing the 2,327m (7,635ft) course in just under two minutes to finish 45th amongst the 57 finishers.[13] In the giant slalom event, Ercolani clocked 1:27.42 in the first run and did better with a time of 1:17.14 in the second run. He finished in 56th with a combined time of over two minutes and 38 seconds. Guardigli and Cardelli finished 60th and 63rd in the same event.[14] In the slalom event, Cardelli and Ercolani registered 44th and 45th place finishes while Guardigli failed to finish the course.[15]
Cross-country skiing competitions were held at Canmore Nordic Centre.[16] The San Marino team consisted of a lone athlete Andrea Sammaritani, who competed in two men's events.[5][6] This was the second Winter Games appearance for Sammaritani after his debut in the previous Games.[17] In the men's 15 km classical event at the Games, Sammaritani finished 82nd after crossing the course in just over one hour and two minutes to finish last amongst the classified finishers.[18] In the men's 30 km classical event, he fared slightly better and finished second last amongst the 87 classified finishers.[19]
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