Yugoslavia at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Yugoslavia at the
1988 Winter Olympics
Yugoslavia at the; 1988 Winter Olympics
	Flag of SFR Yugoslavia
IOC code	YUG
NOC	Yugoslav Olympic Committee
in Calgary
Competitors	22 (16 men, 6 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Bojan Križaj
Medals ; Ranked 14th	Gold0Silver2Bronze1Total3
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
	1924 ; 1928 ; 1932; 1936 ; 1948 ; 1952 ; 1956 ; 1960; 1964 ; 1968 ; 1972 ; 1976 ; 1980 ; 1984 ; 1988 ; 1992 ; 1994; 1998 ; 2002 ;
Other related appearances
	Croatia (1992–); Slovenia (1992–); Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994–); North Macedonia (1998–); Serbia and Montenegro (1998–2006); Montenegro (2010–); Serbia (2010–); Kosovo (2018–)

Last updated June 24, 2025

Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Matjaž Debelak Miran Tepeš Primož Ulaga Matjaž Zupan	Ski jumping	Large hill team	24 February
Silver	Mateja Svet	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom	26 February
Bronze	Matjaž Debelak	Ski jumping	Large hill individual	23 February

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	5	4	9
Biathlon	1	–	1
Bobsleigh	2	–	2
Cross-country skiing	2	0	2
Figure skating	0	1	1
Ski jumping	5	–	5
Speed skating	1	1	2
Total	16	6	22

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Time	Time	Rank
Klemen Bergant	Super-G			1:43.41	16
Tomaž Čižman	Super-G			1:42.47	9
Robert Žan	Giant Slalom	1:07.67	1:04.51	2:12.18	23
Klemen Bergant		1:07.16	1:03.88	2:11.04	15
Rok Petrovič		1:06.31	1:03.01	2:09.32	9
Tomaž Čižman		1:06.16	DNF	DNF	–
Klemen Bergant	Slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–
Robert Žan		DNF	–	DNF	–
Rok Petrovič		53.05	48.58	1:41.63	11
Grega Benedik		52.34	49.04	1:41.38	9

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Time	Time	Rank
Veronika Šarec	Super-G			1:23.17	27
Mateja Svet	Super-G			1:21.96	20
Mojca Dežman	Giant Slalom	1:04.12	1:10.24	2:14.36	18
Katra Zajc		1:02.87	1:09.61	2:12.48	15
Veronika Šarec		1:02.73	DNF	DNF	–
Mateja Svet		1:00.95	1:06.85	2:07.80	4
Veronika Šarec	Slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–
Katra Zajc		51.06	DNF	DNF	–
Mojca Dežman		50.86	49.35	1:40.21	9
Mateja Svet		49.21	49.16	1:38.37

Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Misses ¹	Time	Rank
10 km Sprint	Jure Velepec	2	28:21.9	53

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time ²	Rank
20 km	Jure Velepec	59:15.6	4	1'03:15.6	35

¹ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.

² One minute added per missed target.

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
YUG-1	Borislav Vujadinović Miro Pandurević	Two-man	59.63	31	1:00.70	25	1:02.28	35	1:00.89	26	4:03.50	28

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km C	Sašo Grajf	46:12.3	44
15 km C	Janež Kršinar	45:54.8	39
30 km C	Sašo Grajf	1'36:19.2	53
30 km C	Janež Kršinar	1'32:02.1	34
50 km F	Sašo Grajf	2'23:47.1	52
50 km F	Janež Kršinar	2'12:33.5	30

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Figure skating

Women

Athlete	CF	SP	FS	TFP	Rank
Željka Čižmešija	20	25	22	44.0	22

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Matjaž Zupan	Normal hill	83.5	100.2	78.0	87.4	190.0	16
Rajko Lotrič		85.0	105.6	74.0	74.5	180.1	26
Primož Ulaga		84.5	105.8	72.0	71.3	177.1	30
Miran Tepeš		84.0	106.0	83.5	105.2	211.2	4
Primož Ulaga	Large hill	94.5	72.2	101.0	88.0	161.0	40
Miran Tepeš		105.0	98.4	102.5	96.4	194.8	10
Matjaž Debelak		113.0	107.6	108.0	100.1	207.7
Matjaž Zupan		111.5	110.0	98.5	85.8	195.8	9

Men's team large hill

Athletes	Result
Athletes	Points ¹	Rank
Primož Ulaga Matjaž Zupan Matjaž Debelak Miran Tepeš	625.5

¹ Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Behudin Merdović	56.21	35
1000 m	Behudin Merdović	1:23.88	35
1500 m	Behudin Merdović	2:06.11	39

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Bibija Kerla	44.47	30
1000 m	Bibija Kerla	1:30.89	26
1500 m	Bibija Kerla	2:21.69	28

References

↑ "Olympedia – Yugoslavia at the 1988 Winter Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-10-25.

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