1988 Winter Olympics / Participant (Great Britain)

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The United Kingdom participated in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada with 55 athletes.

The most famous British athlete was ski jumper Michael Edwards , known as " Eddie the Eagle ". Considered one of the worst ski jumpers in Olympic history, he was celebrated by fans when he returned to the UK.

Flag bearer

Bobsleigh rider Nick Phipps wore the flag of the United Kingdom during the opening ceremony and biathlete Michael Dixon at the closing ceremony .

Participants by sport

Alpine skiing

Men:

• Graham Bell
• Martin Bell
• Ronald Duncan
• Robbie Hourmont
• Morgan Jones
• Nigel Smith

Women:

• Lesley Beck
• Clare Booth
• Kirstin Cairns
• Ingrid Grant
• Sarah Lewis
• Wendy Lumby

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Men:

• David Armstrong
• Vernon Bramble
• Alan Cearns
• Tom De La Hunty
• Alec Leonce
• Len Murrain
• Lenny Paul
• Nick Phipps
• Colin Rattigan
• Audley Richards
• George Robertson
• Mark Tout

biathlon

Men:

• Benjamin Rex
• Carl Davies
• Edward Nicoll
• Mark Langin
• Neil Danby
• Michael Dixon
• Trevor King

Nordic skiing

Ski jumping

Men:

athlete	competition	1st jump		2nd jump		total
		Expanse	Points	Expanse	Points	total	space
Michael " Eddie The Eagle " Edwards	Normal hill	55.0 m	34.1	55.0 m	35.1	69.2	58
Michael " Eddie The Eagle " Edwards	Large hill	71.0 m	30.0	67.0 m	27.5	57.5	55

Cross-country skiing

Men:

• George Cowie
• Michael Dixon
• Ron Howden
• Trevor King
• Ewan Mackenzie
• John Spotswood
• Martin Watkins
• Jean Watson
• Patrick Winterton
• Andrew Wylie (cross-country skier)

Women:

• Louise Mackenzie

figure skating

Men:

• Paul Askham
• Neil Cushley
• Andrew Naylor
• Paul Robinson

Women:

• Joanne Conway
• Lisa Cushley
• Gina Fulton
• Sharon Jones
• Cheryl Peake

Sledding

Men:

• Steve Brialey
• Stuart Knowles
• Mac Nicol
• Nick Ovett

Women:

• Alyson Wreford

Speed ​​skating

Men:

• Craig Mcnicoll
• Julian Green

Participants in demonstration competitions

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The United Kingdom participated in demonstration competitions and demonstrations with a total of 13 athletes. The short tracker Wilfred O'Reilly won two gold medals, which are not included in the overall ranking due to their status as a demonstration competition.

Curling

Men:

• David Hay
• Michael Hay
• Hamilton McMillan
• Peter Smith
• William Smith

Disabled skiing

Men:

• Peter Young

Freestyle skiing

Men:

• Jilly Curry
• Robin Wallace

Short track

Men:

• Robert Blair
• Ian Ellis
• Stuart Horsepool
• Steve Humber
• Wilfred O'Reilly

Web links

• Official report of the 1988 Winter Olympics (PDF; 11.7 MB)
• British Olympic team from 1988 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Four Hills Tournament: Eddie the Eagle is now jumping off the children's hill. In: The world. Retrieved March 5, 2014 .