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:
Women:
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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:
Nordic skiing
Ski jumping
Men:
athlete | competition | 1st jump | 2nd jump | total | |||
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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:
figure skating
Men:
Women:
Sledding
Men:
Women:
Speed skating
Men:
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:
Disabled skiing
Men:
Freestyle skiing
Men:
Short track
Men:
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
- ↑ Four Hills Tournament: Eddie the Eagle is now jumping off the children's hill. In: The world. Retrieved March 5, 2014 .