San Marino at the 1984 Winter Olympics
| San Marino at the 1984 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | SMR |
| NOC | Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Sammarinese |
| Website | www |
| in Sarajevo | |
| Competitors | 3 (men) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Marino Guardigli[1] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
San Marino participated at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Yugoslavia, held between 8 and 19 February 1984. The country's participation in the Games marked its second appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in the 1976 Games.
The San Marino team consisted of three athletes who competed across two events. Marino Guardigli 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.
Background
[edit]The National Olympic Committee of San Marino was formed on 16 April 1959. The Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Sammarinese was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 25 May of the same year. San Marino first participated in Olympic competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics, and have participated in most Olympic Games ever since.[2][3] The 1976 Winter Olympics marked San Marino's first participation in the Winter Olympics. After the nation made its debut in the 1976 Games, this edition of the Games in 1984 marked the nation's second appearance at the Winter Games.[2]
San Marino participated at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Yugoslavia, held between 8 and 19 February 1984. The country's participation in the Games marked its second appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in the 1976 Games.
The 1984 Winter Olympics was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Yugoslavia, held between 8 and 19 February 1984.[4][5] The San Marino team consisted of three athletes who competed across two events.[6][7] Marino Guardigli served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony.[8] San Marino had not won a Winter Olympics medal as of the Games, and did not win any medal in the current Games.[2]
Competitors
[edit]San Marino sent three athletes who competed in two sports at the Games.[6][7]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Alpine skiing
[edit]Alpine skiing competitions were held from 11 to 19 February at Bjelašnica and Jahorina mountains.[9] The San Marino team consisted of two athlets– Christian Bollini, and Francesco Cardelli, who competed in two men's events.[6][7] Cardelli made his debut in the Games and would go on to represent the nation in the next Winter Games in 1988.[10] Bollini made his first and only Winter Games appearance in 1984.[11]
In the giant slalom event, Cardelli clocked 1:49.00 in the first run to be ranked 69th amongst the 108 participants. However, he did not finish the second run. Bollini failed to complete his first run, and was not classified.[12] In the slalom event, Cardelli and Bolini registered 40th and 43rd place finishes respectively amongst the 101 participants after posting better times on the second run compared to the first run.[13]
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Christian Bollini | Men's Giant slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Francesco Cardelli | 1:49.00 | 69 | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Christian Bollini | Men's Slalom | 1:23.50 | 62 | 1:16.54 | 41 | 2:40.04 | 43 |
| Francesco Cardelli | 1:17.67 | 59 | 1:16.06 | 40 | 2:33.73 | 40 | |
Cross-country skiing
[edit]Cross-country skiing competitions were held between 9 and 19 February at Veliko Polje, Igman.[14] The San Marino team consisted of a lone athlete Andrea Sammaritani, who competed in two men's events.[6][7] This was the Winter Games debut appearance for Sammaritani, who also competed in the next Winter Olympics in 1988.[15] In the men's 15 km classical event at the Games, Sammaritani finished 82nd after crossing the course in just over one hour and three minutes to finish second last amongst the classified finishers.[16] The men's 30 km classical event was affected by bad weather. Sammaritani was classified 69th and last amongst the 72 participants excluding non-finishers.[17]
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Andrea Sammaritani | Men's 15 km classical | 1'03:05.3 | 82 |
| Men's 30 km classical | 2'26:55.9 | 69 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Flagbearers for San Marino". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "San Marino at the Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "San Marino". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Sarajevo 1984". Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "1984 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "San Marino at the 1984 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "San Marino at 1984 Winter Olympics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2001.
- ^ "Flag bearers at the 1984 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Alpine skiing". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Francesco Cardelli". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Christian Bollini". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Alpine skiing, Men's giant slalom". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Alpine skiing, Men's slalom". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Cross-country skiing". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Andrea Sammaritani". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Cross-country skiing, Men's 15 km classical". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Cross-country skiing, Men's 30 km classical". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.