Great Britain at the 1988 Winter Olympics
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
| Great Britain at the 1988 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | GBR |
| NOC | British Olympic Association |
| in Calgary | |
| Competitors | 48 in 8 sports |
| Flag bearers | Nick Phipps (opening) Wilf O'Reilly (closing) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, representing Great Britain, achieved international fame for what the BBC described as "his brave but laughable attempts at ski-jumping".[1]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| Biathlon | 4 | – | 4 |
| Bobsleigh | 8 | – | 8 |
| Cross-country skiing | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Figure skating | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Luge | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Ski jumping | 1 | – | 1 |
| Speed skating | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 34 | 14 | 48 |
Alpine skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Ronald Duncan | Downhill | 2:07.88 | 37 | ||
| Graham Bell | 2:04.56 | 23 | |||
| Martin Bell | 2:02.49 | 8 | |||
| Graham Bell | Super-G | 1:48.98 | 35 | ||
| Martin Bell | 1:48.82 | 34 | |||
| Nigel Smith | 1:47.15 | 29 | |||
| Graham Bell | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Morgan Jones | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Robbie Hourmont | 1:13.54 | DNF | DNF | – | |
| Martin Bell | 1:12.64 | 1:09.72 | 2:22.36 | 41 | |
| Morgan Jones | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Robbie Hourmont | 58.21 | 53.38 | 1:51.59 | 21 | |
Men's combined
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank | |
| Ronald Duncan | 1:53.40 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Graham Bell | 1:50.25 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
| Martin Bell | 1:49.54 | 1:24.34 | 50.49 | 422.79 | 26 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Clare Booth | Downhill | 1:32.50 | 25 | ||
| Wendy Lumby | 1:29.76 | 22 | |||
| Clare Booth | Super-G | 1:26.27 | 35 | ||
| Wendy Lumby | 1:24.36 | 31 | |||
| Wendy Lumby | Giant Slalom | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
| Sarah Lewis | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Lesley Beck | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Ingrid Grant | 1:06.52 | DNF | DNF | – | |
| Kirstin Cairns | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Sarah Lewis | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Lesley Beck | 51.70 | DNF | DNF | – | |
Women's combined
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank | |
| Clare Booth | 1:20.58 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Wendy Lumby | 1:19.86 | 44.59 | 46.43 | 138.06 | 19 |
Biathlon
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Trevor King | 5 | 30:00.5 | 61 |
| Mark Langin | 5 | 29:52.1 | 60 | |
| Carl Davies | 2 | 28:12.1 | 45 | |
| Mike Dixon | 0 | 26:53.3 | 21 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Mark Langin | 1'01:50.3 | 4 | 1'05:50.3 | 53 |
| Trevor King | 58:37.9 | 6 | 1'04:37.9 | 47 | |
| Carl Davies | 58:54.1 | 3 | 1'01:54.1 | 28 | |
| Mike Dixon | 57:32.4 | 2 | 59:32.4 | 13 |
- Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 1 | Time | Rank | |
| Mike Dixon Mark Langin Carl Davies Trevor King |
5 | 1'31:44.6 | 13 |
- 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GBR-1 | Tom De La Hunty Alec Leonce |
Two-man | 57.83 | 8 | 59.77 | 11 | 1:00.91 | 15 | 59.50 | 10 | 3:58.01 | 12 |
| GBR-2 | Mark Tout David Armstrong |
Two-man | 58.10 | 12 | 1:00.31 | 20 | 1:01.11 | 20 | 59.87 | 15 | 3:59.39 | 18 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GBR-1 | Mark Tout David Armstrong Lenny Paul Audley Richards |
Four-man | 57.22 | 16 | 58.26 | 17 | 56.86 | 14 | 57.56 | 5 | 3:49.90 | 12 |
| GBR-2 | Tom De La Hunty Colin Rattigan George Robertson Alec Leonce |
Four-man | 57.81 | 22 | 58.13 | 15 | 56.74 | 12 | 58.59 | 20 | 3:51.27 | 17 |
Cross-country skiing
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km C |
Ron Howden | 50:47.4 | 73 |
| Martin Watkins | 49:16.6 | 65 | |
| Patrick Winterton | 48:36.0 | 60 | |
| John Spotswood | 45:47.3 | 38 | |
| 30 km C |
Ewan McKenzie | 1'40:06.7 | 67 |
| Patrick Winterton | 1'39:57.6 | 66 | |
| Martin Watkins | 1'38:30.3 | 61 | |
| John Spotswood | 1'36:42.7 | 54 | |
| 50 km F |
Ewan McKenzie | 2'24:58.2 | 55 |
| Martin Watkins | 2'24:48.3 | 54 | |
- C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| John Spotswood Ewan McKenzie Martin Watkins Andrew Wylie |
1'59:39.3 | 16 |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km C |
Jean Watson | 18:54.1 | 53 |
| Louise McKenzie | 18:41.8 | 52 | |
| 10 km C |
Jean Watson | 37:54.0 | 50 |
| Louise McKenzie | 36:58.7 | 49 | |
| 20 km F |
Louise McKenzie | 1'11:07.3 | 52 |
- C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Figure skating
- Men
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Robinson | 16 | 21 | 18 | 36.0 | 18 |
- Women
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gina Fulton | 24 | 24 | 23 | 47.0 | 23 |
| Joanne Conway | 8 | 18 | 16 | 28.0 | 12 |
- Pairs
| Athletes | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Cushley Neil Cushley |
14 | 13 | 20.0 | 13 |
| Cheryl Peake Andrew Naylor |
12 | 12 | 18.0 | 12 |
- Ice Dancing
| Athletes | CD | OD | FD | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Jones Paul Askham |
13 | 13 | 13 | 26.0 | 13 |
Luge
- Men
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Stephen Brialey | 49.689 | 34 | 48.687 | 31 | 47.568 | 20 | 47.677 | 21 | 3:13.621 | 30 |
| Nick Ovett | 48.181 | 30 | 48.163 | 30 | 48.518 | 27 | 48.446 | 30 | 3:13.308 | 28 |
| Macleod Nicol | 47.701 | 27 | 47.679 | 24 | 47.569 | 21 | 48.008 | 23 | 3:10.957 | 22 |
(Men's) Doubles
| Athletes | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Stephen Brialey Nick Ovett |
46.912 | 15 | 47.764 | 15 | 1:34.676 | 15 |
- Women
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Alyson Wreford | 49.888 | 24 | 48.247 | 20 | 47.849 | 18 | 47.726 | 20 | 3:13.730 | 20 |
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Eddie Edwards | Normal hill | 60.5 | 34.1 | 55.0 | 35.1 | 69.2 | 58 |
| Eddie Edwards | Large hill | 71.0 | 30.0 | 67.0 | 27.5 | 57.5 | 55 |
Speed skating
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 1000 m | Julian Green | 1:57.30 | 36 |
| Craig McNicoll | 1:18.60 | 34 | |
| 1500 m | Craig McNicoll | 2:01.89 | 38 |
| Julian Green | 1:59.41 | 37 | |
| 5000 m | Craig McNicoll | 7:34.14 | 38 |
| Julian Green | 7:13.20 | 37 | |
| 10,000 m | Julian Green | 14:59.53 | 30 |
References
- "'Paula the Crawler' sets record", BBC, September 22, 2000
- Great Britain at the 1988 Winter Olympics
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