Monaco at the 1984 Winter Olympics
| Monaco at the 1984 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | MON |
| NOC | Comité Olympique Monégasque |
| Website | www.comite-olympique.mc (in French) |
| in Sarajevo | |
| Competitors | 1 (man) in 1 sport |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Monaco sent a delegation to compete in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia from 8–19 February 1984. This was the first time the principality had participated in a Winter Olympic Games, The Monégasque delegation consisted of a single alpine skier, David Lajoux. He failed to finish the men's slalom, and came in 47th place in the men's downhill.
Contents
1 Background
2 Alpine skiing
3 See also
4 References
Background
Monaco first participated in Olympic competition at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, and have participated in most Summer Olympic Games since.[1] The Comité Olympique Monégasque (the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Monaco) was not recognised by the International Olympic Committee until 1 January 1953.[2] Despite their history of Olympic participation, these Sarajevo Olympics were the principality's first time entering a Winter Olympic Games.[1] The 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia from 8–19 February 1984; a total of 1,272 athletes represented 49 NOCs.[3] Monaco sent a single athlete to Sarajevo, alpine skier David Lajoux,[4] who was chosen as the flag-bearer for the opening ceremony.[1]
Alpine skiing
David Lajoux was 17 years old at the time of the Sarajevo Olympics, and he was making his only Olympic appearance.[5][6] On 16 February he participated in the single-run men's downhill race, and finished with a time of 1 minute and 56.95 seconds, which put him in 47th place out of 60 competitors who finished the event.[7] The gold medal was won by Bill Johnson of the United States in a time of 1 minute and 45.59 seconds; the silver medal was won by Peter Müller of Switzerland, and the bronze was earned by Anton Steiner of Austria.[8] Three days later, he took part in the men's slalom, but failed to finish the first leg of the two-leg race.[9] The gold and silver medals were won by American twins Phil Mahre and Steve Mahre respectively, with the bronze medal going to Didier Bouvet of France.[10][11]
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
David Lajoux | Men's downhill | N/A | 1:56.95 | 47 | |||
Men's slalom | DNF | – | |||||
See also
- Monaco at the 1984 Summer Olympics
References
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^ "Monaco – National Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ "Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics – results & video highlights". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ "Monaco at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ "David Lajoux Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ "David LAJOUX – Olympic Alpine Skiing – Monaco". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games: Men's Downhill". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ "Sarajevo 1984 downhill men – Olympic Alpine Skiing". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games: Men's Slalom". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ "Sarajevo 1984 Alpine Skiing – Results & Videos". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
