What happened at the 1988 Winter Olympics?
What happened at the 1988 Winter Olympics?
The 1988 Winter Olympics were also remembered for the “heroic failure” of both the British ski jumper, Michael Edwards, and the debut of the Jamaica national bobsleigh team….1988 Winter Olympics.
| Emblem of the 1988 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Stadium | McMahon Stadium |
| Winter Albertville 1992 → Summer Seoul 1988 → |
Who won the 1988 Winter Olympics bobsled?
Bart Carpentier Alting
In the two-man event, the best result from a completely snow-less country was twenty-ninth by Bart Carpentier Alting and Bart Dreschsel of the Netherlands Antilles. Alting also competed in luge, finishing thirty-sixth out of thirty-eight….Bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
| Bobsleigh at the XV Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Competitors | 135 from 23 nations |
| 1992 → |
Who won 4 man bobsled in 1988?
Results
| Rank | Country | Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland (SUI-1) | Ekkehard Fasser Kurt Meier Marcel Fässler Werner Stocker | |
| East Germany (GDR-1) | Wolfgang Hoppe Dietmar Schauerhammer Bogdan Musioł Ingo Voge | |
| Soviet Union (URS-2) | Jānis Ķipurs Guntis Osis Juris Tone Vladimir Kozlov | |
| 4 | United States (USA-1) | Brent Rushlaw Hal Hoye Mike Wasko Bill White |
Did Jamaicans carry bobsled?
Jamaica entered two bobsleigh teams at the Olympics in 1988. Dudley ‘Tal’ Stokes and Michael White in the two-man with Devon Harris and last-minute replacement Chris Stokes joining them for the four-man. According to Olympic.org – the pair finished in 31st place.
Where did the Jamaican bobsled team finish in 1988?
30th place
Overall the duo finished in 30th place out of the 41 teams competing. Following the elimination of the United States ice hockey team, American television stations needed to fill airtime and chose to focus on the Jamaican bobsleigh team in the four-man event.
