Eritrea at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Eritrea competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The country made its debut at the Winter Olympics.[2] Eritrea's team consisted of one alpine skier, Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda, who carried the country's flag during the opening ceremony.[3]
| Eritrea at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ERI |
| NOC | Eritrean National Olympic Committee |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea February 4–20, 2022 | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda (opening & closing)[1] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Eritrean delegation per sport.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Alpine skiing
Eritrea qualified one male athlete, Canadian born skier Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda.[4][5] Abeda also represented the country at the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics in 2012 in Innsbruck, Austria.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda | Men's giant slalom | 1:19.86 | 67 | 1:20.01 | 62 | 2:39.87 | 61 |
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
References
- "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- Rieger, Sarah (28 December 2017). "Calgary skier headed to Winter Olympics... but not with Team Canada". CBC News. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- Phillips, Curtis J. (3 January 2018). "McMurray-born skiier first to represent Eritrea at Winter Olympics". Fort McMurray Today. Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 20 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- Clarke, Wendy-Ann (21 December 2017). "Eritrea's first Winter Olympian is from Alberta". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- "Shannon Abeda Vying to Represent Eritrea at the 2018 Winter Games". TesfaNews. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
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