Philippines at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Philippines at the
1992 Winter Olympics
IOC codePHI
NOCPhilippine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ph
in Albertville
Competitors1 (man) in 1 sport
Flag bearer Michael Teruel
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

The Philippines sent a delegation to compete at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France from 8–23 February 1992. This was the nation's third appearance at the Winter Olympic Games. The delegation consisted of a single athlete, alpine skier Michael Teruel. He competed in both the giant slalom, where he finished in 71st, and in the slalom, in which he finished in 49th.

Background

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The Philippine Olympic Committee was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 1 January 1929.[1] The Philippines first entered Olympic competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics, and made their first appearance at a Winter Olympic Games at the 1976 Winter Olympics.[2] The nation's participation at Winter Olympics since has been sporadic, and Albertville was only their third appearance.[2] The 1992 Winter Olympics were held from 8–23 February 1992, a total of 1,801 athletes representing 64 National Olympic Committees took part.[3] The only athlete sent by the Philippines to these Olympics was alpine skier Michael Teruel.[4] He was chosen as the flag-bearer for the opening ceremony.[2]

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[5]

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 0 1
Total 1 0 1

Alpine skiing

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Michael Teruel was 22 years old at the time of the Albertville Olympics, and was making his only Olympic appearance.[6][7] He was attending Dartmouth College in the United States, and was in the class of 1992.[8] Teruel was entered into two events, the first, the giant slalom, was held on 18 February over two legs. He finished the first leg in 1 minute and 24.13 seconds, which put him in 88th place out of 112 competitors who finished that leg.[9] His second leg time was 1 minute and 22.71 seconds, which was good for 68th place.[10] His total event time was 2 minutes and 46.84 seconds, which put him in 71st place overall out of 91 classified finishers.[11] The gold medal was won by Italian Alberto Tomba in a time of 2 minutes and 6.98 seconds. The silver medal was won by Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg, and the bronze was earned by the Norwegian Kjetil André Aamodt.[12]

The men's slalom was held on 22 February over two legs.[13] Teruel finished the first leg in a time of 1 minute and 13.95 seconds, which put him in 66th place out of 81 competitors who finished the first leg.[14] His second leg time of 1 minute and 13.54 seconds was enough to be in 51st place for that leg.[15] His total event time was 2 minutes and 27.49 seconds, which put him in 49th place overall out of 65 athletes who finished both legs.[13] The gold medal was won by Norwegian Finn Christian Jagge in 1 minute and 44.39 seconds, the silver medal by Tomba, and the bronze medal was earned by Michael Tritscher of Austria.[16]

Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Michael Teruel Men's giant slalom 1:24.13 1:22.71 2:46.84 71
Men's slalom 1:13.95 1:13.54 2:27.49 49

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b c "Philippines". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  3. ^ "Albertville 1992 Winter Olympics – results & video highlights". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Philippines at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  5. ^ Philippines at the 1992 Winter Olympics
  6. ^ "Michael Teruel Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  7. ^ "Michael D. TERUEL – Olympic Alpine Skiing – Philippines". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  8. ^ "Ivies in Albertville Recap". Ivy League. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
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  10. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom Run 2". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
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  12. ^ "Albertville 1992 giant slalom men – Olympic Alpine Skiing". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  13. ^ a b "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  14. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  15. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 2". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  16. ^ "Albertville 1992 Alpine Skiing – Results & Videos". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2018-10-19.