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The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (French: XV es Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 (Blackfoot: Mohkínsstsisi 1988; Stoney: Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or Wenchi Ispase 1988; Cree: Otôskwanihk 1988/ ᐅᑑᐢᑿᓂᕽ 1988; Sarsi: Guts'ists'i 1988; Kutenai: ʔaknuqtapȼik' 1988; Slave: Klincho-tinay-indihay 1988), were a multi-sport ...
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Calgary, Canada, from 13 to 28 February 1988.A total of 1,423 athletes representing 57 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) (+8 from 1984 Olympics) participated in 46 events (+7 from 1984) from 10 different sports and disciplines (unchanged from 1984). [1]
Figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics on a Russian Soviet stamp. Figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place at the Stampede Corral, the Olympic Saddledome and the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [1] This was the last Olympic competition where compulsory figures were contested for the men's and ...
1988 Winter Olympics medal table; References External links "Calgary 1988". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. This page was last edited on 21 November ...
The 1988 Winter Olympics was the second time curling was a demonstration sport at the Winter Games, previously being competed at the 1932 Olympics. [1] Medal summary
Until the 2014 Winter Olympics, the thirteen medals were the most won by any country in speed skating in a single Games. The Dutch surpassed that total with 23. The Netherlands' Yvonne van Gennip led the individual medal table with three golds, while Sweden's Tomas Gustafson was the most successful male skater, with two gold medals.
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was the 16th Olympic Championship. The Soviet Union won its seventh gold medal. The silver medal was won by Finland, marking its first ever Olympic ice hockey medal. Sweden won the bronze medal.
The 1988 Winter Olympics were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988; a total of 1,423 athletes representing 57 National Olympic Committees took part. [3] Denmark was represented in Calgary by a single figure skater , Lars Dresler , who was selected as the flag-bearer for the opening ceremony .