Eritrea at the 2018 Winter Olympics
| Eritrea at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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) |
| Medals |
|
| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Eritrea competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The country's participation in Pyeongchang marked its debut in the Winter Olympics.
Eritrea was represented by a lone athlete Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda, who served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening and closing ceremony. Eritrea did not win any medals in the Games.
Background
[edit]The Eritrean National Olympic Committee was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1999.[1] The nation made its first Olympics appearance at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2] The current edition marked its debut appearance at the Winter Games.[3]
The 2018 Winter Olympics were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea between 9 and 25 February 2018.[4] Eritrea was represented by a lone athlete.[5] Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening,[6] and closing ceremony.[7][8] He did not win a medal.[9]
Competitors
[edit]Eritrea was represented by a lone athlete alpine skier Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda.[10]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Alpine skiing
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Eritrea qualified one male athlete for the alpine skiing event.[11] Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda became the first Winter Olympian in the country's history.[12] Abeda had previously represented the country at the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics in 2012 in Innsbruck, Austria.[13] He was born and raised in Canada.[10][14]
The Alpine skiing events were held at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Bukpyeong. The course for the events was designed by former Olympic champion Bernhard Russi. The weather was cold and windy during the events, and it was the coldest since the 1994 Winter Olympics at Lillehammer.[15] Abeda recorded his best finish in the men's giant slalom event, after he was ranked 61st amongst the 109 competitors.[16] He did not finish the men's slalom event.[17]
| 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 | ||||||
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Eritrea – National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Eritrea at the Olympics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Eritrea at the Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "PyeongChang 2018 Schedule". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Eritrea at 2018 Winter Olympics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Closing Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the PyeongChang 2018 Closing Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. 25 February 2018. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Eritrea at the 2018 Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ a b Rieger, Sarah (28 December 2017). "Calgary skier headed to Winter Olympics... but not with Team Canada". CBC News. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". International Ski Federation (FIS). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 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.
- ^ Phillips, Curtis J. (3 January 2018). "McMurray-born skiier first to represent Eritrea at Winter Olympics". Fort McMurray Today. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Alpine skiing". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Alpine skiing, giant slalom men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Alpine skiing, slalom men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
