Albania at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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Albania at the
2006 Winter Olympics
Flag bearers
Erjon Tola (opening and closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (
overview)

Summer Olympics. The delegation consisted of one alpine skier, Erjon Tola, who competed in three events. His best finish was 35th in the giant slalom
.

Background

Albania first entered the Olympic competition at the

Summer Olympics since. The nation has never won a medal at the Olympics.[1] The 2006 Turin Games marked their debut into the Winter Olympic Games.[1] The delegation consisted of a single competitor, alpine skier Erjon Tola.[2] He was the flag bearer for both the opening ceremony[3] and the closing ceremony.[4] Tola was also Albania's sole competitor in the 2010 Winter Olympics.[5]

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Erjon Tola was born on 15 December 1986, and was 19 at the time of the Turin Olympics.[6] On 18 February, Tola took part in the super-G competition. He finished the single-run race in a time of 1 minute and 44 seconds, which placed him in 56th place. This was last among competitors who managed to finish the race. Gold medal time was 1 minute and 30 seconds.[7] Two days later, he took part in the giant slalom, posting leg times of 1 minute and 30 seconds[8] and 1 minute and 32 seconds, respectively.[9] His combined total time of 3 minutes and 2 seconds placed him in 35th place out of 41 competitors who finished both runs; the gold medal time was 2 minutes and 35 seconds.[10] On 25 February, he participated in the slalom, but was unable to finish the race.[11]

Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank
Erjon Tola Men's super-G n/a 1:44.27 56
Men's giant slalom 1:30.87 1:32.02 3:02.89 35
Men's slalom did not finish

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Albania at the 2006 Torino Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  3. ^ "List of flag bearers – Torino 2006 – Olympics". Eurosport. 10 February 2006. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Flag Bearers for the Closing Ceremony – Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 26 February 2006. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Albania". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Alpine Skiing – Athlete Profile: Erjon Tola". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2006 Torino Winter Games: Men's Super G". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2006 Torino Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2006 Torino Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom Run 2". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2006 Torino Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2006 Torino Winter Games: Men's Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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