Armenia at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Armenia at the 1994 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | ARM |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of Armenia |
Website | www |
in Lillehammer | |
Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
Flag bearer | Arsen Harutyunyan (alpine skiing) |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Soviet Union (1956–1988) Unified Team (1992) |
Background
Armenia became an independent nation again following the
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[6]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Bobsleigh | 2 | – | 2 |
Total | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Bobsleigh
Ken Topalian was 30 years old at the time of the Lillehammer Games, and is from Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[7] Joe Almasian was 26 years old at the time, and was born in Framingham, Massachusetts.[8] They were friends through the Armenian Youth League, neither had ever been to Armenia.[7] The two-man bobsleigh competition was held over two days, 19–20 February, with two runs being held on each day; the sum of all four run times was used to determine final placement.[9] On the first day, the Armenian sled posted times of 54.85 seconds[10] and 55.03 seconds.[11] Overnight, they were in 37th place out of 43 competing teams.[12] The next day, their run times were 54.92 seconds[13] and 55.01 seconds[14] This made their total time for the competition 3 minutes and 39.81 seconds, which put them in 36th position.[9] The gold and silver medals were won by Swiss sleds, and the bronze was taken by an Italian team.[9]
Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank | ||
Joe Almasian Ken Topalian |
Two-man | 54.85 | 55.03 | 54.92 | 55.01 | 3:39.81 | 36 |
References
- ^ "Armenia – Countries – Office of the Historian". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Armenia – National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Armenia". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics – results & video highlights". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Armenia at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ Armenia at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- ^ a b "Ken Topalian Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Joe Almasian Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Bobsleigh at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Two". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Two Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Two Run 2". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Two Runs 1–2". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Two Run 3". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Two Run 4". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2018.