Bermuda at the 1994 Winter Olympics

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Bermuda at the
1994 Winter Olympics
IOC codeBER
NOCBermuda Olympic Association
Websitewww.olympics.bm
in Lillehammer
Competitors1 in 1 sport
Flag bearer John Hoskins
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (
overview)
  • 2022

    • 1992 Albertville Olympics. The only Bermudian athlete was luge racer Simon Payne. In the men's singles
    , he came in 30th place.

    Background

    Bermuda first participated in Olympic competition at the

    National Olympic Committees took part.[4] Lillehammer was the territory's second appearance at a Winter Olympics.[1] Simon Payne was the only athlete Bermuda sent to Lillehammer, just as he had been the only athlete sent to Albertville two years prior.[5][6] John Hoskins, who would later be president of the Bermuda Olympic Association,[7] served as the flagbearer for the opening ceremony.[1]

    Competitors

    The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[8]

    Sport Men Women Total
    Luge 1 0 1
    Total 1 0 1

    Luge

    Main article: Luge at the 1994 Winter Olympics

    Simon Payne was 29 years old at the time of the Lillehammer Olympics, and was making his second Olympic appearance.[9][10] Payne was one of the founders of the Bermuda luge federation, and was the first Winter Olympian from the territory.[11] He had raced the men's singles in Albertville, where he finished in 30th place.[12] In Lillehammer, the men's singles competition was held on 13–14 February, with two runs being held on each day; the sum of an athlete's four run times determined the final rankings.[13] On 13 February, Payne posted run times of 52.606 seconds[14] and 52.855 seconds.[15] Overnight he was in 31st place out of 33 competitors.[16] The next day, he finished the third run in 52.543 seconds[17] and the fourth in 52.633 seconds.[18] This meant he had a total time of 3 minutes and 30.637 seconds, which put him in 30th position.[13] The gold medal was won by Germany's Georg Hackl in a time of 3 minutes and 21.571 seconds; the silver medal was earned by Markus Prock of Austria, and the bronze was taken by Italian Armin Zöggeler.[19]

    Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
    Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    Simon Payne Men's singles 52.606 30 52.855 31 52.543 29 52.633 30 3:30.637 30

    References

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    3. ^ "Clarence Hill Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
    4. ^ "Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics – results & video highlights". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
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    6. ^ "Bermuda at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
    7. ^ Wright, Stephen (11 August 2012). "BOA boss pledges more support for athletes". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
    8. ^ Bermuda at the 1994 Winter Olympics
    9. ^ "Simon Payne Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
    10. ^ "Simon PAYNE – Olympic Luge – Bermuda". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
    11. ^ "Simon Payne – Bernews". Bernews. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
    12. ^ "Luge at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Singles". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
    13. ^ a b "Luge at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Singles". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
    14. ^ "Luge at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Singles Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
    15. ^ "Luge at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Singles Run 2". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
    16. ^ "Luge at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Singles Runs 1–2". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
    17. ^ "Luge at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Singles Run 3". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
    18. ^ "Luge at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's Singles Run 4". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
    19. ^ "Lillehammer 1994 Singles men – Olympic Luge". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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