Bolivia at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Bolivia at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | BOL |
NOC | Bolivian Olympic Committee |
in Cortina d'Ampezzo | |
Competitors | 1 (man) in 1 sport |
Flag bearer | René Farwig |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
Background
The
Alpine skiing
René Farwig was 20 years old at the time of the Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics, and was making his only Olympic appearance.[5][6] The men's giant slalom was held on 29 January, and Farwig finished the race in a time of 4 minutes and 15 seconds, placing him in a tie for 75th place out of 87 classified finishers; the gold medal was won by Toni Sailer of Austria in a time of 3 minutes and 0.1 seconds.[7] It was an Austrian sweep of the medal stand, with Anderl Molterer taking silver and Walter Schuster taking the bronze medal.[7] Two days later, as one of 89 competitors in the men's slalom, Farwig was disqualified during the first run for reasons unspecified in the official report of the Games.[8][9] In the slalom, Salier won another gold medal, while Chiharu Igaya of Japan took silver and Stig Sollander of Sweden won the bronze medal.[10]
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
René Farwig | Men's giant slalom | 4:15.0 | 75 | ||||
Men's slalom | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
References
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- ^ "Bolivia at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Rene Farwig Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "René FARWIG-GUILLEN – Olympic Alpine Skiing – Bolivia". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Alpine Skiing at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "VII Olympic Winter Games: Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956" (PDF). p. 595. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games: Men's Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2018.