Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2002 Winter Olympics

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Bosnia and Herzegovina at the
2002 Winter Olympics
Flag bearer
Enis Bećirbegović
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (
overview)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1924–1992)

alpine skiers, Tahir Bisić and Enis Bećirbegović. Bisić finished in 29th place in the men's slalom, and 44th in the giant slalom
. Bećirbegović failed to finish the giant slalom, his only event.

Background

The

alpine skiers, Tahir Bisić and Enis Bećirbegović.[3] Bećirbegović was selected as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony[4] and the closing ceremony.[5]

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Kjetil André Aamodt of Norway, the silver medal was won by America's Bode Miller, and the bronze was taken by Benjamin Raich of Austria.[8]

Both Bećirbegović and Bisić competed in the men's giant slalom on 21 February. In the first run, Bisić completed the race with a time of 1 minute and 18.96 seconds.[11] He completed the second run in a time of 1 minute and 17.21 seconds,[12] for a final time of 2 minutes and 36.17 seconds, which put him in 44th place.[13] Bećirbegović didn't fare as well, while he completed the first run in 1 minute and 17.56 seconds,[11] he failed to finish the second run.[12] For the event, the gold medal time was 2 minutes and 23.28 seconds, set by Stephan Eberharter of Austria, the silver by Miller, and the bronze by Lasse Kjus of Norway.[13] On 23 February, Bisić was one of the competitors in the men's slalom, finishing the first run in 57.55 seconds.[14] He was slower on the second run, finishing in 1 minute and 0.17 seconds,[15] making his total time for the event 1 minute and 57.72 seconds, which put him in 29th place.[16] The gold medalist was Jean-Pierre Vidal of France, who set a time of 1 minute and 41.06 seconds; the silver medal was won by fellow Frenchman Sébastien Amiez, and the bronze medal was taken by Raich.[16]

Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Tahir Bisić Giant Slalom 1:18.96 1:17.21 2:36.17 44
Enis Bećirbegović 1:17.56 DNF DNF –
Tahir Bisić Slalom 57.55 1:00.17 1:57.72 29

Men's combined

Athlete Downhill Slalom Total
Time Time 1 Time 2 Total time Rank
Tahir Bisić 1:48.68 DNF – DNF –

References

  1. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina – National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Bosnia and Herzegovina". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. ^ "List of the 77 delegations in the order they will enter the stadium and the name of their flag bearer" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Flag Bearers for the Closing Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. 24 February 2002. Archived from the original on 15 October 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Enis Becirbegovic Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Tahir Bisic Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Combined". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Combined Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Combined Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom Run 2". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  13. ^ a b "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 2". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Alpine Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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