Monaco at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Monaco at the 1984 Winter Olympics | |
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Comité Olympique Monégasque | |
Website | www |
in Sarajevo | |
Competitors | 1 (man) in 1 sport |
Flag bearer | David Lajoux[1] |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
Monaco sent a delegation to compete in the
Background
Monaco first participated in Olympic competition at the
Alpine skiing
David Lajoux was 17 years old at the time of the Sarajevo Olympics, and he was making his only Olympic appearance.[6][7] On 16 February he participated in the single-run men's downhill race, and finished with a time of 1 minute and 56.95 seconds, which put him in 47th place out of 60 competitors who finished the event.[8] The gold medal was won by Bill Johnson of the United States in a time of 1 minute and 45.59 seconds; the silver medal was won by Peter Müller of Switzerland, and the bronze was earned by Anton Steiner of Austria.[9] Three days later, he took part in the men's slalom, but failed to finish the first leg of the two-leg race.[10] The gold and silver medals were won by American twins Phil Mahre and Steve Mahre respectively, with the bronze medal going to Didier Bouvet of France.[11][12]
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
David Lajoux | Men's downhill | N/A | 1:56.95 | 47 | |||
Men's slalom | DNF | – |
See also
References
- ^ "David Lajoux". olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Monaco". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Monaco – National Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics – results & video highlights". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Monaco at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "David Lajoux Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "David LAJOUX – Olympic Alpine Skiing – Monaco". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games: Men's Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Sarajevo 1984 downhill men – Olympic Alpine Skiing". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games: Men's Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Sarajevo 1984 Alpine Skiing – Results & Videos". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 November 2018.