Monaco at the 1984 Winter Olympics

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Monaco at the
1984 Winter Olympics
Comité Olympique Monégasque
Websitewww.comite-olympique.mc (in French)
in Sarajevo
Competitors1 (man) in 1 sport
Flag bearer David Lajoux[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (
overview)

Monaco sent a delegation to compete in the

alpine skier, David Lajoux. He failed to finish the men's slalom, and came in 47th place in the men's downhill
.

Background

Monaco first participated in Olympic competition at the

alpine skier David Lajoux,[5] who was chosen as the flag-bearer for the opening ceremony.[2]

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
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
David Lajoux Men's downhill N/A 1:56.95 47
Men's slalom DNF

See also

References

  1. ^ "David Lajoux". olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Monaco". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Monaco – National Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics – results & video highlights". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Monaco at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  6. ^ "David Lajoux Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  7. ^ "David LAJOUX – Olympic Alpine Skiing – Monaco". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Sarajevo 1984 downhill men – Olympic Alpine Skiing". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Sarajevo 1984 Alpine Skiing – Results & Videos". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 November 2018.