Luxembourg sent a delegation to compete at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France from 8 to 23 February 1992. This marked Luxembourg's fourth appearance at a Winter Olympic Games. The Luxembourgian delegation in Albertville consisted of a single athlete, alpine skier Marc Girardelli. He won two silver medals at these Olympics, which positioned Luxembourg 17th place on the medal table.
| Luxembourg at the 1992 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LUX |
| NOC | Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Albertville | |
| Competitors | 1 (man) in 1 sport |
| Medals Ranked 16th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Background
editLuxembourg first joined Olympic competition at the 1900 Summer Olympics and made their debut at the Winter Olympic Games in 1928.[1] However, their participation in Winter Olympics has been sporadic, as Luxembourg did not send a delegation to any Winter Olympics from 1948 to 1984.[1] The 1992 Winter Olympics took place from 8 to 23 February 1992.[2] Albertville marked their fourth appearance at a Winter Olympics.[1] The delegation sent by Luxembourg to Albertville consisted of a single athlete, alpine skier Marc Girardelli.[3]
Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Marc Girardelli | Alpine skiing | Men's super-G | 16 February |
| Silver |
Marc Girardelli | Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom | 18 February |
With two silver medals, Luxembourg placed 17th on the medal table.[4]
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[5]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Alpine skiing
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Marc Girardelli was 28 years old at the time of the Albertville Olympics.[6] Considered a "dominant figure" in alpine skiing, the Austrian-born Girardelli had been forced to miss the 1980 and 1984 Winter Olympics over issues with his citizenship.[7] He had previously represented Luxembourg at the 1988 Winter Olympics.[6] The downhill was held on 9 February, but Girardelli failed to finish the race.[8] Next for him was the combined, which consisted of one run of the downhill on 10 February and two slalom runs of 11 February.[9] As he crashed in the downhill segment, he was not allowed to participate in the slalom portions of the competition.[9][10] In the single leg Super-G held on 16 February, he won his first Olympic medal, finishing second in a time of 1 minute and 11.77 seconds, which was nearly three-quarters of a second behind the gold medallist Kjetil André Aamodt of Norway.[11]
After winning silver in the Super-G, it would take only two days for him to win his second Olympic medal. In the two-leg giant slalom race, he posted times of 1 minute and 4.70 seconds[12] and 1 minute and 2.60 seconds.[13] His total time of 2 minutes and 7.30 seconds gave him the silver medal, 32/100ths of a second behind the gold medallist, Alberto Tomba of Italy.[14] In his last event, the slalom of 22 February, he was disqualified for missing a gate during the first run.[15] Girardelli would later represent Luxembourg at the 1994 Winter Olympics, though he would not win any medals in Lillehammer, his best performance there was fourth in the super-G.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Marc Girardelli | Downhill | DNF | – | ||
| Super-G | 1:13.77 |
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| Giant slalom | 1:04.70 | 1:02.60 | 2:07.30 |
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| Slalom | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
| Athlete | Event | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank | ||
| Marc Girardelli | Combined | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Luxembourg". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Albertville 1992 Winter Olympics – results & video highlights". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Luxembourg at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "1992 Albertville Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ Luxembourg at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- ^ a b c "Marc Girardelli Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Marc Girardelli – Olympic Alpine skiing – Luxembourg". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Combined". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Combined Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Super G". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's giant slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's giant slalom Run 2". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's giant slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.