Philippines at the 1992 Winter Olympics
| Philippines at the 1992 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | PHI |
| NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Albertville | |
| Competitors | 1 (man) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Michael Teruel |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Philippines sent a delegation to compete at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France from 8–23 February 1992. This was the nation's third appearance at the Winter Olympic Games. The delegation consisted of a single athlete, alpine skier Michael Teruel. He competed in both the giant slalom, where he finished in 71st, and in the slalom, in which he finished in 49th.
Background
[edit]The Philippine Olympic Committee was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 1 January 1929.[1] The Philippines first entered Olympic competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics, and made their first appearance at a Winter Olympic Games at the 1976 Winter Olympics.[2] The nation's participation at Winter Olympics since has been sporadic, and Albertville was only their third appearance.[2] The 1992 Winter Olympics were held from 8–23 February 1992, a total of 1,801 athletes representing 64 National Olympic Committees took part.[3] The only athlete sent by the Philippines to these Olympics was alpine skier Michael Teruel.[4] He was chosen as the flag-bearer for the opening ceremony.[2]
Competitors
[edit]The 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
[edit]Michael Teruel was 22 years old at the time of the Albertville Olympics, and was making his only Olympic appearance.[6][7] He was attending Dartmouth College in the United States, and was in the class of 1992.[8] Teruel was entered into two events, the first, the giant slalom, was held on 18 February over two legs. He finished the first leg in 1 minute and 24.13 seconds, which put him in 88th place out of 112 competitors who finished that leg.[9] His second leg time was 1 minute and 22.71 seconds, which was good for 68th place.[10] His total event time was 2 minutes and 46.84 seconds, which put him in 71st place overall out of 91 classified finishers.[11] The gold medal was won by Italian Alberto Tomba in a time of 2 minutes and 6.98 seconds. The silver medal was won by Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg, and the bronze was earned by the Norwegian Kjetil André Aamodt.[12]
The men's slalom was held on 22 February over two legs.[13] Teruel finished the first leg in a time of 1 minute and 13.95 seconds, which put him in 66th place out of 81 competitors who finished the first leg.[14] His second leg time of 1 minute and 13.54 seconds was enough to be in 51st place for that leg.[15] His total event time was 2 minutes and 27.49 seconds, which put him in 49th place overall out of 65 athletes who finished both legs.[13] The gold medal was won by Norwegian Finn Christian Jagge in 1 minute and 44.39 seconds, the silver medal by Tomba, and the bronze medal was earned by Michael Tritscher of Austria.[16]
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Michael Teruel | Men's giant slalom | 1:24.13 | 1:22.71 | 2:46.84 | 71 |
| Men's slalom | 1:13.95 | 1:13.54 | 2:27.49 | 49 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Philippines – National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- ^ a b c "Philippines". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- ^ "Albertville 1992 Winter Olympics – results & video highlights". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Philippines at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- ^ Philippines at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- ^ "Michael Teruel Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- ^ "Michael D. TERUEL – Olympic Alpine Skiing – Philippines". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- ^ "Ivies in Albertville Recap". Ivy League. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom Run 2". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2017-07-02. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- ^ "Albertville 1992 giant slalom men – Olympic Alpine Skiing". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- ^ a b "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's Slalom Run 2". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- ^ "Albertville 1992 Alpine Skiing – Results & Videos". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2018-10-19.