| San Marino at the 1988 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SMR |
| NOC | Sammarinese National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inCalgary | |
| Competitors | 5 (men) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Nicola Ercolani (Alpine skiing) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
San Marino participated at the1988 Winter Olympics inCalgary,Alberta, Canada, held between 13 and 28 February 1988. The country's participation in the Games marked its third appearance at theWinter Olympics since its debut in the1976 Games.
The San Marino team consisted of five athletes who competed across two events.SkierNicola Ercolani served as the country's flag-bearer during theopening ceremony. San Marino had not won a Winter Olympics medal as of the Games, and did not win any medal in the current Games.
TheNational Olympic Committee of San Marino was formed on 16 April 1959. TheComitato Olimpico Nazionale Sammarinese was recognized by theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) on 25 May of the same year. San Marino first participated in Olympic competition at the1960 Summer Olympics, and have participated in most Olympic Games ever since.[1][2] The1976 Winter Olympics marked San Marino's first participation in theWinter Olympics. After the nation made its debut in the 1976 Games, this edition of the Games in1988 marked the nation's third appearance at the Winter Games.[1]
The 1988 Winter Olympics was held inCalgary, Canada, between 13 and 28 February 1988.[3][4] The San Marino team consisted of five athletes who competed across two events.[5][6]SkierNicola Ercolani served as the country's flag-bearer during theopening ceremony.[7] San Marino had not won a Winter Olympics medal as of the Games, and did not win any medal in the current Games.[1]
San Marino sent five athletes who competed in two sports at the Games.[5][6]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Alpine skiing competitions were held atNakiska inAlberta.[8] The San Marino team consisted of four athletes–Fabio Guardigli,Francesco Cardelli, flag bearerNicola Ercolani, andRiccardo Stacchini, who competed in three men's events.[5][6] This was the second Winter Games appearance for Cardelli after his debut in the previous Games.[9] Ercolani made his debut in the Games and would go on to represent the nation in two further Winter Games.[10] This was the first and only Winter Games appearance for Guardigli and Stacchini.[11][12]
In themen's super-G event at the Games, Ercolani recorded the best finish after crossing the 2,327 m (7,635 ft) course in just under two minutes to finish 45th amongst the 57 finishers.[13] In thegiant slalom event, Ercolani clocked 1:27.42 in the first run and did better with a time of 1:17.14 in the second run. He finished in 56th with a combined time of over two minutes and 38 seconds. Guardigli and Cardelli finished 60th and 63rd in the same event.[14] In theslalom event, Cardelli and Ercolani registered 44th and 45th place finishes while Guardigli failed to finish the course.[15]
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Fabio Guardigli | Men's super-G | — | 2:06.59 | 51 | |
| Nicola Ercolani | 1:59.70 | 45 | |||
| Riccardo Stacchini | DSQ | – | |||
| Fabio Guardigli | Men's giant slalom | 1:24.40 | 1:22.15 | 2:46.55 | 60 |
| Francesco Cardelli | 1:27.15 | 1:24.28 | 2:51.43 | 63 | |
| Nicola Ercolani | 1:21.42 | 1:17.14 | 2:38.56 | 56 | |
| Riccardo Stacchini | 1:21.89 | DNF | DNF | – | |
| Fabio Guardigli | Men's slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Francesco Cardelli | 1:20.40 | 1:14.81 | 2:35.21 | 44 | |
| Nicola Ercolani | 1:32.97 | 1:05.85 | 2:38.82 | 45 | |
Cross-country skiing competitions were held atCanmore Nordic Centre.[16] The San Marino team consisted of a lone athleteAndrea Sammaritani, who competed in two men's events.[5][6] This was the second Winter Games appearance for Sammaritani after his debut in the previous Games.[17] In themen's 15 km classical event at the Games, Sammaritani finished 82nd after crossing the course in just over one hour and two minutes to finish last amongst the classified finishers.[18] In themen's 30 km classical event, he fared slightly better and finished second last amongst the 87 classified finishers.[19]
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Andrea Sammaritani | Men's 15 km classical | 1'02:58.1 | 85 |
| Men's 30 km classical | 2'15:07.7 | 86 | |
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle