| Luxembourg at the 1992 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LUX |
| NOC | Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee |
| Website | www |
| inAlbertville | |
| Competitors | 1 (man) in 1 sport |
| Medals Ranked 16th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Luxembourg sent a delegation to compete at the1992 Winter Olympics inAlbertville, France from 8 to 23 February 1992. This marked Luxembourg's fourth appearance at aWinter Olympic Games. The Luxembourgian delegation in Albertville consisted of a single athlete,alpine skierMarc Girardelli. He won two silver medals at these Olympics, which positioned Luxembourg 17th place on themedal table.
Luxembourg first joined Olympic competition at the1900 Summer Olympics and made their debut at theWinter Olympic Games in1928.[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 skierMarc Girardelli.[3]
| 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 themedal table.[4]
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 |
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 the1980 and1984 Winter Olympics over issues with his citizenship.[7] He had previously representedLuxembourg at the1988 Winter Olympics.[6] Thedownhill was held on 9 February, but Girardelli failed to finish the race.[8] Next for him was thecombined, 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 legSuper-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 medallistKjetil André Aamodt ofNorway.[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-leggiant 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 ofItaly.[14] In his last event, theslalom of 22 February, he was disqualified for missing a gate during the first run.[15] Girardelli would later representLuxembourg at the1994 Winter Olympics, though he would not win any medals in Lillehammer, his best performance there was fourth in thesuper-G.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Marc Girardelli | Downhill | DNF | – | ||
| Super-G | 1:13.77 | | |||
| Giant slalom | 1:04.70 | 1:02.60 | 2:07.30 | | |
| Slalom | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
| Athlete | Event | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank | ||
| Marc Girardelli | Combined | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |