East Timor at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Flag of East Timor
IOC codeTLS
NOCNational Olympic Committee of East Timor
in Sochi, Russia
7–23 February 2014
Competitors1 in 1 sport
Flag bearers Yohan Goutt Gonçalves (opening[1][2] and closing)[3]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste and officially as the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The country made its debut at the Winter Olympics.[4][5]

Competitors

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 0 1
Total 1 0 1

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, East Timor had one athlete in qualification position.[6] Goutt Gonçalves is the son of a French father and his mother is from East Timor, allowing him to compete for the country.[7][8] On December 29 in a race in Serbia Goutt Gonçalves managed to lower his point total to below 140 and officially qualify for the games.[4][9] By qualifying for the event, he also became the first athlete from his country (at any Olympic Games) who has not received a wildcard to compete, but has qualified by meeting the qualification standard.[5] Goutt Gonçalves spent $75,000 to allow him to qualify and compete at the Games.[10]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yohan Goutt Gonçalves Men's slalom 1:09.01 77 1:21.88 43 2:30.89 43

References

  1. ^ Moores, Grace (30 January 2014). "Tiny Pacific nation to make Winter Olympic debut". www.thrivesports.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). www.olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. ^ a b Trouillard, Stéphanie (5 January 2014). "The skier taking East Timor to the Winter Olympics". France 24. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  5. ^ a b Jones, Ruby (7 January 2014). "Even cooler runnings as skier from tropical East Timor qualifies for Winter Olympics". ABC Online. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.1.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  7. ^ Passa, Dennis (29 November 2013). "One man's journey from tropical East Timor to the Winter Olympics". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  8. ^ Waters, Luke (26 August 2013). "East Timor skier eyes winter Olympics". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  9. ^ Lemon, Geoff (21 February 2014). "Sochi 2014: Timor Leste's lone skier offers a breath of fresh Olympic air". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  10. ^ Fendrich, Howard (18 February 2014). "East Timor's 1st Winter Olympian gets set to ski". The Washington Post. Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Russia. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.

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