Eritrea at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of Eritrea
IOC codeERI
NOCEritrean National Olympic Committee
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
February 4–20, 2022
Competitors1 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda (opening & closing)[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Eritrea competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The country made its debut at the Winter Olympics.[2] Eritrea's team consisted of one alpine skier, Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda, who carried the country's flag during the opening ceremony.[3]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Eritrean delegation per sport.

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

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Eritrea qualified one male athlete, Canadian born skier Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda.[4][5] Abeda also represented the country at the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics in 2012 in Innsbruck, Austria.[6]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda Men's giant slalom 1:19.86 67 1:20.01 62 2:39.87 61
Men's slalom DNF

See also

References

  1. ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ Rieger, Sarah (28 December 2017). "Calgary skier headed to Winter Olympics... but not with Team Canada". CBC News. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  3. ^ Phillips, Curtis J. (3 January 2018). "McMurray-born skiier [sic] first to represent Eritrea at Winter Olympics". Fort McMurray Today. Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 20 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. ^ Clarke, Wendy-Ann (21 December 2017). "Eritrea's first Winter Olympian is from Alberta". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Shannon Abeda Vying to Represent Eritrea at the 2018 Winter Games". TesfaNews. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
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