Canada_at_the_1988_Winter_Olympics
Canada at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Canada was the host nation for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. It was the first time that Canada had hosted the Winter Olympic Games, and second time overall, after the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Vancouver would eventually host the 2010 Winter Olympics which makes it the second city in Canada to host the Winter Olympics and the third overall.
Quick Facts Canada at the 1988 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| Canada at the 1988 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Calgary, Canada 13 February 1988 (1988-02-13) – 28 February 1988 (1988-02-28) | |
| Competitors | 112 (82 men, 30 women) in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Brian Orser (figure skating) |
| Medals Ranked 13th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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For the second time Canada failed to obtain a gold medal on home soil. 22 years later, Alexandre Bilodeau was the first Canadian to obtain a gold medal on home soil in the 2010 Winter Olympics, the first of a Winter Olympics record for most gold medals of 14.
More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Brian Orser | Figure skating | Men's singles | 20 February |
| Silver | Elizabeth Manley | Figure skating | Women's singles | 27 February |
 Bronze | Karen Percy | Alpine skiing | Women's downhill | 19 February |
| Bronze | Karen Percy | Alpine skiing | Women's super-G | 22 February |
| Bronze | Tracy Wilson Robert McCall | Figure skating | Ice dance | 23 February |
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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]
More information Sport, Men ...
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Biathlon | 5 | – | 5 |
| Bobsleigh | 9 | – | 9 |
| Cross-country skiing | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Figure skating | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Ice hockey | 22 | – | 22 |
| Luge | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Nordic combined | 1 | – | 1 |
| Ski jumping | 4 | – | 4 |
| Speed skating | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Total | 82 | 30 | 112 |
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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics
A total of 14 competitors, including the entire Canadian team was disqualified from the event after organizers became aware their ski suits were not previously approved by the International Ski Federation.[2]
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Brian Stemmle | Downhill | DSQ | – | ||
| Felix Belczyk | 2:03.59 | 18 | |||
| Rob Boyd | 2:03.27 | 16 | |||
| Mike Carney | 2:03.25 | 14 | |||
| Alain Villiard | Super-G | DNF | – | ||
| Rob Boyd | 1:45.04 | 22 | |||
| Felix Belczyk | 1:44.31 | 19 | |||
| Jim Read | 1:43.01 | 13 | |||
| Greg Grossmann | Giant Slalom | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
| Peter Bosinger | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
| Alain Villiard | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
| Jim Read | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
| Greg Grossmann | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Michael Tommy | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Jim Read | n/a | DNF | DNF | – | |
| Alain Villiard | 54.33 | 49.44 | 1:43.77 | 14 | |
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Men's combined
More information Athlete, Downhill ...
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank | |
| Rob Boyd | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
| Mike Carney | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
| Don Stevens | 1:50.97 | 48.82 | 47.63 | 135.81 | 19 |
| Felix Belczyk | 1:48.24 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Kellie Casey | Downhill | DNF | – | ||
| Kerrin Lee-Gartner | 1:28.07 | 15 | |||
| Laurie Graham | 1:26.99 | 5 | |||
| Karen Percy | 1:26.62 | | |||
| Kerrin Lee-Gartner | Super-G | 1:22.11 | 23 | ||
| Lucie Laroche | 1:21.95 | 19 | |||
| Laurie Graham | 1:21.11 | 13 | |||
| Karen Percy | 1:20.29 | | |||
| Michelle McKendry-Ruthven | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Karen Percy | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Kerrin Lee-Gartner | 1:02.71 | 1:10.61 | 2:13.32 | 17 | |
| Josée Lacasse | 1:01.12 | 1:08.66 | 2:09.78 | 11 | |
| Kerrin Lee-Gartner | Slalom | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
| Karen Percy | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Michelle McKendry-Ruthven | 53.16 | 52.63 | 1:45.79 | 18 | |
| Josée Lacasse | 51.63 | 51.51 | 1:43.14 | 16 | |
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Women's combined
More information Athlete, Downhill ...
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank | |
| Nancy Gee | 1:20.21 | 42.41 | 43.84 | 103.86 | 13 |
| Karen Percy | 1:18.22 | 40.62 | 43.38 | 54.47 | 4 |
| Kerrin Lee-Gartner | 1:18.15 | 42.23 | 43.20 | 65.26 | 8 |
| Michelle McKendry-Ruthven | 1:17.58 | 42.24 | 44.20 | 64.85 | 7 |
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Main article: Biathlon at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Paget Stewart | 4 | 29:06.9 | 58 |
| Charles Plamondon | 3 | 28:30.5 | 55 | |
| Ken Karpoff | 1 | 28:12.9 | 46 | |
| Glenn Rupertus | 2 | 27:38.6 | 34 |
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More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Jamie Kallio | 1'03:13.1 | 7 | 1'10:13.1 | 59 |
| Charles Plamondon | 59:27.5 | 5 | 1'04:27.5 | 46 | |
| Glenn Rupertus | 56:10.4 | 7 | 1'03:10.4 | 34 | |
| Ken Karpoff | 59:19.7 | 3 | 1'02:19.7 | 33 |
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- Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 1 | Time | Rank | |
| Charles Plamondon Glenn Rupertus Ken Karpoff Jamie Kallio |
4 | 1'33:37.0 | 15 |
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- 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
- 2 One minute added per missed target.
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics
More information Sled, Athletes ...
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| CAN-1 | Greg Haydenluck Lloyd Guss |
Two-man | 57.36 | 3 | 59.90 | 13 | 1:00.11 | 7 | 59.60 | 12 | 3:56.97 | 10 |
| CAN-2 | David Leuty Kevin Tyler |
Two-man | 58.56 | 18 | 59.08 | 5 | 1:00.55 | 13 | 1:00.00 | 16 | 3:58.19 | 13 |
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More information Sled, Athletes ...
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| CAN-1 | Chris Lori Ken LeBlanc Andrew Swim Howard Dell |
Four-man | 56.66 | 3 | 58.05 | 14 | 57.34 | 18 | 58.32 | 17 | 3:50.37 | 15 |
| CAN-2 | Greg Haydenluck Cal Langford Kevin Tyler Lloyd Guss |
Four-man | 57.18 | 13 | 57.82 | 11 | 56.67 | 8 | 58.32 | 17 | 3:49.99 | 13 |
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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km C |
Dennis Lawrence | 46:26.3 | 47 |
| Al Pilcher | 46:21.1 | 46 | |
| Yves Bilodeau | 46:26.6 | 34 | |
| Pierre Harvey | 43:22.0 | 17 | |
| 30 km C |
Wayne Dustin | 1'34:37.8 | 46 |
| Al Pilcher | 1'33:04.7 | 39 | |
| Yves Bilodeau | 1'32:17.8 | 35 | |
| Pierre Harvey | 1'28:21.7 | 14 | |
| 50 km F |
Wayne Dustin | 2'21:31.8 | 49 |
| Alain Masson | 2'19:21.7 | 46 | |
| Dennis Lawrence | 2'17:55.7 | 43 | |
| Pierre Harvey | 2'10:54.8 | 21 | |
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- C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Yves Bilodeau Al Pilcher Pierre Harvey Dennis Lawrence |
1'48:59.7 | 9 |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km C |
Jean McAllister | 17:32.4 | 46 |
| Carol Gibson | 16:35.2 | 33 | |
| Angela Schmidt-Foster | 16:32.5 | 32 | |
| Lorna Sasseville | 16:23.3 | 26 | |
| 10 km C |
Angela Schmidt-Foster | 33:45.9 | 38 |
| Marie-Andrée Masson | 33:35.6 | 37 | |
| Carol Gibson | 33:03.9 | 33 | |
| Lorna Sasseville | 32:49.7 | 30 | |
| 20 km F |
Angela Schmidt-Foster | 1'04:21.9 | 44 |
| Jean McAllister | 1'02:02.8 | 31 | |
| Marie-Andrée Masson | 1'01:12.6 | 27 | |
| Carol Gibson | 1'01:12.0 | 26 | |
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- C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
- Women's 4 × 5 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Angela Schmidt-Foster Carol Gibson Lorna Sasseville Marie-Andrée Masson |
1'04:22.6 | 9 |
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Main article: Figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, CF ...
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Paterson | 17 | 13 | 16 | 31.4 | 16 |
| Kurt Browning | 11 | 7 | 6 | 15.4 | 8 |
| Brian Orser | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4.2 | |
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- Women
More information Athlete, CF ...
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlene Wong | 18 | 14 | 13 | 29.4 | 13 |
| Elizabeth Manley | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4.6 | |
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- Pairs
More information Athletes, SP ...
| Athletes | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabelle Brasseur Lloyd Eisler |
7 | 9 | 12.5 | 9 |
| Christine Hough Doug Ladret |
8 | 8 | 12.0 | 8 |
| Denise Benning Lyndon Johnston |
5 | 7 | 9.5 | 6 |
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- Ice Dancing
More information Athletes, CD ...
| Athletes | CD | OD | FD | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Cole Michael Farrington |
16 | 16 | 16 | 32.0 | 16 |
| Karyn Garossino Rodney Garossino |
12 | 12 | 12 | 24.0 | 12 |
| Tracy Wilson Robert McCall |
3 | 3 | 3 | 6.0 | |
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Main article: Ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Group A
More information Pld, W ...
| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Finland |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 7 |
 Sweden |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 7 |
 Canada |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 7 |
 Switzerland |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 6 |
 Poland |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
 France |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 0 |
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- Canada 1-0 Poland
- Canada 4-2 Switzerland
- Finland 3-1 Canada
- Canada 9-5 France
- Canada 2-2 Sweden
Medal round
The top three teams from each group play the top three teams from the other group once. Points from previous games against their own group carry over.
More information Pld, W ...
| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 8 |
| Finland |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 7 |
| Sweden |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 6 |
| Canada 4th |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 5 |
 West Germany |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 2 |
 Czechoslovakia |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 2 |
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- Soviet Union 5-0 Canada
- Canada 8-1 West Germany
- Canada 6-3 Czechoslovakia
Team Roster
- Head coach: Dave King
Main article: Luge at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Run 1 ...
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Chris Wightman | 47.855 | 29 | 47.856 | 25 | 47.773 | 23 | 48.182 | 26 | 3:11.666 | 24 |
| Nil Labrecque | 47.461 | 23 | 47.866 | 26 | 49.307 | 31 | 48.093 | 24 | 3:12.727 | 27 |
| Harington Telford | 47.152 | 18 | 47.564 | 21 | 47.119 | 16 | 47.463 | 19 | 3:09.298 | 19 |
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(Men's) Doubles
More information Athletes, Run 1 ...
| Athletes | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Bob Gasper André Benoit |
46.240 | 9 | 47.066 | 12 | 1:33.306 | 10 |
| Sam Salmon Dan Doll |
48.300 | 17 | 49.058 | 18 | 1:37.358 | 17 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Run 1 ...
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Kathy Salmon | 47.569 | 18 | 48.112 | 19 | 48.356 | 20 | 47.670 | 19 | 3:11.707 | 19 |
| Marie-Claude Doyon | 46.372 | 5 | 46.596 | 7 | 46.796 | 11 | 46.447 | 6 | 3:06.211 | 7 |
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Main article: Nordic combined at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Men's individual
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Start at | Time | Points | Rank | ||
| Jon Servold | Individual | 187.1 | 33 | 4:36.0 | 46:32.1 | 368.535 | 38 |
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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1988 Winter Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Horst Bulau | Normal hill | 74.5 | 80.8 | 78.0 | 86.9 | 167.7 | 44 |
| Todd Gillman | 75.0 | 82.6 | 78.0 | 88.4 | 171.0 | 42 | |
| Ron Richards | 78.0 | 88.4 | 78.0 | 86.9 | 175.3 | 32 | |
| Steve Collins | 83.5 | 102.7 | 78.0 | 88.4 | 191.1 | 13 | |
| Ron Richards | Large hill | 93.0 | 73.6 | 84.0 | 54.5 | 128.1 | 53 |
| Todd Gillman | 96.0 | 80.8 | 86.5 | 30.0 | 110.8 | 54 | |
| Steve Collins | 100.0 | 87.9 | 97.0 | 81.2 | 169.1 | 35 | |
| Horst Bulau | 112.5 | 109.4 | 99.5 | 88.2 | 197.6 | 7 | |
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- Men's team large hill
More information Athletes, Result ...
| Athletes | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| Points 1 | Rank | |
| Horst Bulau Steve Collins Todd Gillman Ron Richards |
497.2 | 9 |
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- 1 Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.
Main article: Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Robert Tremblay | 38.34 | 29 |
| Daniel Turcotte | 37.60 | 17 | |
| Gaétan Boucher | 37.47 | 14 | |
| Guy Thibault | 36.96 | 7 | |
| 1000 m | Marcel Tremblay | 1:15.13 | 22 |
| Jean Pichette | 1:14.72 | 19 | |
| Guy Thibault | 1:14.16 | 7 | |
| Gaétan Boucher | 1:13.77 | 5 | |
| 1500 m | Gregor Jelonek | 1:56.37 | 23 |
| Ben Lamarche | 1:55.59 | 18 | |
| Jean Pichette | 1:54.63 | 10 | |
| Gaétan Boucher | 1:54.18 | 9 | |
| 5000 m | Gordon Goplen | 7:08.49 | 34 |
| Jean Pichette | 7:04.95 | 31 | |
| Ben Lamarche | 6:57.63 | 21 | |
| 10,000 m | Gordon Goplen | 14:31.18 | 20 |
| Ben Lamarche | 14:21.39 | 10 | |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Ariane Loignon | 41.57 | 23 |
| Natalie Grenier | 40.73 | 11 | |
| Shelley Rhead-Skarvan | 40.36 | 6 | |
| 1000 m | Marie-Pierre Lamarche | 1:25.18 | 25 |
| Ariane Loignon | 1:22.75 | 19 | |
| Shelley Rhead-Skarvan | 1:21.84 | 14 | |
| Natalie Grenier | 1:21.15 | 9 | |
| 1500 m | Caroline Maheux | 2:10.83 | 23 |
| Chantal Côté | 2:09.62 | 21 | |
| Ariane Loignon | 2:07.63 | 14 | |
| Natalie Grenier | 2:06.80 | 11 | |
| 3000 m | Chantal Côté | 4:35.74 | 26 |
| Ariane Loignon | 4:28.55 | 15 | |
| 5000 m | Kathy Gordon | 7:53.30 | 23 |
| Ariane Loignon | 7:49.55 | 20 | |
| Natalie Grenier | 7:46.96 | 18 | |
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- "Canada at the 1988 Winter Olympics". Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- OCO'88 1988, p. 41
- Works cited
- OCO'88 (1988), XV Olympic Winter Games: Official Report (in English and French), XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee, ISBN 0-921060-26-2
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