Argentina at the 1988 Winter Olympics

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Argentina at the
1988 Winter Olympics
IOC codeARG
NOCArgentine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coarg.org.ar (in Spanish)
in Calgary
Competitors15 (10 men and 5 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer Julio Moreschi (cross-country skiing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Argentina competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 5 5 10
Biathlon 3 3
Cross-country skiing 1 0 1
Luge 1 0 1
Total 10 5 15

Alpine skiing

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Javier Rivara Downhill 2:16.79 45
Jorge Birkner 2:14.20 44
Ignacio Birkner Super-G DSQ
Federico van Ditmar DNF
Javier Rivara DNF
Jorge Birkner 1:53.79 39
Federico van Ditmar Giant Slalom DNF DNF
Javier Rivara 1:15.69 1:12.96 2:28.65 47
Ignacio Birkner 1:14.67 1:11.41 2:26.08 46
Jorge Birkner 1:13.36 1:10.87 2:24.23 45
Jorge Carlos Eiras Slalom DNF DNF
Ignacio Birkner DNF DNF
Javier Rivara 1:01.12 DSQ DSQ
Jorge Birkner 1:01.11 55.86 1:56.97 26

Men's combined

Athlete Downhill Slalom Total
Time Time 1 Time 2 Points Rank
Jorge Birkner 1:59.37 49.74 48.67 243.99 24
Javier Rivara 1:58.28 DNF DNF
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Mariela Vallecillo Downhill DNF
Astrid Steverlynck 1:41.64 28
Carolina Eiras 1:37.37 27
Astrid Steverlynck Super-G 1:36.51 41
Mariela Vallecillo 1:33.49 39
Carolina Eiras 1:29.87 37
Carolina Birkner 1:28.42 36
Magdalena Birkner Giant Slalom DNF DNF
Astrid Steverlynck 1:10.63 DNF DNF
Carolina Eiras 1:07.92 1:14.16 2:22.08 25
Carolina Birkner 1:06.46 1:14.30 2:20.76 24
Magdalena Birkner Slalom DSQ DSQ
Astrid Steverlynck 1:03.06 1:01.96 2:05.02 24
Carolina Birkner 59.57 58.15 1:57.72 22
Carolina Eiras 57.17 55.56 1:52.73 20

Women's combined

Athlete Downhill Slalom Total
Time Time 1 Time 2 Points Rank
Mariela Vallecillo 1:27.25 50.16 52.98 352.72 26
Astrid Steverlynck 1:26.89 DNF DNF
Carolina Birkner 1:25.10 46.70 48.78 255.95 25
Carolina Eiras 1:24.93 45.79 49.06 248.10 24

Biathlon

Men
Event Athlete Misses 1 Time Rank
10 km Sprint Gustavo Giró 6 36:38.8 70
Luis Argel 8 32:25.1 68
Alejandro Giró 3 33:55.4 65
Event Athlete Time Misses Adjusted time 2 Rank
20 km Gustavo Giró DSQ DSQ
Luis Argel 1'12:47.6 11 1'23:47.6 67
Alejandro Giró 1'11:34.4 5 1'16:34.4 64
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km
C
Julio Moreschi DNF
30 km
C
Julio Moreschi 1'41:40.3 71
50 km
F
Julio Moreschi 2'28:36.5 59
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Luge

Men
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rubén González 49.567 32 49.628 32 53.685 36 48.947 31 3:21.827 33

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