Eritrea at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Eritrea competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. The 2022 Winter Olympics were held from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]

Eritrea at the
2022 Winter Olympics
IOC codeERI
NOCEritrean National Olympic Committee
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors1 (1 man and 0 women) in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening)Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda
Flag bearer (closing)Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Eritrea's team consisted of one male alpine skier.[3][4] Alpine skier Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda as the only athlete from the country, carried the country's flag during the opening and closing ceremonies.[5][6][7]

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors at the Games per sport/discipline.

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

Alpine skiing

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By meeting the basic qualification standards, Eritrea qualified male alpine skier, Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda.[8] Abeda competed in one event, the men's giant slalom, where he had a combined two run total for a time of 2:40.45, placing him 39th overall out of 87 skiers.[9] This improved his result by 22 spots from 2018.[10]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda Men's giant slalom 1:17.95 46 1:22.50 41 2:40.45 39

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ Watta, Evelyn (28 January 2022). "African stars to watch at Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  4. ^ du Plessis, Lindsay (3 February 2022). "Winter Games: Six African athletes who are competing in Beijing, and five who are not". www.espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. ^ Tremblay, Phil (2 February 2022). "Athlete Spotlight: African Nation Eritrea's First Winter Olympian Back For Round Two in Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics". www.snowbrains.com/. SnowBrains. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  8. ^ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 22 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  9. ^ "2022 Winter Olympics Results - Alpine Skiing". www.espn.com. ESPN. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  10. ^ Toney, James (3 February 2022). "Eritrean skier Shannon Abeda setting Olympic sights on 'dream' 2026 Cool Runnings sequel". www.uk.sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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