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Puerto Rico At The 1988 Winter Olympics
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ... competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. The country sent nine representatives (eight men and one woman) to the Games; they competed in three sports. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Alpine skiing ; Biathlon Luge ReferencesOlympic Winter Games 1988, full results by sports-reference.com Nations at the 1988 Winter Olympics Puerto Rico at the Winter Olympics by year, 1988 Winter Olympics 1988 in Puerto Rican sports {{1988-winter-Olympic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico Olympic Committee
The Puerto Rico Olympic Committee (COPUR, es, Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico) is the National Olympic Committee for Puerto Rico. It oversees Olympic-sports in Puerto Rico, and selects the Olympic team which represents the island. It was founded by Julio Enrique Monagas, and was officially recognized in 1948. COPUR operates the ''Casa Olímpica'', its headquarters in Old San Juan. Teams representing Puerto Rico have participated in every Summer Olympics since 1948. They have also participated at the 1984–2002 and 2018 Winter Olympics. In 2012, Sara Rosario became the first woman to serve as President of the COPUR. Past presidents include the island's first native Governor, Jesús T. Piñero. Presidents of the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee *Jesús T. Piñero (1948–1952) * Julio Enrique Monagas (1952–1956) * Jaime Annexy (1956-1958) * Julio Enrique Monagas (1958–1965) *Francisco Bueso (1965–1966) * Felicio Torregrosa (1966–1973) *José Enrique Arrarás (1973–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félix Flechas
Félix Flechas (born 17 September 1954) is a Puerto Rican Alpine skiing, alpine skier. He competed in Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics, two events at the 1988 Winter Olympics. References 1954 births Living people Puerto Rican male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Puerto Rico Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{PuertoRico-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nations At The 1988 Winter Olympics
A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective identity of a group of people understood as defined by those features. Some nations are equated with ethnic groups (see ethnic nationalism) and some are equated with affiliation to a social and political constitution (see civic nationalism and multiculturalism). A nation is generally more overtly political than an ethnic group. A nation has also been defined as a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity and particular interests. The consensus among scholars is that nations are socially constructed and historically contingent. Throughout history, people have had an attachment to their kin group and traditions, territorial authorities and their homeland, but nationalism – the belief that state and nation should align as a nation state – did not become a promine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Muñiz
Raúl Muñiz (born 2 August 1956) is a Puerto Rican luger. He competed in the men's singles event at the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, Mohkínsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts .... References 1956 births Living people Puerto Rican male lugers Olympic lugers for Puerto Rico Lugers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{PuertoRico-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luge At The 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's Singles ...
The men's singles luge competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary was held on 14 and 15 February, at Canada Olympic Park. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Luge at the 1988 Winter Olympics - Men's singles Luge at the 1988 Winter Olympics Luge A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face up) and feet-first. A luger steers by using the calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh for s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Tucker (luger)
George Franklin Tucker (born December 15, 1947, in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican physicist and former Olympic luger. He represented Puerto Rico in the luge event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, and was the only Puerto Rican representative at the Games. He was also the country's flagbearer. Tucker was, at the time, a doctoral student at Wesleyan University in the United States. He was later described by ''Sports Illustrated'' as "overweight but quick-witted" and as "the press's favorite loser". He finished last in his event, and reportedly "got a lot more press in the States than Paul Hildgartner, the Italian who won the gold medal". He described himself as "the luger who dripped blood", and ''Time'' reported that he "shed alarming amounts of skin bouncing off the wall". Tucker represented Puerto Rico again at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, but was, this time, one of nine Puerto Rican competitors. Tucker competed in the luge with teammate Raúl Muñiz. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biathlon At The 1988 Winter Olympics – Individual
The men's 20 kilometre individual biathlon competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics was held on 20 February, at Canmore Nordic Centre. Each miss resulted in one minute being added to a competitor's skiing time. Summary The defending world champion, Frank-Peter Roetsch, had the fastest ski time by more than a full minute, and despite three missed shots, he held off the field to win by 20 seconds. 1986 World champion Valeriy Medvedtsev and Norway's Eirik Kvalfoss finished with the joint second-fastest ski time, but while Medvedtsev's two misses saw him win silver, Kvalfoss missed three and finished 6th. Italy's Johann Passler, the fourth-fastest skier, held off Sergei Tchepikov, who had the best shooting score, to win bronze. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Biathlon at the 1988 Winter Olympics - Individual Individual An individual is that which exists as a distinct entity. Individuality (or self-hood) is the state or quality of being an individual; particularly ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biathlon At The 1988 Winter Olympics – Sprint
The Men's 10 kilometre sprint biathlon competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics was held on 23 February, at Canmore Nordic Centre. Competitors raced over three loops of the skiing course, shooting two times, once prone and once standing. Each miss was penalized by requiring the competitor to race over a 150-metre penalty loop. Results Frank-Peter Roetsch had led an East German sweep of the sprint podium at the 1987 Biathlon World Championships, and despite a penalty loop, won by more than 15 seconds over two clean shooting Soviet racers, 1986 sprint world champion Valeriy Medvedtsev and 21-year-old Sergei Tchepikov Sergei Vladimirovich Tchepikov (russian: Серге́й Влади́мирович Че́пиков; born 30 January 1967) is a Russian politician and a former Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross-country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, .... Roetsch had also won the 20 kilometre event earlier in the week, ending up with both individual gold medals in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliot Archilla
Elliot Archilla (born 19 March 1946) is a Puerto Rican biathlete. He competed in the 20 km individual event at the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, Mohkínsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts .... References External links * 1946 births Living people Puerto Rican male biathletes Olympic biathletes for Puerto Rico Biathletes at the 1988 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{PuertoRico-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Wilson (alpine Skier)
Kevin Wilson may refer to: * Kevin Bloody Wilson (born 1947), Australian comedian * Kevin Wilson (American football) (born 1961), American football coach * Kevin Wilson (footballer, born 1961), Northern Irish footballer * Kevin Wilson (footballer, born 1976), Jamaican footballer * Kevin Wilson (sailor) (born 1923), American Olympic sailor * Kevin Wilson (skier) (born 1959), Puerto Rican Olympic skier * Kevin Wilson (writer), American writer * Kevin J. Wilson, Australian actor * Kevin Wilson (game designer), American designer of board games and role-playing games * Kevin Wilson Jr. Kevin Wilson Jr. is an American filmmaker, best known for his film, ''My Nephew Emmett'' for which he received critical acclaim and was winner at Student Academy Award, and received an Academy Award nomination for Academy Award for Best Live Act ..., American filmmaker * Kevin Wilson (''Ackley Bridge''), fictional character See also * Kelvin Wilson (born 1985), English footballer {{hndis, Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Torrella
Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' had been rarely given in Western Christendom since at least the 6th century. The popularity of the name however develops from around the 12th century, in Occitan in the form '' Jordi'', and it becomes popular at European courts after the publication of the '' Golden Legend'' in the 1260s. The West Iberian form ''Jorge'' is on record as the name of Jorge de Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra (1481–1550). List of people with the given name Jorge * Jorge (footballer, born 1946), Brazilian footballer * Jorge (Brazilian singer), Brazilian musician and singer, Jorge & Mateus * Jorge (Romanian singer), real name George Papagheorghe, Romanian singer, actor, TV host * Jorge Betancourt, Cuban diver * Jorge Campos, Mexican football player * Jor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Sandza
Walter Sandza (born 9 August 1956) is a Puerto Rican alpine skier. He competed in two events at the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, Mohkínsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts .... References 1956 births Living people Puerto Rican male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Puerto Rico Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{PuertoRico-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |