Guam sent a four-member delegation to 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� ...

in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. This is, as of 2022, Guam's only appearance in the Winter Olympic Games. The Guam delegation included only one athlete biathlete,

Judd Bankert Judd Bankert (born September 9, 1949) is a former biathlon, biathlete who represented Guam at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Early life Bankert is a Michigan native, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids, raised in Lake Orion, Michigan, Lake Orio ...

, who became Guam's first Olympic athlete. In his only event, the

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, Bankert finished in 71st out of 72 competitors.

Background

The

Guam National Olympic Committee Guam National Olympic Committee (IOC code: GUM) is the National Olympic Committee representing Guam. References Guam Guam at the Olympics Oly Oly may refer to: * Oly, informal name for Olympia, Washington, United States * OLY (: ), po ...

was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 1 January 1986. The 1988 Winter Olympics were therefore their debut in Olympic competition; and

the territory's first Olympic athlete. Guam has gone on to participate in every

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since the

1988 Seoul Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

, but has yet to make a return trip to the Winter Olympic Games. The 1988 Winter Olympics were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988; a total of 1,423 athletes representing 57 National Olympic Committees took part. The Guamian four member delegation included only a single biathlete,

, who was selected as the flag-bearer for the

opening ceremony An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event.

Competitors

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

Biathlon

Judd Bankert was 38 years old at the time of the Calgary Olympics. He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and had moved to Guam in 1981. He had suffered a hip fracture in a fall six year earlier and was able to train on skis only four months before the Games. Bankert was the first ever Olympian to represent Guam. On 23 February, he took part in the

race, a 10 kilometer race with two shooting rounds. Each missed shot required an athlete to ski a 150-meter penalty loop. Bankert missed four out of five targets in each of the shooting rounds, meaning he had to ski a total of eight penalty loops; he finished the race in 45 minutes and 37.1 seconds. This put him in 71st place out of 72 competitors who finished the race.

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of East Germany won the gold medal in a time of 25 minutes and 8.1 seconds; the silver and bronze medals were both won by biathletes from the Soviet Union, Valeriy Medvedtsev and Sergei Tchepikov respectively.

References

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Olympic

Background

Competitors

Biathlon

See also

References