Eritrea competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The country made its debut at the Winter Olympics.[2] Eritrea's team consisted of one alpine skier, Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda, who carried the country's flag during the opening ceremony.[3]
Eritrea at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | ERI |
NOC | Eritrean National Olympic Committee |
in Pyeongchang, South Korea February 4–20, 2022 | |
Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
Flag bearer | Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda (opening & closing)[1] |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Eritrean delegation per sport.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Eritrea qualified one male athlete, Canadian born skier Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda.[4][5] Abeda also represented the country at the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics in 2012 in Innsbruck, Austria.[6]
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda | Men's giant slalom | 1:19.86 | 67 | 1:20.01 | 62 | 2:39.87 | 61 |
Men's slalom | DNF |